Scott McCloud: Understanding comics
February 21st, 2009 | by admin |
http://www.ted.com In this unmissable look at the magic of comics, Scott McCloud bends the presentation format into a cartoon-like experience, where colorful diversions whiz through childhood fascinations and imagined futures that our eyes can hear and touch.
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Duration : 0:17:40
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By autobahnhotel on Feb 21, 2009
I don’t know if I …
I don’t know if I agree with this…why does he feel we need to trash paper pages? That scrolling at the end looked just as inconvineient if not more. Isn’t film already the ultimate infinite canvas?
By inko9nito on Feb 21, 2009
Brilliant …
Brilliant presentation!
By sethnehil on Feb 21, 2009
McLuhan: “We drive …
McLuhan: “We drive forward looking in the rearview mirror.” Habits or forms of previous media and technology shape the new. So the computer monitor was/is treated like a page in a book - when of course it is not.
By Slance1Himself on Feb 21, 2009
Niiiiiiiiiiice
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This is what you want… this is what you get… Dude I freakin LOVE John! 
Niiiiiiiiiiice
By Teabonesteak on Feb 21, 2009
THHIISS IS NOT A …
THHIISS IS NOT A LOVE SOOOOOOONG!
THHIISS IS NOT A LOVE SOOOOOOONG!
THHIISS IS NOT A LOVE SOOOOOOONG!
THHIISS IS NOT A LOVE SOOOOOOONG!
Damn right I’m a Pil/Sex pistols/all around johnny fan!
By BodaciousBurnley on Feb 21, 2009
Can anyone give me …
Can anyone give me some insight to the “McLuhanesque mistake” he refers to around 11:00? Who was this man and what did he do that caused him to be ociated with the inefficient application of established rules to new paradigms? I thought that maybe he was talking about Herbert Marshall McLuhan, but the “medium is the message” philosophy doesn’t seem to be quite what McCloud is talking about. Any facts from those more knowledgeable than I?
By Slance1Himself on Feb 21, 2009
To Teabonesteak: …
To Teabonesteak: dude! Are you a PiL fan? Or at least a Johnny fan?
By Slance1Himself on Feb 21, 2009
Wow… At the …
Wow… At the bottom right at 06:53 it’s my biggest idol - Johnny Rotten, this made the video even better!
By jojosanz on Feb 21, 2009
I’ve read his book, …
I’ve read his book, I found it very insightful and useful. Yet his efforts for using the computer to evolve comic book narrative are hardly innovative or thorough; its pretty evident it’s just scrolling through pages. I guess he has to ask himself again what is it he hopes to get out of digital media.
By adanrom on Feb 21, 2009
This is mine i do …
This is mine i do it better i did elektra dies in 2 min 2yrs ago this is my idea
By DieGewerkschaft on Feb 21, 2009
great presentation …
great presentation indeed!
By linuxlist2000 on Feb 21, 2009
Niiiiiiice, great …
Niiiiiiice, great presentation.
By HecKaTorN on Feb 21, 2009
I think that …
I think that actually was pretty interesting
By KeriOwen on Feb 21, 2009
anyone who can …
anyone who can incorporate Ed Wood’s film ‘Plan 9 From Outer Space’ into a talk gets my vote!
By Rantandreason on Feb 21, 2009
Fantastic!
Fantastic!
By Teabonesteak on Feb 21, 2009
6:53
Hahaha!! …
6:53
Hahaha!! Johnny Rotten!! Bottom right!
By kajicarter on Feb 21, 2009
Duh…when he talks …
Duh…when he talks about the total eclipse and Carly Simon he’s referring to lyrics in the song ‘You’re So Vain’. *sigh*
By sacapiloa on Feb 21, 2009
wow, extremely …
wow, extremely gratiffying to watch that despite the hater’s comments and be blown away.
By adanrom on Feb 21, 2009
Total …
Total eCCCccclipSSSSSsss of the hEARRRRRttt
By jjmm112 on Feb 21, 2009
shite.
e.
By egis27 on Feb 21, 2009
lol….so did i
lol….so did i
By BurtBenz on Feb 21, 2009
“Total eclipse” …
“Total eclipse” isn’t Carly Simon. That’s “You’re so vain”. Bonnie Tyler sang about the eclipse.
By ratholin on Feb 21, 2009
I remember when …
I remember when marvel came out with those CDromix. They were actually really fun. Way better than having someone else show you a comic.
By Saktoth on Feb 21, 2009
Rubbish if you ask …
Rubbish if you ask me, and totally wrong in his predictions (other than the arthouse self-fulfilling prophecy type). Infinite canvas? I dont think so.
By supajive on Feb 21, 2009
wow, that was a …
wow, that was a waste of time. i could of watched an episode of mighty max.