Narrative Techniques for Comics with Soul
From script to plot
A course by Cristina Durán & Miguel Á. Giner Bou , 2019 National Comic Award (Spain)
Joined June 2018
Joined June 2018
About the video: From script to plot
Overview
“We already have the more or less definitive script. We've structured our stories with their corresponding strong pivot points, created interesting characters, and made lines that are the envy of Tarantino. Now we must turn all that literary material into a visual language.”
In this video lesson Cristina Durán & Miguel Á. Giner Bou addresses the topic: From script to plot, which is part of the Domestika online course: Narrative Techniques for Comics with Soul. Discover the process of making a comic with social purpose and use it as a tool to start important conversations and give visibility to those who need it.
Partial transcription of the video
“From script to plot We saw the importance of having a controlling idea in history and we already defined it for this project. The universe of doctors is mixed with that of a family with disabilities. From there I work on what the script is, considering that I can never get out of this controlling idea. To do this, I came up with a story where the COVID issue had to appear, the theme of the pandemic, the concept of doctors and had the concept of a family with a daughter with cerebral palsy with respiratory problems. Mixing two universes always works because we know both problems at the same ...”
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Course summary for: Narrative Techniques for Comics with Soul
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Category
Illustration -
Areas
Comic, Narrative, Storyboard, Traditional illustration
Cristina Durán & Miguel Á. Giner Bou
A course by Cristina Durán & Miguel Á. Giner Bou
Cristina Durán and Miguel Ángel Giner, cofounders of LaGRÚAestudio have spent more than thirty years developing stories with social purpose in their comics. They are the illustrators and authors of comics such as Una posibilidad (Ed. Astiberri) and El día 3 (Ed. Astiberri), made in collaboration with journalist Laura Ballester. They have received several awards, including the 2019 National Comic Award.
Among their clients are several publishing houses such as Andana, Bromera, and Bullent, advertising agencies and media outlets such as El País and Diari Ara, brands such as Amstel, AVACU (Asociación Valenciana de Consumidores y Usuarios), the Polytechnic University of Valencia, foundations such as Cultura en Vena, and public entities such as the City Council of Valencia, the Generalitat Valenciana, and the Ministry of Equality.
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