Dissertation Information for Amy E. Spaulding NAME: - Amy E. Spaulding
DEGREE:
- Ph.D.
DISCIPLINE:
- Library and Information Science
SCHOOL:
- Columbia University (USA) (1982)
ADVISORS: - Jane Anne Therese Hannigan - Kay Ellen Vandergrift
COMMITTEE MEMBERS: - None
MPACT Status: Incomplete - Ambiguous
Title: CLOSET DRAMA FOR CHILDREN: A STUDY OF THE PICTURE BOOK AS STORYBOARD
Abstract: This study examines a new form of picture book. What makes this form unique is
its use of elements earlier used only for the comic book, comic strip, and comic
paper. Specific comic traits were identified within verbal and visual elements
of style, and these traits were studied in sample titles chosen from these new
picture books, here called storyboard books. The visual design elements examined
were: animation, line, color, and page layout. The lino-language elements
(visual aspects of language) examined were: dialogue ballons, print/lettering,
and punctuation and symbols. The verbal elements were textual breakdown and
language style.
One of the most interesting aspects of the storyboard book is the ultimate
effect of its special form. The use of the present tense within the narrative
and the fact that much of the action is portrayed in picture rather than word
combine to produce an effect that is as much of drama as of illustrated fiction.
To examine the dramatic nature of this new form, the sample titles were
considered in terms of Aristotelian formative parts: Mythos, Ethos, Dianoia,
Lexis, Melos and Opsis. The artistotelian formative parts proved a useful means
of approach to the books, and study of the individual titles revealed that the
storyboard form fits well within a dramatic system. Study of the comic elements
revealed ways in which language and graphic design have affected the
storytelling function of this "theater on a page"
The storyboard book is clearly a form of picture book rather than a hardcover
comic book. Indeed, different aspects of "storyboard" have been used in
traditional picture books as well as in full story-board titles. The adaptation
of the comic elements has produced a new form that is a worthwhile addition to
the world of picture books.
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MPACT Scores for Amy E. Spaulding A = 0
C = 1
A+C = 1
T = 0
G = 0
W = 0
TD = 0
TA = 0
calculated 2008-01-31 06:01:57
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