Forms and Content, Take 3: “Time Frames” by Scott McCloud • “…panels or ‘frames’ have no fixed or absolute meaning, like the icons of language, science, and communication” (99). This quote is significant because it shows that these panels are not what define comics, but rather make room for the content of the panel to fully express the message the author is attempting to convey. As McCloud says, the purpose of a panel differs from that of language because each word has its own meaning or set of meanings, whereas panels simply show a shift in time. Although panels are a physical representation of time, it is up to the author to decide how to illustrate time based on the shape, size, or content of the panel. • McCloud describes how panels that don’t allow for the reader to assess how much time is going by, sometimes by not including dialogue or representation of sound, often have a timeless feel and can sometimes leave more of a lasting impact on the reader (102). …show more content…
Both men talked about how with advancements in technology there always has to be something going on. Postman in particular mentioned how it is difficult to sit anywhere and have a moment of silence. Given that people feel the need to be constantly entertained, they miss out on those silent moments. By having silent panels the author is able to make the choice of leaving out meaningless words simply because they feel the need to say something. Similarly to silent panels, scenes in movies and TV that focus more on the image rather than the dialogue can be some of the most moving
Strauss accomplishes this through the usage of short sentences, which creates several pauses to let his words sink in. For example, “Maybe I hadn’t felt the right amount of alarm. Just before the girl jumped across two lanes. ”(Page 115)
Annotated Timeline Dred Scott January 1799 -1832; Dred Scott’s birth and early life Samuel Dred Scott was born into slavery and was owned by his master at the time Peter Blow and his wife Elizabeth, who all lived in Southampton County, Virginia. His birth date and details are roughly known and estimated. The Blows’ family and all other slaves that he owned including Scott, moved to Alabama where Scott works in a cotton plantation for 12 years. The Blows’ relocated to St. Louis Missouri giving up on farming and Dred Scott is then sold to Dr. John Emerson who was a surgeon in the United States Army. December 1833- 1843; Dred Scott New Master – Dr. John Emerson Dr. Emerson and Scott relocated from the Jefferson Barracks in St. Louis Missouri to Fort Armstrong, Illinois.
“The screen is a magic medium. It has such power that it can convey emotions and moods that no other art form can hope to tackle.” The written word and the moving image have always had their entwining roots deeply entrenched in similar narrative codes, both functioning at the level of implication, connotation and referentiality. But ever since the advent of cinema, they have been pitted against each other over formal and cultural peculiarities – hence engaging in a relationship deemed “overtly compatible, secretly hostile” (Bluestone 2).
One feature that Inman incorporates into this comic is the use of panel transitions. While most comics often have definite, square panels to depict each action, scene, moment, or subject, Inman does not have clearly outlined panels. The absence of thick, black boxes separating each thought allows for more interaction with the comic. Even though there are not any square panels, there are clear scene-to-scene transitions throughout. This is because the majority of the comic is describing things that the Blerch does or says to Matthew Inman.
For instance, the author uses grim diction and ellipsis to show suspense and to portray the horrific actions that occurred. Elie Wiesel was able to use ellipses and specific diction to display the time in which he got beaten 25 times for meddling in Idek’s affair with a Polish girl. “‘One… two…,’ he counted. He took his time between each stroke. Only
The Quiet Man plays on stereotypes in order to progress the story which isn’t necessarily bad as it can appeal to a wider and more international audience. The success of filmmakers is told through the setting, themes, characters and how the reception of the film was take
This connection adheres with the reader, whether it be conscious or not, and affects their day to day life, changing how readers view situations given to them ranging in
Animist comics believe in the “pure transparency of content” and intuition. Lastly, iconoclast “emphasizes the authenticity of human experience and honesty.” McCloud firmly believes that all of these types of comics can convey knowledge to the reader and benefit the world. For example formalist comics can be used for science, and classicist can be used for art and literature. McCloud believes that comics are beneficial because it gives the reader a better picture of what the author is trying to get across.
Because of this unique characteristic, the audience can connect with characters on a more personal level, witnessing the development of characters throughout the story, or rather, a coming of age. Backderf, having experienced this coming of age with the serial killer, knows Jeffrey Dahmer was more than a monster; he was a shy, disturbed young man whose thoughts coerced him into madness. As a result, Backderf conveys the timeline of Dahmer’s downfall through panels and subtle narration that allow the audience to feel sympathy for the demonized Dahmer. For example, Backderf utilizes a common comic strip technique known as a “splash page” with great regularity. These pages contain a single image that convey a dramatic emphasis on certain scenes.
The speed of the camera adds a restlessness to the discourse through which the crowd discovers that the characters enable their own battles to meddle with their judgment about different
People can be good at many things, and sometimes they are the best at those things. I believe that Ray Bradbury, focused on multiple craft moves in The Veldt such as dialogue, personification, and flashbacks to show that he can be one of the best, when it comes to adding craft moves into his writing. He made the writing more interesting and described and showed the moments in different ways. He also used many different craft moves throughout the story, but I think that these three, dialogue, personification, and flashbacks are the most important, and I believe that without these craft moves the story wouldn’t have as big of an impact on the reader as it did with them. Ray Bradbury used dialogue to show how the characters are feeling at that exact moment, and is shown throughout the story to show interactions between characters in that moment in time.
The quiet man has a title that doesn’t quite fit with the main premise, until you dig deeper and find out what it truly means. To find out what the title truly means in regards to the story, we are going to break it up and analyze each word. First we have Quiet. “Quiet” has a multitude of definitions the most common of course being “making little or no noise”. This, however, is not the definition intended for this movie.
The mood of the movie at this point shifts from dark and solemn to alive and talkative. The active dialogue and intonation used by the actors made the storyline interesting. For example, the news reporters exemplified the very image of a news reporter back in the day: curious, chatty, and amusing. Their somewhat boisterous nature is countered by unconventional lighting, as the audience hears their conversation but sees mostly shadows or just glimpses of their faces.
In the end, both texts use the comic medium in their own unique ways to describe and bring an outsider experience to
The narration in the movie can be described as circular narrative as the ending and beginning when merged complete the timeline of the movie(1). This narrative structure is rather unconventional and reminds the audience at multiple instances that this is not real life and they are watching a movie. One of these instances include Mia (Uma Thurman) drawing a rectangle on screen while talking to Vincent (John Travolta) in car in front of Jack Rabbit Slim’s. The film includes multiple clues which link its narration style to Post Modernism. To understand this linkage, firstly Post Modernism should be described.