Narrative Techniques for Comics with Soul
From plot to storyboard
A course by Cristina Durán & Miguel Á. Giner Bou , 2019 National Comic Award (Spain)
Joined June 2018
Joined June 2018
About the video: From plot to storyboard
Overview
“Once the plot is finished, the next step is to make a storyboard of the project. In the storyboard we will check if the narrative works, if the sandwiches are well placed, if the page composition and the choice of planes is correct, if the direction of the eye works, etc. In addition, it is a material that you can teach to colleagues to start getting feedback on how things are going.”
In this video lesson Cristina Durán & Miguel Á. Giner Bou addresses the topic: From plot to storyboard, 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 plot to storyboard Now from the plot that Miguel made, we will make the storyboard. In the storyboard we see if the narrative works well and we will place the sandwiches and the text. I'll do it in Clip Studio, but you can also do it with pencil and paper. Let's see. After the script and the plot, we come to the storyboard. The story is something quite personal, each one of us does it in a way. That is why I will show you the first thing, a series of examples from various cartoonists who work with Miguel on different comics. This is a comic called "The Heart of Darkness", that Elías Ta...”
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Course summary for: Narrative Techniques for Comics with Soul
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Category
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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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