“Come on over and check out this Live-Action Graphic Novel”

When live action is the basis of a graphic novel, people ask, “How can you have a graphic book that is live action?”

by Jonathan Spielman, Copy Editor|November 6, 2013

Photo Credit: Jonathan Spielman

Filming the actors, the directors of the graphic novel, Brielle: The Horror, shoot the scenes for the book.

You can – it has to do with the way in which the novel was created. The components of a live-action graphic novel are a bit hard and time consuming.
Above is the completed product, a graphic novel made with movie cameras. The components of a creating a live-action graphic novel are a bit complicated and time consuming, but the finished product is impressive.

 

The first step in the creation of a (LAGN) Live Action Graphic Novel is to shoot a movie: real locations¬ are ideal in order to capture the true features of the shot.
The first step in the creation of a (LAGN) Live Action Graphic Novel is to shoot a movie: real locations¬ are ideal in order to capture the true features of the shot.
Then, these images are rendered to create a scene within a graphic novel – the novel here is Brielle: The Horror, by Loaded Barrel Studios.
Then, these images are rendered to create a scene within a graphic novel – the novel here is Brielle and the Horror, by Loaded Barrel Studios.

 

 

If the location is not on-site, a green screen is used. A green screen is literally a ‘green screen,’ for a computer to artificially place a background in place. The scene above is created using a green screen.
If the location is not on-site, a green screen is used. A green screen is literally a ‘green screen,’ for a computer to artificially place a background in place. The scene above is created using a green screen.

The hardest part of making a LAGN is illustrating it based-off of the shots in the movie. If the location is not on-site, a green screen is used. A green screen is literally a ‘green screen,’ for a computer to artificially place a background in place. The scene above is created using a green screen.

 

Above, we see various shots that were first shot as a film and then arranged into a graphic novel.
Above, we see various shots that were first shot as a film and then arranged into a graphic novel.

 

It does pay off because the detail in the drawings is so vivid and filled with color.
It does pay off because the detail in the drawings is so vivid and filled with color.