Week 2 Reading + Editing Lecture 

The Blood in the Gutter comic came at such a great time because I started reading comics just a couple of months ago and immediately noticed how well comic presentation could so easily apply to screen storyboarding, editing, and cinematography. It’s a great and simple way to examine shots and the story telling.

My favourite part of the reading would definitely be the types of transition between gutters/shots:

1. Moment to Moment
2. Action to Action
3. Subject to Subject
4. Scene to Scene
5. Aspect to Aspect
6. Non-Sequiteur

It was so interesting to see the comparisons of dominant storytelling styles between cultures – how one artist could stray from the dominant style yet still remain mainstream/popular/straightforward.

I totally have to play with those transition styles soon – especially the non-sequiteur. The comic also had an interesting point about the relative impossibility of having truly unconnected images; that one way or another, we will impose some sort of relation on them.

I’m just really excited to play with editing styles and effects!! I’ve always enjoyed the post production process so it’s great to really study it more closely.