Illustration and Visual Narrative / Project 3

10/5/2023 - 7/6/2023 / Week 5 - Week 9 

Tong Min Xuan / 0362744

Illustration and Visual Narrative / Bachelor of Design in Creative Media 

Project 3

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INSTRUCTIONS

   

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Pick a story from the website that is connected. Divide the narrative of the selected story into three acts, beginning with the introduction and ending with the epilogue. Then, make a digital triptych with three panels that depicts each act. 

Think about and incorporate any intriguing twists in the narratives of each act.

Alternately, you could draw attention to any significant icons or symbolism present in these behaviours.

To pique readers' interest, consider outlining the story's premise in advance.

PROJECT 3

Story Chosen : A Descent Into The Maelstrom

Central Characters - Fisherman

Major Theme - Man vs Nature

Story Brief :

Act I

The narrator and an old fisherman climb a mountain overlooking the sea, where a

gigantic whirlpool called the Maelström is located. The fisherman tells the narrator that

he was once caught in the Maelström and survived, and offers to tell him his story. He

sets up the main conflict of the story: his struggle to escape from the vortex of death.

Act II

 The fisherman recounts how he and his two brothers went fishing on a calm day,

unaware of the approaching storm and the Maelström. He describes how their boat was

swept into the whirlpool, and how his brothers were killed by the waves and rocks. He

explains how he observed the patterns and movements of the Maelström, and how he

used his intelligence and courage to save himself. He reveals how he tied himself to a

barrel and threw it into the water, hoping to float out of the whirlpool.

Act IlI

 The fisherman describes how he endured the horrors of the Maelström, and how

he miraculously escaped from it. He tells how he was rescued by another boat, but how

his hair turned white and his body aged from the shock. He reflects on the lessons he

learned from his experience, and how he admires rather than fears the Maelström. The

story ends with the narrator and the fisherman watching the sunset over the sea, and

the narrator expressing his awe and gratitude for the fisherman's story.

Screenshot of Animated Process

Digital Triptych 

Submission :

Fig  1.1 screenshot of artwork's outline view in Adobe Illustrator (JPEG)

                                  Fig 1.2 Final Digital triptych artwork of 3 Acts together (JPEG)

                                                                               Act 1

Act 2

Act 3

                      Fig 1.3 Final individual triptych artwork for Act 1, Act 2 and Act 3 (JPEG)

Animated Visual Novel 

Fig 1.4 screenshot of the visual novel page outline view in Adobe Illustrator (JPEG)

Fig 1.5 Page of Final Visual Novel (JPEG)

                                                Fig 1.6 Page of Final Visual Novel Animated

Link of visual novel compilation with static and animated panels

-Google Link

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1hWwghUmz0Gxbpg5NfAu3CZ8lwoISFIXVm7buVtHMUUQ/edit?usp=sharing

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REFLECTION

In this project, I faced difficulties, I do not know how to start drawing, but after repeating the story as well as watching the teaching film, I began to have some ideas and slowly began to make the assignment, after drawing, I also have to import him into Photoshop and make the effect of animation, after continuous adjustment, finally made my work, and in the process of this assignment is also more skillful in the use of software.