McCloud Study Guide Flashcards
The Style Pyramid
x-axis: spectrum of iconic representation (physical world to concept)
y-axis: spectrum of abstraction (“reality” to pure design)
Masking
iconic characters on a more realistic background
Non-iconic Abstraction
y-axis of style pyramid, is the image meant to BE something
Closure
necessary to all sequential narratives, “filling in the blanks”
Moment-to-Moment transition
very little closure, eye closing or opening
Action-to-Action transition
depicts a single subject, distinct transition between the panels
Subject-to-Subject transition
Stays within the scene or idea but shows different elements of it, slight shift in time
Scene-to-Scene transition
depicts a significant change in time and space
Aspect-to-Aspect transition
very little movement in time, depicting different elements of a place, mood, or idea
Non-sequitur transition
no logical relationship between panels
Panels
each “window” in a comic, shape and size help determine a sense of time and movement
Movement
created within panels through motion lines, blurring the background, multiple images in a panel,
Polyptych
moving figures on a continuous background across multiple panels
Expressionism
emotional connotations of lines
Synaesthesia
one physical sense in the terms of another
