Met with Prof. M

Just had a quick meeting yesterday with Prof. M since I couldn't make it to the official gathering. There's not much to add. The expo date is still not set, but Prof. M is trying to set it as late as possible to give all grantees time (which we are very grateful for). Met two other grantees with interesting and exciting projects too--the ASAM Grant projects are very diverse and varied in topics, subject, form, participants, etc. Feels like we're part of something much bigger and grander doesn't it? :) Back on track... The expo will possibly be held somewhere in SCE (which I think is convenient and nice). (Hopefully, SCE would have resolved its heating and plumbings by that time--yikes. We're having some difficulties and our Engineers are hard at work. Please have patience with us).

Also checked in with the Social Science Research office yesterday. Waiting for their promised email to tell me I can go pick up papers and bring them to the Student Employment Office to finalize everything. Hopefully, that will be soon.

That's all for now...from my part anyways. Meeting with Prof. S in less than an hour. I wonder what I should tell her...originally, I was going to show her what we discussed on the phone, but she's read that blog entry already. :) Her efficiency is making my role as a messenger useless...oh dear. Maybe I should just work frantically on the storyline further? Or make a schedule? We have one--in our heads--but nothing concrete yet since we all need to convene again to set things down....ick.

I wanted to note some concerns I have for the comic so far:

• Transition of pictures/pages/stories-->How are we going to splice and glue so that we have a seamless product? We've got 3 running dialogues and perspectives for a mere 20 pages. Thinking about the limitation of space is kind of intimidating...
• Message clarity-->I have to say that the effect of this comic is still unpredictable for me. Drawing is not the same as writing. Drawing allows much more for audience interpretation...How will the audience react to the comic/story/messages/themes/commentary? Any thoughts, Youme, Hai, Bing?
• Plurity of Stylistic choices-->which only 20 pages about, will the incorporation of noir and cartoon work effectively? Also, we have two "artists" (although I feel like an impostor before Youme's greatness), we're sure to have noticeably different styles even if they're the same overarching style...

Some concerns to think about. I'm not necessarily looking for answers because I think, if we keep them in mind as we work, the issues will be resolved.

Ramble finished.


-KT