Brian's Analysis of Chapter 3 of McCloud's Understanding Comics titled
Blood in the Gutter
Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art by Scott McCloud
Chapter 3: Blood in the Gutter
1. Closure
a. Senses allow for only partial and fragmented reality
b. Observing the parts but perceiving the whole
i. Newspaper Photo
ii. Movie
iii. Television
iv. Comics
2. The Gutter
a. Space between the panels
b. Human imagination fills it in
c. Constructs continuous unified reality
3. Panel to Panel Transition
a. Moment to Moment
b. Action to Action
c. Subject to Subject
d. Scene to Scene
e. Aspect to Aspect
f. Non-Sequitur
4. Transition Analysis
a. Western Comics
i. b: 60%, c: 20%, d: 15%
ii. Action in concise, efficient ways
b. Eastern Comics
i. Less action oriented
ii. Makes use of a and e transitions
iii. Emphasize being there instead of getting there
5. Intervals
a. Elements omitted as important as included
b. “Less is More”
c. Reader makes assumptions, interpretations
d. Invited to collaborate
6. The Visible and the Invisible
a. Make assumptions and hope their correct
b. Faith and Imagination
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