VCC390H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Superhero Movie, Superhero Film, Roger Ebert
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Like in movies, when car is moving and camera is low by tires to give more sense of speed: ex. Michael bay movies: lower to ground feels faster. Akira: 6 volumes cheapest price is , very expensive book, first 6 pages are watercolour, then rest is b/w ink. Japanese graphic novel/comic: transitions, multiple angles top down, close to ground, contrast, characters black and white, background has greys, not straight panel/gutter, creates sense of worldly chaos. The superhero movie: begins with captain marvel in 1941, batman, superman, and captain america films following thereafter, remember, superhero theme began in 1938 and became quickly popular, serials aimed at children not taken seriously. Lots of non-superhero comics become movies as well because they are essentially storyboards: m(cid:272)cloud"s theor(cid:455) of ju(cid:454)tapositio(cid:374) Lots of cosplay prostitution at conventions: other problems, conflating representation and reality is empowered by tech, creating impossible ideals, ex.
