IPLUSO 25097

Comic project

• ApresentaçãoPresentation

  Comics.
• ProgramaProgramme

  1) DESIGN AND PRODUCTION OF A COMIC BOOK Comic book art vocabulary notions (layout options and grids for building the page, double page relationship, rhythm, scale of shots for the panels, comic book typography and onomatopoeia, ballooning); Comics pre-production: logline, scriptwriting, character design, scenarios and thumbnailing; Comic book production: penciling, inking, balloons/subtitles, onomatopoeia, color, pagination in suitable software, and design; Exporting for print and web.
• ObjectivosObjectives

  General objectives: Study of illustration as an expressive element applicable to the special-topic and sequential apparatus of comics. Apply the terminology and concepts of illustration for comics to practical exercises, and broadening the students’ frame of references, with a focus on unconventional authors and comics styles, e.g., art comics and abstract comics. Specific objectives: Upon completion of this course, students 1) appreciate the diversity and graphic possibilities of the medium of comics, including experimental graphic narratives, 2) distinguish and graphically explore different illustration typologies in the context of comics, namely, abstract, textual, informal, collage, installation and experimental comics, 3) apply the principles of illustration and composition to the spatial-topic and sequential apparatus of comic, e.g., the panel grid, 4) demonstrate creative and authorial autonomy.
• BibliografiaBibliography

  COHN, Neil (2013). The Visual Language of Comics: Introduction to the Structure and Cognition of Sequential Images. Bloomsbury Advances in Semiotics. EISNER, Will (2008). Comics and Sequential Art: Principles and Practices from the Legendary Cartoonist. Will Eisner Instructional Books. EISNER, Will (2008). Graphic Storytelling and Visual Narrative. Will Eisner Instructional Books. MCCLOUD, Scott (1994). Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art. MCCLOUD, Scott (2006). Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels. William Morrow Paperbacks. MCKEE, Robert (1997). Story: Style, Structure, Substance, And the Principles of Screenwriting. HARPERCOLLINS.  
• MetodologiaMethodology

  The teaching/learning process adopts a theoretical-practical approach based on the demonstration of real and practical examples; in direct contact with the technologies necessary to produce comics and image manipulation; in the development of work methodologies, research, and creative processes; in the collective critical analysis at the end of classes about all the work done.
• LínguaLanguage

  Português
• TipoType

  Semestral
• ECTS

  6
• NaturezaNature

  Optional
• EstágioInternship

  Não