I feel the haiku’s literal meaning is searching for treasures at a beach, this was my theme for poster 3. I took inspiration from Studio Ghibli animation and Charlie and Lola illustrations. 

 

The story follows a beginning (5 frames), middle (4 frames) and end (3 frames). I tried to design a narrative which only used the key moments, to show the essence. (Chastain, 2009) The essence of my narrative is about feeling. I want the viewer to experience a feeling(s) when they see it. Whether it be the feeling of loneliness seeing the mother feel lost without her daughter or delight at the sight of the little girl holding all her treasures.
 

I drew all the frames which was challenging as I’m not the best drawer and I found it hard to narrow the narrative to 12 frames and figure out what was ‘redundant’ and predictable. (Fiske & Jenkins, 2010) I cut out frames the audience could predict, such as the mother following the footsteps. I emphasised time passing through the change in shadows. 

 

I was decisive with this poster, letting go of ideas I knew wouldn’t work early on. I am proud I have grown in this skill already.

 

Reference List

 

Chastain, C. 2009. Boxes and Arrows. Experience Themes. Retrieved from https://boxesandarrows.com/author/cchastain/

 

Fiske, J & Jenkins, H. (2010). Introduction to Communication Studies. Communication Theory, (p. 62).  Retrieved from https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/auckland/reader.action?docID=958077&ppg=58