Thursday, September 3, 2015

Heartbreak Soup Chart


Panel
Abstraction
Panel Transitions
Time/Speed
Line
Words/Images
1
4

Subject
To subject
Some time passes here, enough to allow Archie to leave Luba’s house and drive away.

Lots of straight lines lines for the house.  A curvy white line goes around Archie’s silhouette to make him stand out.

In the first panel, Archie’s words are additive.  The “Slam!” in big letters is an example of montage.

2
3.5

Subject
 To subject
Panel 3 is most likely taking place at the same time as panel 2 or shortly after Archie leaves. Guadalupe is in her pajamas and appears to have gotten out of bed when she heard her mom come in.

Archie and his car are drawn with smooth lines.  The clouds above him are drawn with messy, overlapping lines.  It gives this panel more of a troubled, uneasy feeling.
This is additive the picture shows the Guadalupe’s nervousness in asking for her mom.
3
4

Moment
To moment
Only a few second pass here as Guadalupe enters her mom’s room.  Luba is still wearing her party dress suggesting it hasn’t been long since she got home.

Slightly rougher making Guadalupe seem unsettled.  The lines also blend into the dark background.
On the rest of the page, the words and pictures are the additive combination.  I think given either the words or pictures alone, the reader could understand what is going on, but they work better together adding and complimenting each other.
4
3.5

Moment
To moment
Hardly any time passes here from Luba asking a question to Guadalupe answering it and crawling onto the bed.

Smoother lines here: Guadalupe feels more at ease once she sees her mom and Luba looks relieved to be home.
I the additive combination think this works well in the last 4 panels because not much time is passing. This along with the moment-to-moment transitions makes for a smooth, easy to follow ending to the story. This page feels calm in contrast with the busy club scenes before.

5
4

Moment
 To moment
Again only a few seconds pass here, just enough time for Guadalupe to lie down beside Luba.

More dynamic lines drawn on Guadalupe’s pajamas shows movement as she crawls onto the bed.


6
4


Gentle lines again give a sense of comfort.

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