Wigan M. Basics Illustration 02: Sequential Images

AVA Publishing, 2007. — 176 p. — ISBN: 2-940373-60-4Sequential image making is a rich area of original and innovative work, riding the wave of interest in the art of illustration and graphic novels. «Basics Illustration: Sequential Images» investigates visual storytelling through examples of work that is intelligent, experimental, oblique, beguiling, incisive, visceral, and beautiful. Topics covered include concepts, pacing, narrative structure, storylines, genres, storyboards, navigation, visual codes, book illustration, graphic novels, comics, e-comics, manga, anime, animation, children’s books, interactivity, web publishing, mobile devices, film theory, paper engineering, film, design, video art, motion graphics installations, club art and VJs, viral images, kinetic worlds, exhibition and retail display, podcasts, video games, and more. For anyone interested in illustration and visual communication, «Sequential Images» is a must-have.Introduction: I am an art school
How to get the most out of this book
Narrative Strategies
Thinking Sequentially
Orchestrating a Sequence
Crafting Visual Narratives
Visual Grammar
Storyboards
Film Design
Art Direction
Obliquity and Anti-narrative
Pictorial Storytelling
The World of Comics
Alternative Comics
Key Exemplars
Manga
Tales from the Underground
Once Upon A Time…
Publishing
Magical Works
World of Wonder
Golden Years
Characters
Animation
Eclectic Trawl
Animation on TV
Cult Cartoons
Video Games
Moving Image
Title Sequences
Experimental Film
Counterculture
Film Theory
Genres
Film Noir
Post-noir
AV Mash-Ups
Club Visuals
Pick ’n’ Mix Projects
Projects
Key Term Glossary
Graphic Storytelling Charts
Reading List and Useful Websites
Canon