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Last week, Isis wrote a screenplay for a comic. Why are screenplays important? What is the advantage to WRITING a comic before drawing it?

(This is a class question) ... class ... please discuss and respond.

By writing a screenplay, you can edit. Remember what Steven King says: "to create is wonderful, to edit is sublime." - having the ability to look at your work and improve it is the sign of a true artist.

When writing a comic, try to think of what is the MOST important panel. If there is one center, this is where the viewer will be looking first. Sometimes it is good to have a center to your page, sometimes not.

Fortunately, if we use the Will Eisner story structure, the middle of the page will usually be the problem, or dealing with the problem ... which can be the most exciting moment because you're in the middle of the story.

Today: Unless you're working on an independent project, play around with panels! Do some grids with centers and without centers. Then try drawing in the panels and see what the most important panel is.