week 12a

Today in class we had an hour and half to start blocking in our pages for the comic. Some things that we were told to keep in mind where, room for word balloons, Dynamic camera angles, and interesting compositions

Page 1 v1

I’m not happy with the first three panels just showing the eyes, they’re floating and flat. Also there is no place to show the dialogue. I’m not super happy about the ceiling tiles either.

Page 1 v2

I shifted the head to the side in P1 and this helped give a place for the word balloon and establish the character earlier. I also made P2 and P3 show Arnold's head and this helped add more action to when he looks around. I’m still not happy with the ceiling tiles and I tried to move Arnold to the left in the last panel but I don’t think this works. It’s better to read over to him.

Page 1 v3

Started but abandoned after talking to pannofino

Page 1 v4           

After talking with Pannofino I decide to move the first 5 panels up to the top third of the page. This compresses the action when Arnold first wakes up and adds more of a sense of drama. Also by putting the panels where Arnold is looking around in between the ceiling tiles and and the watch help balance things out. The 6th panel now dominates the page and gives more of an impact to Arnold being tied up in the chair.

Page 2 v1

For my first version of the second page I just started with getting things down to see what they looked like. I’m a bit worried that the panel with John in the doorway will be read incorrectly since it has two panels to the left of it. Also the panel layout feels a little bland so I might try to spice it up a bit.