Digital Graphic Narrative

1. Digital Graphic Narrative
Development
Betty

2. Shape Task

3. Shape Task

4. Evaluation
What did you like about your image?
What would you improve if you did it again?

5. Rotoscope

6. Evaluation
What did you like about your image?
It was nice and simple to do. There wasn’t too much detail as there isn’t any hair to do
apart from facial hair. The jumper and the hat were nice and easy to finish off. What I
liked more was the challenge I had to get the correct tones within Tyler’s hands and
face. I tried with other people and it was quite difficult but for some reason this one
was easier.
What would you improve if you did it again?
If I was to work on this image again, I would try and work on Tyler’s facial hair because
when these images are put together, that is a very noticeable difference. I might have
also added more detail to the background since it is quite plain and there is definitely
a lot more I could have done. In terms of Tyler’s face and hands, I would try to add
more tones to make them look more realistic and get a nice blend.

7. Film Quotes

8. Evaluation
What did you like about your image?
I like how minimalistic it is. There is a running theme of shades from blue to white
which I think is a nice touch and would look miles better compared to the green over a
blue background. I also really like the white silhouettes of the fish and the crab. That is
something I think completes the image and makes it look like proper minimalistic film
art.
What would you improve if you did it again?
The image was very easy but if I added too much detail it might look too crowded.
Next time, I would probably try to find an appropriate shape to represent a silhouette
of a sunken ship and I would make the colour slightly darker than the blue
background. Otherwise, I would probably just make another poster for a different film.

9. Text Based

10. Text Based

11. Evaluation
What did you like about your image?
I like how there is a variety of text styles and how the text changes so much within
each version of my name. I also like how in the bottom picture, the text goes nicely
onto the background and how well the text is positioned.
What would you improve if you did it again?
There is a lack of colour in the top picture with the 5 varieties of each name, which
makes them look really boring. Also, I wished I had used more different texts or made
them look more distorted just to make the text pop and look exciting.

12. Comic Book

13. Evaluation
What did you like about your image?
I like that you can identify who it is (if you know of her). You can see her facial features
not perfectly but you can make out pretty much everything which is what I wanted
from this image. There are tones to her face and her hands as well which is good
because I didn't think I was going to get any tone at all, making the comic book effect
almost pointless.
What would you improve if you did it again?
I would get a different picture as Lynn Gunn is very pale and there aren’t many tones
to go with the original photograph. Plus, she is wearing all black which looks really
boring, as opposed to the alternative which would be a variety of colours within the
clothing and the background as well.

14. Photo Story

15. Evaluation
What did you like about your image?
I like how my photo story goes from a very plain and grey setting to a nice colourful
ending, which is what I was aiming for. I also
What would you improve if you did it again?

16. Illustration

17. Evaluation
What did you like about your image?
What would you improve if you did it again?

18. Narrative Environment

19. Evaluation
What did you like about your image?
What would you improve if you did it again?

20. Initial Ideas

21. Idea Generation

22. Settings
I have chosen to include these settings to give
some sort of indication to what they will look
like in my book and what sort of colours I would
like to apply to both of these scenes.
Scenery
I think scenery is a very
important feature to a
children’s book,
especially, in order to
make the book more
mysterious and
interesting. The reason
I have chosen this
scenery is because it
goes with the story.
Animals
The animals are a pretty
vital counterpart to
completing this book as
some of them will be
playing characters. I also
think that if there were
no animals, the book
might be a bit plain as
there is a scene set within
the woods.
Children
The children will be playing the main characters and will be
exploring the woods so they are very important to completing
the story.
Fantasy Element
The mystical creatures will
be used to complete the
fantasy elements towards
the end of the story. I think
they will be put to good
use as it makes the story
even more exciting to read
for children and it’s like a
surprise as they aren’t
expecting it to come. Also,
without the fantasy, the
story might be quite plain

23. Proposal
Dimensions
I am thinking of doing approximately 8-9 pages and making each page A4 landscape.
Story Overview
The story is going to be based off the tale written by Hans Christian Andersen called
The Bell, however, my version will be slightly different. It will commence with two
young children (8 years), who are best friends. They are playing in the back garden of a
house when they hear the ringing of the bell. This intrigues them to find out where the
ringing is coming from. So they set out on an adventure to find the bell, going through
wooded areas and talking to the animals that inhabit the trees. Then they come out on
a cliff side which overlooks a sea of water filled with mystical creatures, accompanied
by a warm orange sunset on the horizon. They then find that the ringing is coming
from a large bird of which is vocalising the noise.
Export Format
JPEG
Advantages: JPEGs don’t take up a lot of space and are really good at retaining colour.
Disadvantages: JPEGs aren’t very suitable for text and can fall apart when compressed.

24. Deadline
9th June, 2017
Audience
I think my audience will consist of children of both genders from the ages of 3 to 6
years old as older children generally move on to harder books and younger children
find it harder to understand. Of course, the locations will consist of places which
read English including the UK, the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. I
personally think that this book will appeal more to a middle class audience as the
working class are generally more interested in recreated books. However, I cannot
determine my audience’s class for sure as I could be completely wrong.
Production Methods
I will draw out a rough example of what each of my pages will look like in order to
generate a rough idea of how long the story will be and how much detail I will
include. This will also help me to lay out each of my pages and decide what will go
where rather than doing each page all at once on Photoshop. If I did choose to do
my pages on Photoshop without planning them, the process would take much
longer and may require more work/fixing.

25. What are the strengths of the proposal? What areas of the proposal need further work?
The proposal gives a good idea of who you intend
your audience to be, you have also given god
reasoning as to why you intend for this to be your
audience and why you have chosen this certain
production method. The story overview gives me a
good idea of how the story will pan out but does not
give to much of the story away.
There could be more detail added onto the
production methods such as what settings within
Photoshop that you intend to use in order to
illustrate your book and why, for example shapes or
rotoscoping.
What are the strengths of the idea generation? What areas of idea generation could have been
further developed?
The mood board is well detailed and through the
use of text it gives the viewer a good idea for the
reasoning behind why certain images have been
chosen and how they will be incorporated into the
book. the mind map is fully detailed and gives me a
good insight into your thought process of making
the final ideas which will be included in your book.
More images could have been added for certain
parts such as the scenery as I think that some
images describing the scenery do not give great
idea of it.

26. What are the strengths of the proposal? What areas of the proposal need further work?
You have shown that you have clear view of what
your story is and how you are going to create it.
The detail you have into understanding your
demographic is well done and the fact that you are
not sure if the middle class reads recreated is
understandable as perspectives and opinions
change over time.
You could’ve explained what your desired style is
having a good idea of how you are going to prepare
but the execution seems to be absent.
What are the strengths of the idea generation? What areas of idea generation could have been
further developed?
You have put a lot of detail into your research into
the different elements your story, explaining how
you see the assets is brilliant.
You don’t have a mind map and the moodboard is
oversaturated with unesscecery text which could’ve
been placed in the mindmap.

27. What are the strengths of the proposal? What areas of the proposal need further work?
I think the proposal is very clear and also It has a
lot of ideas on it that a lot of people will not have
heard about. I also like how the book will be made
as this will be fast and you also will know from the
start what your pages will look like and then you
can add as much detail as you need to.
You could add some things to the audience part
about other continents and also different
languages. This can make it so everyone is able to
read the book. You could also add to the story to
make it more easy to follow.
What are the strengths of the idea generation? What areas of idea generation could have been
further developed?
I like the mind map as you have got ideas on there
for a lot of the things. It also looks good and I like
the tittle. As well as this the story you have chosen
is also very different to a lot of the other ones and
this could be good as a lot of your audience will not
have heard about the original.
You should look to add more images to the mood
board. This would go along well with the text you
have as it gives us a good idea of what you are
going for with the story. You could also think about
adding a twist to the book as it could make the
book more interesting for the older people from
your audience.

28. Feedback Summary
Sum up your feedback.
Which parts of your feedback do you agree with and why?
Which parts of your feedback do you disagree with and why?

29. Original Script
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30. Original Script
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31. Story Breakdown
Final script goes here.

32. Draft Script
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33. Final Script
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34. Digital Flat Plans