Nicole
I thought Nicole did a great job, especially with less time to prepare and being the first to go.  She talked about how people like comics that they can relate to the most and used a lot of McCloud's examples to help clarify  this point to us.  I liked how she included the personal story of her mom writing to the newspaper and compaining ( Read more... )

Time, Space and Political Identity: Envisioning Community in Triumph of the Will
This article discusses how the spectator's experience is framed and guided by the medium of film.  Triumph of the Will is a visual narrative that constructs identified subject positions.  A unified "folkish" Germany identity or "das Volk" shows an absence of class ( Read more... )

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I chose scene 2 titled "Chapter One" from the movie Kill Bill vol. 1 for analysis.

The scene begins with the main character Beatrix parking her truck on the street in front of a nice suburban house.  Text appears on the screen saying Pasadena, CA.  The camera follows Beatrix up the driveway and focuses on children's toys scattered throughout the ( Read more... )

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As a graphic designer, I hate clip art.  Clip art is a pre-made image used to illustrate any medium. They are usually mass produced by desktop publishing companies for quantity, not, quality and as a result are pretty tacky.  The one good thing about clip art is that you can use it for yourself or business without worrying about usage restrictions ( Read more... )

As I looked through the list of comics we compiled in class, I began to think about how most of them fit into 2 basic categories-- (1) action fantasy and (2) real life humor.  The action fantasy comics are Spiderman, X-Men and Manga that have heroes and villians with superpowers, damsels in distress, the fight of good vs. evil and strange fantasy ( Read more... )

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For my essay about visual memes I would like to trace the origin and history behind wedding rings.  Wedding rings are a very important tradition and are a symbol of commitment.  It is also a symbol to others that you are taken.  It is something that is understood by everyone, but at the same time most people don't know the source or history behind ( Read more... )