Digital manga and Marketable material (Revisited)
(Previously)
Using the skills I’ve been gaining the past year (and while in Japan) for my thesis, I will create high quality chapters of a digitally created manga (using photoshop / clip studio paint & various techniques and digital methods) along with character sheets, cover, marketable materials such as Poster (photoshop), Video Advert (adobe after effects), Merchandise, etc.
(Revisited)
To make my manga idea more unique and innovative I have decided to work multiple elements into the project such as basing character designs on modern/ popular fashion, and unique combinations of story concepts combining western elements I’m accustomed to with eastern elements that I learned about while abroad. Ex. being the incorporation of elements from Japanese religions that I am learning about in my “Religion in Japan” lectures that I have every Tuesday and Thursday. I also want to explore how the digital medium would allow me to present the manga in different ways if time allows.
List of deliverables I would hope to present
Small Physical Booklet
- Manga content
- Character sheets / Turn Arounds
- Project info
- etc
Video Promo (with V/O)
High Quality Character Sheets (adaptation ready)
Merchandise (based on Japanese IP Merchandising)
Pin(s)
T-Shirt(s)
Poster(s)
I absolutely love the fact that you’re utilizing Japanese culture into your project. I’m curious as to how you plan to present the differences in eastern/western elements. Do you plan to have a story type video where there are characters walking the audience through their different worlds or is it meant to be a more straightforward and informational style? I also think it might get a bit overwhelming trying to finish a video, design/order merchandise, write/develop a story, record, edit, and film a video, etc so it might be beneficial to consider adding on a team to help you meet your goals or (for the sake of time with thesis class) put your 110% into one aspect of the project idea such as the digital manga.
Excited to hear all of your stories when you return!