Having a Crack at Comics
Location: Sony Room
Date: Saturday 27th April
Time: 13:30 - 15:00
Led by: Edward Lee
Capacity: 12
Category: Literature & spoken word
Partner:
Capital Apartments
With comic books becoming increasingly foregrounded in the cultural zeitgeist, the comic book artform, format and industry are now more than ever revealing themselves as unique, dynamic and adaptable avenues for both budding and experienced writers to diversify their craft, experiment with expressing themselves, and to get a project off the ground. Perfect for both the curious who’ve never read a comic in their lives, and the die-hard fans who want to learn the craft, Having a Crack at Comics will provide an introductory workshop on how to write comic books. Designed to suit those new to writing alongside more experienced writers who want to try something new, the workshop will begin with the raw index of the elements that build up a comic book page and the formatting of a comic book script, before moving into areas including playing with format, technique and style, discussing the relationship between writer and artist, and writing your own comic script sample. Chock-full of visuals, recommended reading, analyses of writers and comics to flick through, get ready to dive on in! Edward Lee is a writer for Buzz Magazine and The Sprout, a presenter at Radio Platfform, a Screenwriting & Film Studies graduate, and a certified comic book obsessive by everyone who knows him. Followed by visual art workshop 'Having a Crack at Comic Book Illustration'