This 45-minute quiz will cover most elements and theoretical concepts presented in the videos and/or discussed in class (see list below).
Each student can bring one double-sided sheet of notes. These notes must be hand-written and hand-drawn directly on a regular (8.5 X 11 inches) paper sheet -- by the individual student. The teacher will collect and keep the notes at the end of the assessment.
Specifically, the test will cover:
- comic book elements: gutter, narrative box, blockade, etc.
- tension #1: including 6 word/image combinations
- tension #2: including 6 panel transitions
- tension #3: including split panels
- tension #4
- ways to guide the gaze as presented in "Navigating Comics"
- two contrasting terms introduced in class to distinguish between elements characters are aware of, like other characters and locations in the story world, and those they are not, such as the gutters
- production process of mainstream comics
