Class #22

NEXT CLASS: FINAL WRITING SESSION
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1) GROUP PROJECT: ONE MEMBER IN EACH GROUP NEEDS TO DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL COMIC LIFE ONE ONE DEVICE Try it for free for 30 days.

Wait for the teacher to explain, in class, how to use Comic Life.

Comic Life 3.0 for Mac: Click on 'Try it Free! for 30 days!'

Comic Life 2.0 for Windows: Download the file, and install.

2) GROUP PROJECT: BEGIN TO GENERATE & SAVE TO FILES ALL YOUR IMAGES (WITHOUT THE PANEL BORDERS, WORDS & BUBBLES) USING GOOGLE GEMINI (if you're 18), ChatGPT (with paid subscription), STORYBOARD THAT OR BY TAKING PHOTOS OF REAL HUMAN ACTORS (like yourselves!) OR BY DRAWING EACH INDIVIDUAL IMAGE ON A LOOSE SHEET OF PAPER.

Important: Do not draw or generate the panel borders, the words, bubbles, or narrative boxes. Generate only the character and the graphic scene. 

Keep the background and surrounding setting either blank or minimalist (not too busy). Include backgrounds and background details only when necessary. Focus on the characters (body language and facial expressions).

As you create your images, make sure to leave space for the bubbles and text.

IF YOU DRAW: You can draw the final copy using clean and clear stick figures! Draw each scene on a separate loose sheet without panel borders or text bubbles (just the image), then photograph it near a window for even light and no shadow.

WITH AI: Begin by creating your character design. See provided prompts above.

WITH STORYBOARDTHAT: After creating one image on Storyboard That, (1) make the image as big on your screen as possible by zooming and (2) take a screenshot. 

On a Mac, to take a screenshot, press and hold these three keys together: Shift, Command, and 3.

On a Microsoft computer, you may use the Snip & Sketch app.  

If you prefer, you can pay $1 and download the images without watermarks.

3) ESSAY: If you have completed your draft of your first and second paragraphs, you may also begin to type it up, word for word, while correcting only: punctuation (such as a comma, period, or semicolon), spelling, verb–subject agreement (e.g., “he says”), and issues with determiners (“the,” “a,” “an,” “this,” “that,” “these,” or “those”).  .

Turn on Microsoft Word Editor to possibly identify and correct a few basic writing errors; there is no need to insert comments at this stage of the editing process.

Note: We will review the rules for the final editing process (requiring margin comments) next class.

 Take care.