SILENCE

SILENCE may be one of the most important elements in this art. Althgouh words and texts are a part of it, they don't have to appear in all pages. On the contrary, this medium can express many things by means of the absence of words. This way, we make the reader think and imagine, therefore multiplying the reading possibilities.

EXAMPLE 2:

The effect of silence this time is humour. If one narrator's voice explained what was happenind, it would spoil the magic of the situation: the night, the mistery, the silence. Thus, we imagine what is happening, and what finally will happen.

EXAMPLE 1:

In this page there are no words. It is a drama, a assault to some women by a pack of criminals, in the middle ages. The vignettes could be full of onomatoeias, like "punch", "Auch", and similar ones. But for sure the scene would lose energy, efficiency, and impact. With silence, the women's pain looks bigger, and we imagine what they are thinking and suffering.

 

PRACTISE

  • Draw a mute sequence of (maximum) one page. Work with a partner, as scriptwriter and drawer.
  • In groups, take a mute page from a comic book. Try and write (each one on his paper, not letting the others see) the words you imagine in that scene. Then share them