Overview Didactic means “intended to teach”. Your goal for this assignment is t

Overview
Didactic means “intended to teach”. Your goal for this assignment is to create a visual narrative that teaches or explains the plot of a major movie in 6-9 panels. It must be 9 panels or less and contain only images, no text. Review the Archetypes to include in your design choices and written companion.
Didactic Narrative Overview Video (Didactic Narrative Overview Video with Closed Captioning)
Archetypes List
Assignment Instructions
Design: You may draw, collage or photograph each scene to create a 6-9 panel comic strip of your chosen movie plot. You must create the images through original designs, drawings, or photographs. You may not use any images from the original movie.
Written Component: The written component must use 4-6 terms from the following list: Storytelling, archetypes,babyface, threat detection, most average face, iconic representation, mental model, serial position effect, alignment, attractiveness bias, entry point, classical conditioning, framing, rule of thirds, and symmetry.
Choose from the following movies: Or choose your own.
Alien
Arrival
Avatar
Back to the Future
Black Panther
Dolemite is My Name
Django Unchained
ET
Ghostbusters
Get Out
Goonies
Harry Potter
Hidden Figures
Jaws
Kill Bill
King Kong
Lost in Translation
Mad Max
Marie Antoinette
Pan’s Labyrinth
Shaun of the Dead
Spiderman
Star Wars
The Dark Knight
The Lord of the Rings
The Shining
The Thing
US
The Wizard of Oz
These are iconic movies with easy-to-understand plots. Ask yourself…
Who is the main character? What archetype is the main character? What are the key moments in the plot? Think about action scenes, still scenes from a movie, without clear intention, action or movement, can be difficult to understand in a comic strip.
Have you presented the problem, moved through the action and climax, and what is the resolution? Each cell should be action orientated.
How can I most simply capture the plot? Simple shapes can easily be used as icons for characters and scenes.
Use a 6-9 Panel Storyboard and roughly sketch out the most essential steps. These do not need to be expertly drawn, they only need to get the content across and successfully explain the plot of the movie.
The more recognizable the movie, the easier the narrative will be to understand.
You may want to refer to the pdf of Molly Bang’s “Picture This” for some basic ideas about the arrangement of elements to create a simple narrative. This work can be done with Google Drawing, Cut Paper, Illustrator, or any other medium that you feel will work. The final, however, must be less than 9 panels long and successfully teach someone, something.
Example:
Common Errors and Warnings
Movie choice: Choose well-known or widely acknowledged popular movies. Do not use lesser-known or lower-quality movies with inferior storytelling, look to the critics over time for established screenplays. Great movies will be easier to grasp for you and your audience.
No Text: Do not include text in your design or as little as possible. 80% of the design should be image-based storytelling only.
Contrast: Use markers and Sharpies and color for this design. You may also use any photo editing program. Simply be sure to create high-contrast images, do not use pencils, as they do not photograph well.
Photograph the work: If you draw the design by hand, be sure to take quality images that are corrected for brightness and contrast. Do not show outside information in the images, only the design. Be sure to take the photos with even lighting, with no hot spots or shadows.
Keep it Simple!: Don’t overcomplicate the designs, simple shapes, and good storytelling is best.
Submission Instructions and Grading:Submit your rough draft to the Rough Draft: Didactic Narrative Doc.
This rough draft is worth 5 points.