Bibliograph

The art of comic book writing, the definitive guide to outlining, scripting, and pitching your sequential art stories, Mark Kneece

Type

Label

The art of comic book writing, the definitive guide to outlining, scripting, and pitching your sequential art stories, Mark Kneece

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The art of comic book writing

Oclc number

904047244

Responsibility statement

Mark Kneece

Series statement

The SCAD Creative Essentials Series

Sub title

the definitive guide to outlining, scripting, and pitching your sequential art stories

Summary

This practical guide to writing comic books covers all the essentials--from crafting an effective outline and formatting a script to composing a winning synopsis when pitching the product to publishers. The author also provides commentary on real-world examples of outlines, scripts, and synopses from the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) faculty, alumni, and staff, showing what does and doesn't work.--From publisher description

Table Of Contents

Story basics : ideas, development, and visualization -- Formatting a comics script in "full script" -- The almighty page -- Talking to the artist and writing the script -- Script energy : dialogue, text, and visuals -- Character dynamics -- World building : props, structures, and attitudes -- Pacing the story, part 1 : room to breathe -- Pacing the story, part 2 : breaking the rules -- Putting together a synopsis for submission

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Creator