TXT1_001: HOW TO DESIGN AN EMOTIONAL JOURNEY THROUGH COMICS
TXT2_001: N.A.Y.T.H
TXT2_002: SLIDES
TXT3_001: What makes some comic book stays with you forever? Why does it leave a mark on you? While you forget others instantly…
TXT3_002: It’s not just the story….
TXT4_001: SOURCE:
author’s ideas, feelings
TXT4_002: MEDIUM:
comic book techniques
TXT4_003: DESTINATION: reader’s brain
TXT4_004: narration
characters
visual language
panel rythm
TXT5_001: ACT 1 – THE SOURCE
TXT6_001: memories of the Vietnam war
TXT6_002: ORIGIN IDEA
TXT6_003: my 240p comic book
TXT6_004: my family stories
TXT6_005: my adventures in Paris as an aspiring artist
TXT6_006: Vietnamese culture and folklore
TXT7_001: INTENTION
TXT7_002: Define the emotional path you want the reader to experience. It needs to be universal and grounded in reality.
TXT8_001: IDEAS IN AUTHOR BRAIN
TXT8_002: important to list and keep track of progression
TXT8_003: Feeling of not belonging
TXT8_004: Family trauma
TXT8_005: Painful giftedness
TXT8_006: Imposter syndrome
TXT8_007: Art as a lifeline
TXT8_008: The Parisian creative scene
TXT9_001: Feeling of not belonging
TXT9_002: clear progression of each topics on every arc of the story
TXT10_001: Family trauma
TXT10_002: clear progression of each topics on every arc of the story
TXT11_001: Art as a lifeline
TXT11_002: clear progression of each topics on every arc of the story
TXT12_001: CHARACTERS
TXT12_002: – perfect student trapped in expectations
- identity conflict
- breaking point
TXT13_001: MAKE THEM HUMAN
TXT13_002: To have the strengths of one’s weaknesses
TXT13_003: smart BUT
rebel BUT
self confident BUT
thoughtful BUT
TXT13_004: paralysed by doubts
loyal to her family
vulnerable
demanding on herself
TXT13_005: pour toucher l’EMOTIONAL brain, le personnage ne doit pas être “beau” ou “fort”, il doit être “humain” (donc plein de tensions internes)
TXT13_006: human tensions
TXT14_001: SUPPORTING CHARACTERS
TXT14_002: talented BUT lazy
TXT14_003: caring BUT unavailable
TXT14_004: supportive BUT self-interested
TXT14_005: mai and her friends
TXT14_006: numerous family
TXT15_001: METHOD
TXT15_002: Make it exist first
TXT15_003: Don’t rely on inspiration
TXT16_001: I have been long trapped in a cycle of perfectionism
TXT17_001: It is exactly the same but I had this gut feeling I had to redo them!!!
TXT18_001: I needed to move forward and being comfortable with those pages for a long time, until it clicked because I had momentum. Clarity comes after existence, not before.
TXT19_001: Same with the text, it’s better to write down the most down to earth intentions as a first layer, and iterate. Instead of aiming for the perfect line at the first attempt.
TXT20_001: ACT 2 – THE DESTINATION
TXT21_001: THE READER’S BRAIN
TXT21_002: The brain has different modes
Logic: Compass.
Intuitive: Feeling.
Emotional: Connection.
TXT22_001: COMIC BOOK PUZZLE
TXT22_002: I can feel the atmosphere before reading
TXT22_003: VISUAL: INTUITIVE
TXT22_004: MIND: EMOTIONAL
TXT22_005: PAGE FLOW: LOGIC
TXT22_006: I can identify and connect with the message
TXT22_007: I know where I need to read and I am not lost
TXT23_001: ACT 3 – THE MEDIUM
TXT24_001: NARRATIVE CONSTRUCTION
TXT24_002: Exposition → Transition → Transformation
TXT24_003: Exposition: family background story
Challenge: daughter wants to break the chain
Transition: discover Paris Art scene
Transformation: she gets into the art world
TXT25_001: Each pages has a clear narrative function
TXT25_002: EXPOSITION
TXT25_003: TRANSITION
TXT25_004: CHALLENGE
TXT25_005: TRANSFORMATION
TXT26_001: CHARACTERIZATION
TXT26_002: Character is behavior, not description
TXT27_001: Grounded body reactions:
TXT28_001: she has more internal movement than the world around her
TXT29_001: It’s a story of isolation, describe this feeling through paneling
TXT30_001: The way she behaves dinstinctively makes the reader understand immediately.
TXT31_001: DOCUMENTATION
TXT31_002: parallele between panels and photos
TXT32_001: DOCUMENTATION
TXT32_002: Art conventions
TXT32_003: Paris Ateliers
TXT32_004: Paris art world
TXT32_005: parallele between panels and photos
TXT32_006: Real family settings
TXT33_001: VISUAL LANGUAGE
TXT33_002: Visual language carries emotion
TXT33_003: RED DRAMA
TXT33_004: BLUE DREAM
TXT33_005: YELLOW EVERYDAY LIFE
TXT34_001: See how I adapted progressively to this language to tie everything together
TXT35_001: Each part has a designed color palette attached to it depending on the overall mood
TXT36_001: Symbolism of the curse in the shape of a dragon makes the pattern stay
TXT37_001: RHYTHM
TXT37_002: Every page turn is a beat
TXT37_003: Panel dedicated to reveals
TXT37_004: Panel dedicated to cliffhangers
TXT38_001: Destinies merge and this is their daughter
TXT38_002: Page turn
TXT38_003: Parallel life of the parents in parallel panels
TXT38_004: They meet
TXT38_006: One panel
TXT39_001: RUPTURE & FLOW
TXT39_002: Break the flow to create meaning
TXT40_001: Mai gets welcomed in a new community and a new home
TXT40_002: e donne une habitude au lecteur (Flow) pour mieux le surprendre (Rupture)
TXT40_003: Sudden rupture
TXT41_001: Hidden pressure, and real challenge reveal
TXT42_001: childhood memories
TXT43_001: Betray reader expectations
TXT43_002: Interlude with fun childhood memories
TXT43_003: Things are looking up
TXT43_004: Sad family story
TXT43_005: It’s coping with trauma
TXT44_001: CONCLUSION
TXT44_002: My idea of a good comic:
Align the SOURCE (sincerity of message) through the MEDIUM (colors and paneling rhythm) to leave an impact in the DESTINATION (reader logic, intuitive and emotional brain)
TXT46_001: THANK YOU & KEEP CREATING!
TXT46_002: N.A.Y.T.H (booth 3C31)
