UID:
kobvindex_INT0003649
Format:
xvii, 169 pages
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richly illustrated (chiefly black and white)
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25.5 x 20 cm
Edition:
Includes new and updated material
ISBN:
9780393331271
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039333127X
Uniform Title:
Graphic storytelling
Content:
"In Graphic Storytelling and Visual Narrative, Will Eisner -- one of the most influential comic artists of the twentieth century -- lays out the fundamentals of storytelling and their application in the comic book and graphic novel. In a work that will prove invaluable for comic artists and filmmakers, Eisner reveals how to construct a story and the basics of crafting a visual narrative. Filled with examples from Eisner's work as well as that of artists like Art Spiegelman and R. Crumb, this essential work covers everything from the fine points of graphic storytelling to the big picture of the medium, including how to: * Combine words and images into seamless storytelling. * Wield images like narrative tools. * Master different types of comic book stories. * Write and illustrate effective dialogue. * Develop ideas that can be turned into dynamic stories."
Note:
EDITORIAL NOTE: "A Will Eisner instructional book" -- Cover, title page
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EDITORIAL NOTE: "Produced in association with: The Center for Cartoon Studies, White River Junction, Vermont" -- Title page verso
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EDITORIAL NOTE: originally published in 1996 with the title: Graphic storytelling
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The story of storytelling -- WHAT IS A STORY : The function of a story -- TELLING A STORY : Stories told with print ; Stories told with imagery -- IMAGES AS NARRATIVE TOOLS : Stereotypical images ; Symbolism -- ALL KINDS OF STORIES : Telling stories to instruct ; Telling a how-to story ; Telling the "plotless" story ; Telling the illustrated story ; Telling the symbolic story ; Telling the slice-of-life story ; Telling A life story -- THE READER : Control of the reader ; Surprise, shock and reader retention ; Dialogue: the reader as actor ; Reader vs. dialogue ; Dialogue vs. image ; Dialogue vs. action ; Lettering dialogue ; Story momentum -- READER INFLUENCES : Reading rhythm ; The influence of film on reading comics ; Film sequence ; Comics sequence ; How comics influence film ; National influences -- IDEAS : What if? Let me tell you what happened to ; Next my hero is thrown into the following adventure ; Did you hear the one about -- THE WRITING PROCESS : Writer vs. graphic translator ; Afterword on writing -- STORYTELLERS : The short short plot ; The one-page story ; The illustrator-storyteller ; The totally graphic story -- ARTISTIC STYLE AND STORYTELLING : The voice of the storyteller ; And the storyteller himself ; The marketplace ; And, finally, the future -- COMICS AND THE INTERNET : The Infinite Canvas ; Further information on webcomics -- OBSERVATIONS ON STORY : Joseph Campbell ; Roger D. Abrahams ; Ladislas Segy ; E.H. Gombrich ; Further Reading -- Schools offering courses in comic creation
Language:
English
Keywords:
Handbooks and manuals
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