![]() The rest of the strip should make sense without that information. We may be inside or we may be outside, it doesn’t matter. In this example ( Calvin & Hobbes by Bill Watterson), the CONTEXT (5W’s) for the strip is: It provides the CONTEXT for the strip, answering the 5W’s: Where, When, Who, What and Why. ![]() Here’s the breakdown I used to discuss three-act story structure in the lecture:Īct 1 is the “Beginning”, where information is setup to provide CONTEXT for the story.Īct 2 is the “Middle”, where characters attempt to achieve GOALS and encounter CONFLICT.Īct 3 is the “End”, where there is a RESOLUTION to the CONFLICT and our character’s character is revealed. If there’s conflict and a character reacting to that conflict then you’ve got a story and that can easily fit within three or four comic panels. In just three to four comic panels, you can utilize three-act structure to tell a story. So, I developed a lecture on how three-act story structure is present in stories no longer than 4 pages, including daily comic strips. Since the majority of students were entirely new to the idea of story structure and the rest of the week’s curriculum focused on creating comics that were no longer than one page in length, I knew the graphic novel approach I usually take on my blog wouldn’t work. Recently, I gave a lecture at The Center for Cartoon Studies Summer Workshop introducing the very basics of three-act story structure. ![]() But I’m back now and raring to talk about how to use three-act story structure in comic strips. I’ve moved to New York City and needed the time to get things in order. ![]()
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