Comic Strips/Cartoons Flashcards
What is a comic strip?
A humorous depiction of a situation. It usually provides entertainment but may also be used to bring across a message.
The words spoken by a character are often written in _________. You can tell who is speaking by where the bubble is pointing.
Speech bubble
Where are the character’s words written when they are thinking?
In a thought cloud/bubble.
What is a jagged line?
A jagged line is when somebody shouts or when a person is talking through a device or when a device speaks.
Sometimes a cartoon may have a ______.
This is the writing beneath the image that forms a kind of explanation
Caption
The “_____” is the word given to the image within a particular section. The comic/cartoon may consist of _________ ________.
Frame
Several Frames
The comic/cartoon may consist of a series of frames with a sequence of drawings. If the comic has several read from ______ to ______.
Left To Right
If there are two speech bubbles, read from ____ to _____. (Read the ____ bubble first).
- Top To Bottom
- Top
How do you analyze characters?
- Look at gesture. This refers to the character’s hand movements or any other body movement.
- Look at facial expression. This refers in particular to the character’s eyebrows, eyes and mouth.
How is movement indicated?
By movement lines.
What is important when talking about emotions?
BE SPECIFIC.
