New Year's Review

As 2011 is coming to a close everyone takes stock of the trials and tribulations, the victories and validations of the year and what all of these have meant to each of us. At the start of this year I was editing my manuscript and looking to get my series published. Through the conversations of the amazing writing community, I decided it was time to build my 'author platform' starting with a blog. I had never 'blogged' before other than a few contributed articles. I was nervous about finding material, even having a topic others would be interested...

That Holiday Feeling

Ferias Ex Machina…. As Christmas is only a few days away now traditional Holiday themes are inundating all narratives on all mediums but why? In a traditional narrative whether it is still, sculpted, cinemagraphic or literary a composition is orchestrated in such a way as to draw the viewers into the piece. There is a level of intrigue as the thrill of uncertainty keeps the rapt attention of the audience. This is not the case for many 'Holiday' narratives. Photo Credit The majority of 'Holiday' narratives are composed with layers of positive...

Storyboarding Timelines

In any visual composition it's necessary to have a plan of action, a concept that needs to be visualized. Taking that concept to a realized piece requires that certain elements are available for production and the primary means are creating a timeline and storyboards. It's not possible to produce the conceptualized piece if the material, the shots that are needed to realize the piece are not available. Recently, I was reviewing my series outline that I had conjured making notes as time passed and I found that the series while conceptualized was...

Abstracting Layers

Depth, Dimension, Layers… As a narrative piece is composed, one of the difficulties of framing a specific point as the subject of the narrative is establishing the sense of depth in the composition. Often a visual composition will rely on layering to add a sense of depth and even time to the piece. A narrative composition can quite frequently utilize similar techniques to bring that composition into greater focus, bring it to life. Adding depth to a narrative is achieved through layering interaction dynamics and narrative history. Photo Credit Interaction...