The Penciltown Podcast: May 2022

Tuesday, May 24, 2022

Blame it on the JUICE!

Welcome to the conclusion of our 2-part Penciltown special on how to build better scenes!

Last week we discussed strategies on how to build a scene from scratch, from initial concept to visual story. Now that we have taken a first crack at creating scenes that tell a confident story, we will focus on techniques that can help us to juice up our scenes for maximum impact; how to add interest, immerse the reader, heighten the emotion, and have the story unfold in a way that is unique to you.

We are once again joined by special guest host Jillian Fleck in what is easily our best episode yet. Perhaps because of our fancy new "carousel" format? Or maybe because we've been warmed up by Part 1? Or perhaps it's because of our passionate DS9 discussion?

Tune in and see, dear listener!

And then get back to making some comics!

Creators and Works Mentioned:

Spotlights

Contributor Socials:

Nick Johnson

twitter/instagram: @illustratednick

process blog: nicksoup.com

website: nickj.ca

Jillian Fleck

instagram: @jillian.fleck

website: http://jillianfleck.com

Sho Uehara

twitter: @ShoKeepsDrawing
instagram: @shouehara

website: shouehara.com

For comments and episode suggestions, you can contact the pod on twitter: @penciltownpod - or via email: thepenciltownpodcast@gmail.com.

Music and editing for the podcast provided by Nick Johnson

Tuesday, May 17, 2022

Let's Not Make a SCENE...wait, LET'S!

This will be the first of two episodes in which we discuss strategies on how to build better scenes. When taking a scene from idea and script to page, from the textual/conceptual to the visual, it may seem like we have more questions than answers: what angle should we use (AKA where do we put the camera?) How close should we get to the character? Where do we even start!?

Part One will focus on the basics of putting it all together by considering the effect that angles, staging, blocking, emotion and mood, can have on a scene, in addition to sharing the simple yet effective "TV method".

PLUS! we are excited to announce our first guest host on the podcast, JILLIAN FLECK, who we interviewed on an earlier Bump-In episode of the show and who comes out swinging with some incredibly insightful advice on the comic making process. There's so much to discuss and learn in this episode and somehow we also managed to have a hell of a lot of fun!

Enjoy!

Creators and Works Mentioned:

Lake Jehovah by Jillian Fleck

Change Agents by Nick Johnson & James Davidge

The Remedy by Nick Johnson

Wishless: A Graphic Anthology

University of Dundee

I Killed Hitler by Jason

Moebius

Jeff Smith’s Bone

Chad Colpitts

Ping Pong by Taiyo Matsumoto

Chernobyl Miniseries

On Directing Film by David Mamet