McCloud Study Guide Flashcards
(23 cards)
The Style Pyramid
x-axis: spectrum of iconic representation (physical world to concept)
y-axis: spectrum of abstraction (“reality” to pure design)
Masking
iconic characters on a more realistic background
Non-iconic Abstraction
y-axis of style pyramid, is the image meant to BE something
Closure
necessary to all sequential narratives, “filling in the blanks”
Moment-to-Moment transition
very little closure, eye closing or opening
Action-to-Action transition
depicts a single subject, distinct transition between the panels
Subject-to-Subject transition
Stays within the scene or idea but shows different elements of it, slight shift in time
Scene-to-Scene transition
depicts a significant change in time and space
Aspect-to-Aspect transition
very little movement in time, depicting different elements of a place, mood, or idea
Non-sequitur transition
no logical relationship between panels
Panels
each “window” in a comic, shape and size help determine a sense of time and movement
Movement
created within panels through motion lines, blurring the background, multiple images in a panel,
Polyptych
moving figures on a continuous background across multiple panels
Expressionism
emotional connotations of lines
Synaesthesia
one physical sense in the terms of another
Emanata
texts or symbols that indicate the inner state of a character or non-visible things
Word-Specific
pictures merely illustrate what the words are describing
Picture-Specific
words add a soundtrack to a predominantly visual sequence
Duo-Specific
words and pictures are sending the same message
Additive
words or image amplifies what the other is depicting
Parallel
words and images appear to be showing completely different strings of events
Montage
words are part of the picture
Interdependent
words and pictures convey something in combination that they could not do alone
