SPLIT PANELS FORCE READERS TO EXPERIENCE THE
THIRD TENSION BETWEEN SURFACE AND SEQUENCE
BY PRESENTING TWO CONTRASTING WAYS OF
READING OF THE PANELS:
(1) AS A TEMPORAL SEQUENCE OF THREE DISTINCT
PANELS... THREE SUCCESSIVE MOMENTS
&
(2) AS ONE SINGLE IMAGE... ONE SURFACE...
ONE MOMENT
STANDARD SPLIT PANEL
THE GUTTERS - NON-DIEGETIC ELEMENTS - DIVIDE AN IMAGE INTO SEPARATE PANELS
DIEGETIC SPLIT PANEL
A DIEGETIC ELEMENT - AN OBJECT THAT IS PART OF THE CHARACTERS' WORLD -
DIVIDES THE PANEL INTO SEPARATE IMAGES
