Graphic Novel Adaptation

Tim Burton, in Edward Scissorhands, used editing in order to make scenes showing how each person feels and to see different views. This makes everything flow better and not be choppy. For example, Tim Burton used a shot reverse shot in the bed room scene to show Edward trying to hide from Kim, and Kim getting settled into her room before she sees Edward. This makes the scene more suspenseful and enjoyable to watch. Using the shot reverse shot Tim Burton was able to capture both the reactions of Edward and Kim. By doing this he improved the enjoyability of the moment in the bedroom. He was able to capture how scared Edward was and how terrified Kim was. This editing shows the different sides of the characters. The shot reverse shot was used throughout the movie to show that people have very different feelings, creating a much more in-depth movie. Without the shot reverse shot Edward scissor hands would not have different character feelings which would make it a lot less interesting to watch.

American Revolution Flipbook

https://www.flipsnack.com/EJBSPY/american-revolution-important-people.html

Media Fluency Reflection

  1. How was the ease of access in building your flipbook, despite this being the free and limited version of the software?  While making this flipbook I found it very hard, the program kept crashing and the saving feature did not work that well. I was constantly losing work so in the end, some of my flip cards had to be redone several times.
  1. Were you able to apply the skills you learned in the planning stages appropriately to a digital environment?   Yes I was able to apply skills I used from other programs to figure out how to properly use Flipsnack. I also took the information on my ruff draft and figured out a way to make it work and look good on Flipsnack.
  1. What were the sources you researched that made this an “authentic make-believe” American Revolution flipbook?  I used Wikipedia, History and a couple other smaller sites, for names and pictures. When I used more then one source I was able to make sure the information was correct.
  1. Is there other software online that could have done the job better? Did you use another software instead? Explain.  I think power point might have been easier in the end. I decided to stay with Flipsnack because I had never used it before and I thought I should do something new. In the end I don’t think I would use Flipsnack again because my experience was not the greatest, from all the technical difficulty’s and its not the best unless you pay money which I would never want to do.