Comic Life

The Chris and Phil collaboration continues. First the i-movie, now comic life. Since we have each been group leaders before, we have decided to be co-leaders for this next block project. We are making a graphic novel/comic book modernization of a scene in Hamlet. We had our first formal meeting the other day, where we sat down to rack our brains for ideas, and put content on paper. Earlier in the week, we had a few informal meetings, where we ran into each other and spoke of things we had rolling around in our heads.

I want this comic to be very visually stunning, so there are a few techniques i am planning on applying (I will not give those away). The tables have turned this time with the access of technology. Last time, i was the one with the video camera, now it is Chris who has a digital camera. Still, most of the work will be done in room 310, for my mac has comic life, making the process very convenient.

For length, we are thinking about 5 pages. I want to pick a length that is short enough to show the class, yet substantial. The scene we have picked is rather short, and relies of flashbacks to fill in the major plot points, so I feel 5 pages will be easily achieved. Doing it tastefully is the hardest part.

I want to thank the previous comic life group for inspiring us to do such a project, if we had not seen your presentation we would definitely not be doing this. So thanks for planting the seed.

I will keep you posted on our advances.