Hello All,
My name is Keanan Jenkins, and I
am a senior at BASIS Scottsdale. I am creating this blog to document my
progress on my Senior Research Project. What I will be researching for
approximately 10 weeks (from February to April) is the elements of effective
novels, and how incorporating various stimuli into a story can either enhance
or detract from the overall reading experience.
My project will be centered on
the fantasy novel which I have been writing for some time now. I have selected
a scene from my text, which I believe is especially filled with visual imagery.
What I want to experiment on is how I can add certain components to highlight or
give added effect to certain parts, while still letting the story read
naturally.
To do this, I plan on experimenting
with various combinations of illustrations, animations, and musical scores to
integrate into the text. Learning how to professionally construct these
additions will most likely take up the bulk of my time. But when I am not
experimenting with these things, I will be researching various publishing
methods and effective marketing techniques.
The sites and programs which I am going to be using are Word
2013, Adobe Photoshop CS6, Clip Studio Paint EX, Flame Painter Pro 3, Adobe
After Effects (CS6, CC 2015), and Noteflight.
I am going to be under the amazing guidance of the Head Art
Teacher at my school, Mrs. Dru Hardy, and Mr. Peter Hannan, a renowned
illustrator, writer, producer, and artist. On May 2nd 2016, I am
going to give a final presentation on my work, and then I will continue on to
graduate from BASIS Scottsdale with High Honors. But in the meantime, I am
going to dive as deep as I can into my story and explore new ways to convey all
that I want to.
As a final note, before I officially begin this project, I
want to emphasize how central my writing has been to my happiness and personal
fulfillment. I have been crafting stories and characters in my head for longer
than I can remember, and I am so excited to be given an opportunity like this
to take the time I need to craft the best ‘hybrid novel’ I possibly can.
To wrap up my first post, I would like to present one of
the illustrations for my scene. I hope you enjoy!
This sounds really cool! I can't wait to read it!
ReplyDeleteThank you Alison! I'm really looking forward to seeing all of the amazing work you're doing as well!
DeleteThis senior project sounds really intriguing, I cannot wait to read your book.
ReplyDeleteI look forward to seeing your project come together!
ReplyDeleteYou might also consider providing book recommendations throughout your project. I know I value your opinion, and I'm sure others would too!
Hi Ms. Conner! Thank you for checking out my blog! If any books come to mind I will definitely post about them
DeleteKeanan, this is a very interesting project; I too wonder how visual imagery can affect specific text. I can't wait to see what you find!
ReplyDeleteSounds fun! Like the picture too (especially the watermark, that really added to its beauty). All joking aside, I wish you the best of luck and hope the novel goes swimmingly.
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