tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121873872024-03-12T21:25:17.056-07:00comic booksDinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04117874737384222428noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12187387.post-32052480192194068452009-10-17T17:33:00.000-07:002022-07-01T09:36:44.589-07:00DarwynI went to Darwyn Cooke's storytelling workshop today at the Gladstone.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwO-_HbTEPI42dFdIUe1jbBpg4Ui027QJzo4L-xq_P0fcv1U-AykeOASWWRtKNcYD6Tr17s7knoFJ26sWuZVfX0x_OfPFt8aVAgKtMVojoH1o296aHiF8cwwdxPsp_tyXB6v_GBg/s1600-h/outside%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwO-_HbTEPI42dFdIUe1jbBpg4Ui027QJzo4L-xq_P0fcv1U-AykeOASWWRtKNcYD6Tr17s7knoFJ26sWuZVfX0x_OfPFt8aVAgKtMVojoH1o296aHiF8cwwdxPsp_tyXB6v_GBg/s320/outside%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393733501354707122" /></a><br /><br />I had a great time. He gave a very thorough and entertaining presentation on his storytelling process. Among my favourite pieces of wisdom were...<br /><br />*The importance of relating all aspects of your script back to the central theme.<br />*Character can be expressed through physicality (posture, clothing, expressions, etc.). Dialouge and captions may not even be needed to describe your character's...er, character.<br />*Redundant narrative is the kiss of death. <br />*Ideally, good dialogue should advance the plot and reveal character.<br />*The artist does the work of an entire film crew (casting, lighting, set design, wardrobe, etc.).<br /><br />The highlight of the day was listening to Mr. Cooke read chapter one from THE HUNTER and scroll through the illustrated pages on a Power Point screen. It was a great insight into the storytelling process and the choices he made.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAqutsoANPvtfFS0fIyyQeTrZ-Q8gYIq1mBrocPY8TDYMsC4wqLXT8-a3EHIu5QA_1k0IQIawoGlKHPF_mtcctAgl-eR2Y7Y5XRkv0GRCHQyGB0zEyChHxiWo0iYwBEPI9dNweNg/s1600-h/DSC01574.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAqutsoANPvtfFS0fIyyQeTrZ-Q8gYIq1mBrocPY8TDYMsC4wqLXT8-a3EHIu5QA_1k0IQIawoGlKHPF_mtcctAgl-eR2Y7Y5XRkv0GRCHQyGB0zEyChHxiWo0iYwBEPI9dNweNg/s320/DSC01574.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393739503225397666" /></a><br /><br />I even got a couple of my books prettied up.Dinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04117874737384222428noreply@blogger.com0