Digital Graphic Narrative

1. Digital Graphic Narrative
Development
Emily Fox

2. Shape Task

3. Evaluation
What did you like about your image?
I like the look of the shark’s fins; I tried to get them as defined as possible by
using the warping tool to shape rounded rectangles. I textured the shark
using colour range, and while I do like the lighter shading on the bottom of
the body, if I were to do it again I would refine the texturing so that it’s more
subtle and there aren’t chunks of darker colour dotted about. To try and add
some detail I warped straight lines to make gills.
What would you improve if you did it again?
If I were to redo this task I would choose a different picture of a shark as I
think the initial image I used was quite simple and lacking in content (for
instance, the background of the picture was plain blue), and therefore
restricted me from utilizing all the editing methods I'd been taught to their
full extent in order to develop details. I would also refine the colour the shark
by colour overlay.

4. Rotoscope

5. Evaluation
What did you like about your image?
I like the texture and colours of the background, which I attained by using
colour range and colour overlay. I also like how the black stripes of the zebra
stand out against the background and the white of the body.
What would you improve if you did it again?
If I could do this task again I would take more time to improve and refine the
mane of the zebra, as the blocks of black make it look clunky and slightly
cartoonish when I was hoping for it to be more realistic. The edges of the
black blocks look too sharp and I would’ve liked them to blend in more with
the white. To achieve this I could’ve experimented with colour range like I did
for the white parts of the mane. Also, not all of the black stripes on the zebra
line up with the white body underneath, so I would try to rectify this by either
expanding or moving them.

6. Text Based

7. Evaluation
What did you like about your image?
I like the fact that the ‘Dark Side of The Moon’ text relates to the clipping
mask, and I also like the way the text is skewed and warped and the look of
the dark background with the bright spots of colour.
What would you improve if you did it again?
If I were to do this task again I would choose a font with a larger area for my
name in order to let more of the clipping mask show through. I would also
use a larger variety of the transformation tools to make the text look more
dramatic. The ‘Thunderstruck’ text looks too squashed and it’s hard to
decipher what it actually says, so I would edit the size and possibly warp or
rotate it to try and make it clearer.

8. Comic Book

9. Evaluation
What did you like about your image?
I like the colour contrasts of the dark background features and the neon
bowling pins. For the bowling picture, to create a slightly blurred image, I
used ‘Cutout’ in the filter gallery and I then changed the ‘levels’ to a high
number.
What would you improve if you did it again?
I would choose a different badminton picture if I did this task again as the
image I used didn’t give me the result I was looking for. I used ‘Poster Edges’
to try and present more of a comic book style, however, the image ended up
looking too dull, even after I changed the threshold levels to make it brighter.
Even though I like the simplicity of the football image, I would try and get
more definition on the background, specifically the grass.

10. Photography
Happiness Loneliness
Excitement

11. Evaluation
What did you like about your image?
I like the starkness of the stairwell in the ‘loneliness’ photo as I think it
contrasts effectively with the dark figure in the shot. In addition, I think that
taking the photo from a higher vantage point and angling the camera
downwards helps to portray the theme of loneliness because it seems to
make the person look inconsequential and yet still the focal point of the
image. Even though the ‘happiness’ photograph is staged, I think that the
brightness of the setting adds a lightness to the overall feel of the photo.
What would you improve if you did it again?
If I were to do the photography project again I would change the ‘excitement’
photo because I feel that it doesn’t convey the emotion successfully. I would
alter it by either completely changing the setting and coming up with a
different concept, or I would take the same shot but with more of the lower
balconies and stairs visible so as to capture more activity and generate an
atmosphere of ‘excitement’.

12. Illustration

13. Evaluation
What did you like about your image?
I like that my illustration actually has a resemblance to Minnie Mouse. Even
though I only had a limited choice, I like the colours I used.
What would you improve if you did it again?
If I were to redo my illustration I would find an image of Minnie Mouse with a
background setting and a body so that I could include more detail in my
drawing. I would take more care on the flowers surrounding my illustration as
they look quite childish. In addition, I’d make the outline a bit stronger so that
you can’t see wispy pencil lines.

14. Initial Ideas

15. Mood board of inspiration

16. Idea Generation

17. Mood board of chosen idea

18. Proposal

24. Storyboards

25. Storyboards

26. Storyboards

27. Original Script
Original Script goes here with link to where it came from

28. Original Script
Original Script goes here with link to where it came from

29. Final Script
Final script goes here.

30. Digital Flat Plans