Relate what is said in this chapter to a work/artist/designer you have seen in lectures. Image, brief description, link to a source of information on the web.
In this chapter, McCloud explores the concept of time in comics.
"...words introduce time by representing that which can only exist in time--sound" [p.g.95]
[Ref: http://www.comics.com/creators/bc/archive/bc-20080517.html ]
McCloud introduces the importance of the "Panel" itself as the most important icon in the vocabulary of comics.
"The panels acts as a sort of general indicator that time and space is being divided" [p.g.99]
[Ref: http://kotaku.com/gaming/metroid/metroid-flash-manga-163315.php ]
Another important point made is how the manner in which time is 'depicted' in comics is related to the way time is 'perceived' by a reader. The length of the panel could be made to feel like time is "stretching" (if the panel were more elongated than the rest!), alternately by using single frame panels that take up half a page; this could give the panel a feeling of timelessness or a "frozen in time" feel to the story.
An interesting way to look at the way time is made use of during the creation of a project was discussed in class during the week 2 lecture. The lecturer showed us a video of a popular song called "Come into my world" featuring Kylie Minogue. In this video, Kylie is walking around an intersection while in the background people are engaged in their daily activities. However, once Kylie circles the square (pun intended!) and returns back to her original starting point, she multiplies! To further complicate matters, the people in the background all multiply too! So the first circle of the video continues playing while Kylie takes a second walk around and the second set of people in the background start doing things slightly differently to the first set!
[Ref: http://ezivideoklip.blogspot.com/2008/04/kylie-minogue-videography.html ]
[Ref: http://www.director-file.com/gondry/kylie.html ]
This video conveys a sense of time overlapping, and although I found it slightly boring, it was a very impressive and elaborate effort that definitely has my admiration!
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