Monday, November 30, 2009
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Friday, November 20, 2009
Michelle's Blog Post 5
In this comic strip titled It’s All About You, there is a man selling what looks like coffee at a bagel and coffee shop, and a customer. The customer is dissatisfied with the way that their life is going thus far, and the solution to the happiness? He wants to be rich and famous and having his own fragrance line. This ironic, because he states that he doesn’t want be bothered, and he is acting like he is bothered by the worker, but he wants to be rich and famous. Being rich and famous comes along with paparazzi and many boundaries-less fans, invading one’s space. This customer appears to value his space, which is ironic that he would want to put himself in a position where that would be taken away. There are no motion indicators in this strip; however the time and space in between them suggests that he is turning shrewdly away from the employee to give an overall dissatisfied vibe left behind, like he is better than the employee. In fact although this strip is titled It’s All About You, it is all about him. The only emotion that he shows is for himself, meaning he has self pity.
Francesca Blog Post 5 Time, Motion, Emotion
In this strip, Rerun is crying because he thinks that everybody is going to leave him home… in a kennel. You can see that the timing that is going on is over the period of minutes. From the panels, we can see that the characters are moving closer and farther away from the crying characters, and then they leave. There are no indicators that there is any motion going on, such as motion lines, but you can see very well that the crying character is swaying while crying, and that the other two characters are making an effort to move closer to him when he gets every upset. The emotion is here is shown by the crying marks that are coming from the crying character’s eyes. This shows that the emotion of the character is an upset emotion. The emotion of the other two characters is shown by the way they look and act around the crying character. They seem to be sincere and look as if they want to help. From the thought bubbles, this is correct.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
jessica Mayer Blog post 5
http://comics.com/Peanuts/2001-9-21/
This is a four panel comic in which Snoopy decides to attempt to play basketball, and his ball ends up into flying into the bird nest. I choose this comic because even without dialogue you can still see time, motion, and emotion. The timing in these comics is the same as if the event was unfolding before your eyes. Through motion lines you can see can see the movement of the ball in panel number two. In panel number three you can also see snoopy’s motion in the motion lines. You can covey the character s emotions with their expressions. Snoopy is apprehensive in the first panel and the bird is surprised when the ball hits his nest.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Joseph Blog Post 5 Time, Motion, and Emotion
The comic strip consist of 4 panels. The first 3 have no dialogue or emanatas. The dog in the first panel is just chilling on his dog house and watches this butterfly creature fly right in from of him. The next panel and is snoopy staring at the butterfly as the butterfly just sits on the dog house with him. The third panel is the butterfly flying away. The four panel contains an emanata, "My home is a haven for all sorts of weary travelers." Time in this comic strip is scene step by step throughout the panels. The motion of the comic is a big event due to having the first three slides just dealing with motion. The butterfly landing on the dog house while the dog stares at it constantly and the the butterfly fly's away. The emotion part brings the whole comic strip to a whole. The dog curious as to what the butterfly is doing and examines the butterfly's action in the first three slides, and then makes his conclusion on the forth slide. The first three slides you get the picture that the dog is just in a deep state of thought. Without the idea of time motion and emotion the comic strip would have no life to it and it would not be understood by the audience. The idea that the dog is a weary and this butterfly stopped on his house to possibly rest for a Little bit and then take off again. Gave the dog the idea that his house is a haven for all travelers giving the punch line of the comic strip joke. If the first three panels of motion and time was not there with only the last panel the joke would make no sense at all. Proving my point that time motion and emotion plays an important role in this comic strip.
Krista's Blog Post 5: Time, Motion, and Emotion
*Image extracted from: http://comics.com/Peanuts/2009-10-15 (refer to this in case the comic is not completely legible)
Time, motion, and emotion are all very important aspects in comics and can play off of one another. They are all linked and help relay a comic's message in a powerful way. Each of them play a specific role within this particular Schulz masterpiece. The light-hearted, quick-witted, and fast-paced manner in which he uses to create his comics is shown clearly in this example. Here, Charlie Brown "calls out" (if you will) Lucy for being a "crab" all the time and claims that she has forgotten how to smile. When she tries to show him that she has not forgotten and attempts to smile, she unknowingly makes a frown instead. She was embarrassed because it had seemed that Charlie Brown was right all along - she did forget how to smile!
Time:
The amount of time it would take to read this comic is about the same time it would take for the actual event to occur. Like most of his comics, this specific Schulz piece is very fast-paced. I think he understood the excitement and interest that people have in reading things quickly and in the present.
Motion:
Of course we all know that there is no motion happening in a comic strip, but when reading this particular work it is easy to sort of "see" it unfold onto paper. Their facial expressions, hand gestures, and where Charlie and Lucy are standing in reference to each other all tell a great deal about what is happening in this comic. Even without dialogue the character's "motion", so to speak, could be easily seen and interpreted. With all of the confrontation occurring I find it interesting that the only motion lines that are really used can be seen on the sides of Charlie and Lucy's eyes. Although they may seem minimal, they do a great deal at expressing their emotion, which seems to link very closely with the idea of emotion in comics...
Emotion:
It's no wonder that 'motion' and 'emotion' are so similar because they are so closely linked. Through their "motion," Charlie and Lucy's emotion(s) are viewed with more ease and understanding. There is a great deal of intense emotion going on, such as Charlie's annoyance and anger toward Lucy for her forgetfulness on how to smile. In addition, Lucy portrays great annoyance and anger as well at her counter point, and is eventually embarrassed at the end upon her realization that she did forget how to smile. Although these emotions are negative, they offer comedic relief, nonetheless. Emotion is shown through their illustrastions, "motion," and of course, their dialogue.
It is quite amazing how much life, character, and personality can be created onto a simple sheet of paper using concepts such as time, motion, and emotion...
Matt Goldberg Blog Post 5
The first thing that I noticed about this comic strip is that only one
character is used for the whole comic, and this character is Snoopy. In the
first frame Snoopy is sitting down and typing a letter to which it appears a
lover of his. Charles Shultz creates this appearance by writing in the
frames what Snoopy is writing and or thinking in his head. Time is created
by in each panel the letter is continued to be written within the frames.
Facial expressions on Snoopy’s face portray his emotion, in the last panel
Snoopy has a huge smile on his face telling the reader that he is very fond
of this person whom he is writing to and can not wait until Sunday when he
gets to be with this special person. More emotion is also showed by all the
hearts and xoxoxo’s in comic, showing his love for the person. Motion is
also showed in the comic, Charles Shultz successfully shows motion by the
different position, which Snoopy sits in and moves from panel to panel. I
thought that putting all the hearts and xoxoxo really helped to bring out
the emotion of the comic, without those you could think he is just writing
to a family member or close friend.
character is used for the whole comic, and this character is Snoopy. In the
first frame Snoopy is sitting down and typing a letter to which it appears a
lover of his. Charles Shultz creates this appearance by writing in the
frames what Snoopy is writing and or thinking in his head. Time is created
by in each panel the letter is continued to be written within the frames.
Facial expressions on Snoopy’s face portray his emotion, in the last panel
Snoopy has a huge smile on his face telling the reader that he is very fond
of this person whom he is writing to and can not wait until Sunday when he
gets to be with this special person. More emotion is also showed by all the
hearts and xoxoxo’s in comic, showing his love for the person. Motion is
also showed in the comic, Charles Shultz successfully shows motion by the
different position, which Snoopy sits in and moves from panel to panel. I
thought that putting all the hearts and xoxoxo really helped to bring out
the emotion of the comic, without those you could think he is just writing
to a family member or close friend.
Cedric Blog Post 5
The use of time, motion, and emotion throughout this comic strip is very interesting. It can be taken in various ways. The shading in the second panel tells me that it is currently night time and they are still searching for cottage. At first glance the entire strip seems to be over a long period of time, but after reading Snoopy's thought bubble; which states that secretaries don't have much stamina, you aren't sure.
That is a wonderful aspect of comic strips and it enables the readers to use their imagination and create their own meanings. Your mind makes the comic strip into whatever you want it to be.
Catherine's Blog Post 5: Time, Motion, and Emotion
This comic I chose first appeared on May 22, 2002, featuring brother and sister, Linus and Lucy. It appears that Lucy has kicked Linus out of the house and upon receiving some news, has allowed him to come back home.
The first panel shows Lucy, alone in what is most likely her house after learning she has a new baby brother. She looks almost ill at the thought through the way in which the author drew her droopy eyes and mouth. Motion carries us to the next box, as we have now moved to the front door where Linus is waiting. This next moment in time includes both the siblings and the defeated expression upon Lucy's face along with the dialogue bubble above her head shows the reader that she has given up on getting rid of her brother and she allows him to come back in.
In the third panel, motion is created by the way the characters seem to be "walking" through the panel with their feet not simply planted on the floor. Both characters remain in a calm state as the "news" isn't revealed until the second and final bubble of the frame.
In the last frame emotion is very strong as Linus has taken in the news in the time that the space in between panels provided. His surprise is shown in the way his hair is now standing up straight, his mouth is open wide, and the way in which his dialogue is in all capitals with a variety of punctuation. Lucy has also shifted back into a defeated state as she seems to slump into a coma-like state under a blanket in a chair.
Mason's Blog Post 5
In this comic strip, Charles Schulz shows time in each panel. In the first panel, Snoopy is looking back over his shoulder. This shows that there is something in that direction that has his attention. In the next frame, he is shown running in the direction he was previously looking. This shows that he is moving towards whatever his attention is focused on, meaning that it happens after the first frame. The absence of background scenery in the second frame gives it a “timeless” quality, meaning that the amount of time Snoopy spends running is left to the reader’s imagination. In the third panel, something brings Snoopy to a stop. The final panel shows what has brought Snoopy to a stop, as well as his reaction.
Motion is shown in the second panel through the use of motion lines. These lines are located behind Snoopy’s feet, and indicate that he is running. This action is further emphasized by the space between Snoopy’s feet and the ground, giving the appearance of “flying over the ground” which is a synonym for running.
Emotion is portrayed in the first and second panel through the use of exclamation marks. In the third panel, Snoopy’s surprise is shown by his raised eyebrows and the position of his body. He appears to be jumping back in surprise. In the forth panel, Snoopy’s eyes are looking to the side while his eyebrows are arched, indicating he is rolling his eyes.
Talia's Blog Post 5: Time, Motion and Emotion
How cute is this! This comic consists of four frames involving Woodstock in all frames and Snoopy in the last. All frames are in a longshot format, in which we can see the characters wholly. The first frame includes Woodstock the bird sitting on the edge of Snoopy’s water bowl. Woodstock is known for his silly and carefree idiosyncrasies. In the second frame, the little bird falls asleep on the edge of the water bowl. An eminata is used here to represent sleep with a “Z” caption. The reader knows that time has gone by because the bird was awake and then has fallen asleep. I assume he is feeling relaxed to do this. Next, motion lines are present as well as splashing water as the reader only sees the water bowl and Woodstock is missing. It is obvious that Woodstock has fallen into the water bowl. Motion is very clear in this third frame. Finally, Snoopy looks over the edge of his doghouse probably to look at what is causing the commotion. It may have taken him a second to get there but time has moved forward, though the rate is unclear, throughout the strip. The reader sees either a caption or a thought bubble from Snoopy expressing a bit of frustration and surprise as he says, “That’s just what I need…feathers in my drinking water!” Woodstock is also taken aback as he climbs out of the bowl in some shock. As you can see, time, motion, emotion and sound are apparent in this strip
Works Cited: http://comics.com/zoom/236218/
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