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Workshops July 2023

Fundamentals of
the graphic novel

With Giovanni Di Gregorio and Claudio Stassi

July Workshop

Third edition:
"THE WORLD AS A MIRROR".

Collserola Natural Park (Barcelona)

July 1 and 2, 2023

Escola Joso (Barcelona)

June 30, 2023
September 12, 2023

The course is aimed at cartoonists and full-fledged authors who want to explore or deepen their engagement with graphic novels.

Fundamentals of

the graphic novel

You will learn to listen to the narrative self and to circumvent the difficulties of a non-linear plot.
In visual terms, to represent the real in a direct and fresh way, breaking already known structures.

The objective of the workshop is to familiarize with the theoretical bases of the graphic novel and to handle its practical tools, creating original material and, at the same time, establishing a daily habit.

Course program

THE INNER WRITING

  • Narrative patterns
  • Graphic novel, diary, biopic
  • Self-censorship, privacy and modesty
  • Finding my own voice

THE PEOPLE

  • Origin of the graphic novel
  • Psychological analysis and character of the protagonist
  • Co-stars and their role
  • Nemesis, enemies, the baddest bad guys

NARRATIVE MATERIAL

  • Approach and focus
  • Emotions and sensations
  • Memory.
    Biography and autofiction
  • Resources and tips
  • THE PLACE
  • Site and location analysis
  • Means of transportation (cars, motorcycles, airplanes, boats)
  • The house and its psychological aspect
  • Key places for the development of the story

CHARACTERS AND SETTING

  • Identification cores
  • Character management
  • The zero character
  • Real or imaginary world?

COMPOSITION

  • Fields and Plans
  • Storyboard analysis
  • Clean up of the site
  • Sandwiches and onomatopoeias

THE TEXT

  • The external observer
  • Dialogues and monologues
  • Non-conventional texts
  • Using silences

INK AND TRAMS

  • Ink and the five inking techniques
  • Mechanical wefts
  • Digital ink: brushes and tools
  • Manual ink: brushes, nibs and felt-tip pens

Dates and schedule

Collserola Natural Park (Barcelona)

  • July 1 and 2, 2023 (from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.)

Escola Joso (Barcelona)

  • June 30, 2023 (from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.)
  • September 12, 2023(from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.)

A total of 30 teaching hours.

Format and pricing

The workshop will take place in the classrooms of the Escola Joso and in the heart of the Collserola Natural Park.

The total price is 280 euros.
It includes the use of the facilities, didactic material, complete classes and individual tutoring during the workshop, as well as accommodation and full board at the Inout hostel.

(www.inouthostel.com)

LIMITED SEATING

MAXIMUM 20 PARTICIPANTS

Professor

Giovanni Di Gregorio

Giovanni Di Gregorio (Palermo, 1973) is a writer and screenwriter.
After obtaining a PhD in Chemistry and some experiences in international cooperation (Nicaragua, Chiapas, Albania, Kosovo, Botswana) he decided to dedicate himself only to screenplays.
He is the author of more than 100 publications between graphic novels and comics, with international publishers such as Sergio Bonelli Editore, Walt Disney Company and Dupuis.
His first graphic novel “Brancaccio. Stories of the Everyday Mafia”, with Claudio Stassi, won the Micheluzzi Prize and the Boscarato Prize.
His recently released series, “The Grémillet Sisters” with Alessandro Barbucci, is already translated into more than 10 languages.
He has written short films, animated series for television and has worked on storytelling for videogames.
She teaches at the Escola Joso in Barcelona.

Professor

Claudio Stassi

Claudio Stassi (Palermo, 1978) lives and works in Barcelona.
He has published for numerous Italian and foreign publishers.
For Sergio Bonelli Editore, he draws in the series Dylan Dog and Dampyr.
In 2007 he published Brancaccio.
Historias de la mafia cotidiana, written by Giovanni Di Gregorio, which won the Micheluzzi Prize and the Boscarato Prize.
His graphic novel Por esto me llamo Giovanni, published by Rizzoli, is already in its fifth edition.
With Luca Enoch he created La Banda Stern in 2013, a book that has been translated into four languages.
His latest work, Rosario.
Amor y muerte, based on texts by Carlos Sampayo, was published in France and Italy.
He teaches at the Joso Comic School in Barcelona.

HOW YOU CAN ENROLL:

By telephone

If you prefer to talk to a person, we will be glad to help you.

93 490 21 20

Write us an email

Send us an email with your questions and we will get back to you shortly.

info@escolajoso.com

Where we are

La Joso is located in Barcelona in the Eixample district.

Entença, 163

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