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Titan Comics Sample Script Format Opt 2
Titan Comics Sample Script Format Opt 2
TITAN COMICS
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Description goes here in regular type. This is where you tell your artist (and colorist,
letterer and editor) what happens in the panel. Keep it brief, pertinent, and to one
frozen action per character, per panel.
You may find a conversational style works best for you – if you can communicate
your ideas clearly to the artist, it doesn’t really matter what’s in the description, as it
won’t see print!
2
Description goes here. Between three and six panels is probably the most comfortable
rhythm for a page, but many creators have worked wonders on a nine-panel grid, or
even higher. Just remember that the more panels you have on a page, the less
information – visuals and dialogue – you can fit into each one.
3
Description goes here. A maximum of 28 words in a balloon is a good yardstick to
keep your dialogue moving and your panels unstuffed.
4
Description goes here. Different writers treat balloons in different ways, but a good
way to think of them is as separate breaths, or separate thoughts. Every time your
character would take a breath, or change tack mid-thought, split it into a different
balloon.
Description goes here. Thought balloons have largely fallen out of fashion in the
industry, in favor of the voice-over caption, which fulfils much the same purpose. But
see what suits the style of your project.
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And all the numbering resets. Lather, rinse and repeat until you hit 20 or 22 pages,
and your issue is complete!