Lady in the Lake

Originally I was going to comment on typography as it relates to Bringhurst and also to speech balloons in comics, but it looks like notmyrealname has beaten me to it...so I guess I'll comment on something else.  read more »

Having our discussion on the narrative-communication diagram as it applied to Lady in the Lake so recently made the reading from The Grand Design even more striking with regards to the largely ignored role typography plays in the transmission of text. While reading the end of section 1.2.2, specifically the quote "Typographers, like other artists and craftsmen - musicians, composers and authors as well - must as a rule do their work and disappear," I was immediately reminded of all the film jobs that were suggested in class when we were trying to decide who the Real author of Lady in the Lake was.  read more »

I really enjoyed the Lady in Lake video. As a young child I loved the choose your own adventure books. The ability of the director and actors to create a visual narrative that draws the viewer in as these beloved children's books do is incredible. Taking what is a normal video, and giving it another spin was really interesting and creative! The thought of looking at narratives, whether written or visual, from different points of view brings so much added depth to any form of narrative. Seeing the clip, interested me and I want to see more of the video. I feel like this is a form of narrative that I find much interest in and curiosity about. I would have never thought to bring my interest in choose your own adventure books to the screen.
Chatman's diagram of the different authors and readers also brings added depth. When discovering who the readers and authors are, one finds more points of view to understand the narrative. I am just really intrigued by the viewer (you) being part of the narratee. What an interesting concept!