Chance Gayles
IMM – 498
Research Outline
What – I need to Research
- Japanese Folklore
- Japanese Yakuza
- Japan’s Institualized children phenomenon
- Japanese City architecture (Tokyo and Tokyo wards)
- To whom Japanese companies market product
- The Traditional Manga making process
- Fashion trends
- Contemporary artists
- Contemporary artists in the fashion field
- Contemporary fashion & trends
- Streetwear trends
- Clip Studio Paint techniques
- Splash Art techniques
- Photography and Composition
- Storytelling techniques
- History of the field
- Current State of the field
- How to implement and blend the mediums
- TBA
How – I will research these topics
Some of these topics will require me to complete fieldwork and traveling around Japan. Some require reading, and others require tutorial and media viewing. Prototyping may require multiple drafts of character costuming/designing and composition of splash art and Manga panel arrangement. All of the Japan-exclusive knowledge will be done while I am abroad and can more easily access the locations of interest. Construction of the project will begin as each research portion is completed to maximize time and allow time for drafting and finalization stages.