By Latsha McVety GRAPHIC NARRATIVE

History of Graphic Narrative

Cave painting The history of graphic novels started with cave paints as they used them to tell a story or to warn people. The cave paintings were from “Cro-Magnon Men to the hieroglyphics of the Ancient Egyptians”(Diamond book shelf 2014) Cave painting were used to tell people a story or to warn other people about the dangers that are about. After they found out that they were about to tell a story with a cave painting they then developed into the magic lantern.

The magic lantern The magic lantern was one of the first type of story books that people were able to read. The lantern works like a projector as you project the images onto a wall. You would also get a story that would match with the images so you could read along with the pictures.

Facts about The magic lantern The first person to use a use the magic lantern was Thomas Walgensten. Thomas “not only realized the technical and artistic possibilities of the Magic Lantern, but also its economic potential, traveling round Europe demonstrating and selling them."(A history of the magic lantern 2014) As the magic lantern is know a collectors item people have now come up with a society for the magic lantern society."The Magic Lantern Society has a world-wide membership of collectors, enthusiasts, students of film, visual media and popular culture, magicians, artists, performers, scientists and archival organizations from over 30 different countries."(magic lantern society 2014)

Comics The first comic book series was The Adventures Of Obadiah Oldbuck which was created in 1837 by Rudolphe Topffer. Even though it was the first comic book it had about 40 pages with both pictures and text. In 1952 A few years after the first comic book came out a guy called William Gaines started Mad Magazine. The magazine was very popular with monthly comic The world of comics has changed a lot since 1837 as we now have lots of different styles and we can know read them online. mics.htm

Newspaper strips In 1926 Dell publishing created “ The funnies”. The funnies were created for the newspaper which people would know recognize it as more of a comic book then a news paper strip that we see today. Even though we still have newspaper comics the size the comic strip seems to has seemed to decrease since they first started.

Web comics As most people like to do things online comic creators realised that they would need to go online. Bit strips is an online program which people are able to create their own cartoon strips and connect them with Facebook. We can now also download apps so you can read them on your phone or online.

Graphic narrative training

Training JobTrainingActions PhotoshopYesIf you didn’t know how to use them you would be able to find a teacher or classmate to show you or find a workshop if you wanted to know more. CameraYesIf you didn’t know how to use them you would be able to find teacher to show you or find a workshop if you wanted to know more. You would also need to take practise shots. LightingYesIf you didn’t know how to use them you would be able to find a teacher to show you or find a workshop if you wanted to know more. Graphic tabletYesIf you didn’t know how to use it then you would ask someone who does and practise would also help.

INITIAL IDEAS

Army story To have toys that are flying around and then crash in to a garden of someone's house. The toys have to work out a plan to escape the house after the plane and one of their men are taken. The naughty's Two little toys that come to life at night try to get the little boy and girl in two trouble. The little toys do lots of naughty stuff at night so the little boy and girl get into trouble in the morning. I chose to go with the army story as I thought that it was the best story that would be easy enough to do. The Numpies Little people who are a bit clumsy at times. They sometimes end up getting into all kinds of trouble but don’t mean to. Day dreamer A young girl who is always dreaming about the different life that she would like to have.

Story line The Soldiers are flying the plane when it crashes into a plant pot in a garden. When the men awake they find that their friend has been crushed under the plane. As they try and get the plane off James, a Giant hand and feet come to take the plane and James. The men pull together to get him back fighting with Giants and climbing over obstacles. When they get to James the quickly fixes the plane and fly away from the Giant.

Four Soldiers Toy airplane A giant Plant pot Door Table PROPS

Typography

I researched different types of typography on different sites before I found the right one.

Typography I have choose to have my comic book with this type of typography. The reason that I have choose to have this front is because I like the way that it looks like it is hand drawn and not don’t on the computer. hand-font.html#character-map-italic

Idea of the set