Some thoughts on the reading this week:

In an English class a teacher talks about ambiguity it’s the first time I’ve ever heard the word. He explains the ending of ‘Blade Runner’ as ambiguous, and praises it. He dismisses the ending of the Lord of The Rings, telling us, it leaves nothing up to the imagination. At first I shrugged the comment off, like maybe he really didn’t like ‘Lord of The Rings’ but after a while it started to make sense. Ambiguity when used properly is a great story telling technique. I learnt that in year ten english, however it never occurred to me until this weeks reading that comics implore a similar ambiguity between the panels.

During the week, while reading comics I’ve become painfully aware of ‘closure’ and just how much my imagination comes into play between the panels. For example when reading, one panel showed a boy climbing over a fence, while the next showed him standing on the ground. Without even realising it, I had imagined the whole fence climbing scene in my head.

Audiences’ Imaginations are important in any medium. When it comes to our second project brief, allowing the viewer to work to connect the ideas we are trying to convey about our self will help with presenting an abstract piece.