Narrative+and+Genre+FD


 * Go back to MyON to view the cover of **Feliz dia de Gracias, Gus!. T**hen go back to view the first scene in **Assignment America.**
 * Think about what the cover of a book or CD might be if each was recreated as another genre. **Guiding Questions:** What color background would you use? What text? What style font and what color for the text would you use? Where would the text be placed? What would be the subject matter of any pictures and what style pictures would you need to use? What would be the setting for the picture? What size would the picture be compared to the text? You might want to go to Amazon.com to look at book covers and CD covers for ideas.
 * Genre Examples**:
 * = **Gus** ||= **America** ||
 * = television news story ... ||= children's story book ... ||
 * = situation comedy ... ||= situation comedy ... ||
 * = detective/mystery drama ... ||= detective/mystery drama ... ||
 * = martial arts film ... ||= martial arts film ... ||
 * 1) Use pixlr.com or Open office Draw of Tux Paint to **create a cover** **for one of the stories** retold as a different genre:
 * 2) Use images from Flickr commons or from search.creativecommons.org
 * 3) Use the same title and a picture representing at least one of the characters from the original story.
 * 4) Create a new wiki page called **Genres //yourinitials//**.
 * 5) Save the graphic document as a j**peg and upload it to the new wiki page**.
 * 6) **Write a paragraph** explaining the design for the cover. Describe how you used the graphic elements: contrast, alignment, repetition and proximity to create the cover. Also, explain how you used the following to provide clues to the story
 * color
 * framing
 * composition
 * size
 * type of shot
 * subject matter, including people
 * setting
 * lighting
 * pose
 * text



My cover above is changing the children's book "Happy Thanksgiving, Gus!" to a romantic comedy. First off, just by the name, you can see a change. Instead of Mr. T, the animal has been changed to a female, Ms. T. Below the title are the words "//the romantic comedy!//" I used this font because it shows the viewer that there will be a funny twist. I used red wording because red is the color of love. At the bottom left hand corner, you see Gus and Ms. T kissing in a heart. This is to show that the kids' book has turned into a romance older women will want to read as a book, then watch as a movie. Next to them is Bean, the comedic part of the movie!

You are missing some of the technical description of the final piece. - ... But I like your drawing. Write a paragraph explaining the design for the cover. Describe how you used the graphic elements: contrast, alignment, repetition and proximity to create the cover. Also, explain how you used the following to provide clues to the story • color • framing • composition • size • type of shot • subject matter, including people • setting • lighting • pose • text