Narrative+and+Genre+FG13


 * zStudents will be able to:**
 * 1) search for and use appropriate images to support the genre for each.
 * 2) select fonts and colors to support the meaning of the story depending on the genre.
 * 3) apply the following elements of graphic design: contrast, alignment, repetition and proximity, to create both final graphic documents. (see About Me assignment to review the elements)

Background Information
A **genre** is a type or category. Some of the classic genres of literature are Television and movies have genre also. Some of these are:
 * drama
 * romance
 * satire
 * tragedy
 * comedy
 * television news
 * sitcoms
 * talk shows
 * talent shows
 * documentaries
 * science fiction drama


 * Imagine the following situation:**
 * Boy arranges to meet girl outside the movie the theater at 7:30 PM.
 * Girl arrives early and waits.
 * Boy is walking through the park to the theater when he is abducted by alien life forms.
 * Girls gets tired of waiting and goes home.
 * Think about** how each of these stories would be told, and identify key features and styles if the story were told as
 * 1) a television news story
 * 2) a sitcom
 * 3) a pop video
 * 4) talk-show

**Assignment**:
For contrast, the thing that stood out the most was the elephant. I used alignment in this assignment by not having everything in random placed. I made sure that the pictures would be organized. for repetition, I used the color black and white throughout the whole picture. For proximity, I grouped the elephant and the dog and made a title out of that. I used a picture of an elephant and dog. I added the dog on the image of the elephant to make it look like he was there originally. I made the genre of this as a mystery. The color is normal. The framing is that the dog is in the right third, while the elephant is in top third, part of right third, and left third. The size is more focused on the elephant than the dog. I would have to say that the type of shot is close-up. The subject matter is about an elephant and a dog. The setting is in front of some trees, a road, and under a roof. The pose of the elephant is that you see the right side of him and he is facing the dog. In contrast, you see the left side of the dog and he is facing the dog.
 * 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.comto look at book covers for ideas.
 * **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 any two covers** (//one for each book//) from the following list. Use images from Flickr commons or from search.creativecommons.org
 * 2) Use the same title and a picture representing at least one of the characters from the original story.
 * 3) Save each graphic document as a j**peg and attach each to a new wiki page** you create called **Genres //initials//**.
 * 4) **Write a paragraph** explaining the design for the cover or first scene for each. 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
 * 1st Cover Paragraph Here**

Since the story was about that Thanksgiving and how Gus made a new friend I made the turkey stand out the most. I used alignment in this assignment by not having everything in random positions I used the rule of thirds for the turkey. I made sure that the pictures would be organized. For repetition, I used the color throughout the whole picture. For proximity, I grouped the turkey and the hedgehog and made a title out of that. I used a picture of an turkkey and hedgehog. I added the hedgehog on the image of the turkey to make it look like he was there originally. I made the genre of this as a biography. The color is normal. The framing is that the turkey is in the is the main focus, while the hedgehog is on the bottom third, part of right third. The size is more focused on the turjey than the hedgehog. I would have to say that the type of shot is close-up. The subject matter is about an turkey and a hedgehog. The setting is in front of some grass. The pose of the turkey is that you see the leftside of him and he is facing the hedgehog. In contrast, you see the left side of the hedgehog and he is facing the elephant.
 * 2nd Cover Paragraph Here**