Unit 9 Prep - Comic Scripts & Flesch Reading

Unit 9 Prep - Comic Scripts & Flesch Reading

Different ways to access comics

• Phones, Tablets and hand held devices
• Desktop computer
• Physical Comic

E-comics

Optimisation -  making a product or things as fully functional for a certain purpose as possible

Scripting

• The format for a comic script is very different to a film/TV script​
• You must state what is happening on the specific panel using words to describe the picture and then the dialogue that would feature in the comic​
• You need a title panel and then you describe the action for each panel and each page

Comic Script Structures

• Micro-structures: inter-frame relationships: shot-reverse shot, repetition, contrast, Q/A, non-sequitur, flash-forwards, flashback​
• Macro-structures: narrative structure:​
• Comic strip narrative structure is often similar to that of mainstream film and television e.g. Todorov’s narrative stages (equilibrium, disruption of the equilibrium, reinstatement of the equilibrium), utilises Propp’s character types (hero, heroine, villain, helper etc.)

Flesch Reading Ease Scale

• Word uses the Flesch Reading Ease scale to indicate the relative complexity of written text. This system uses an analysis that is based on the average number of syllables per word and words per sentence. Higher scores correspond to text that is easier to understand, and lower scores correspond to text that is more difficult to understand. Most documents should have a score between 60 and 70.

Score​	Meaning that it is:​
90 – 100​	understood by an average 11-year old student​
60 – 70​	easily understood by 13-15-year-old students​
0 – 30​	best understood by university graduates​