This week, I had the opportunity to catch up with Juliet Schlefer, a junior in the School of Music, Theater & Dance majoring in Vocal Performance. You can catch her in the Thursday and Saturday shows of SMTD’s production of Die Fledermaus, which will be running at the Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre from March 26 – 29.
My girlfriend’s apartment is right between two sets of train tracks. At night, when we catch one going by in the dark, it feels like magic.
I’m trying out this 3 row page layout instead of my usual 4 row layout. I’m still fairly new to comics so I want to test different strategies for storytelling and figure out what works best for me. Not sure about this one yet, I might switch back next week, but first impressions: 3 rows means I make less panels overall than the previous layout, so the visual narrative needs to be more succinct, but I can put a little more time and detail into each panel. If anyone has a favorite comic layout or suggestions and would like to share, I’d love to hear it!
Basil + Gideon is an ongoing narrative comic, if this is your first time reading check out the first installment here!
I’m sorry I keep talking about Cats I’M SORRY I KEEP TALKING ABOUT CATS!!!!
Speaking of 2D animated versions of Cats, read this article by Cartoon Brew if you want to hear about Steven Spielberg’s attempts to make a Cats movie in the 90’s and see some gorgeous character design (and get very angry about how ugly the Cats movie is). Or just watch Cats Don’t Dance! It’s delightful and Andrew Lloyd Webber didn’t write it!
This week, I talked with Jacob Ward, a sophomore studying clarinet performance in the School of Music, Theater, & Dance. Outside of class, you can also find him working for SHEI Magazine or the University of Michigan Museum of Art.
After a semester of interviews with other students in the arts, I decided to take stock of where I’m at so far with some inspiration from Rodin. Actual interviews start up again next week – I’m excited for where they’ll go from here.
