Text and Dialogue
Balloons - Pinocchio - plain round speech balloons
Naruto - round for regular speech, and jagged for more emotional speaking
Caption - Pinocchio - used for some narration
Naruto - used for chapter changes
Emanata - Pinocchio - used in vampire deaths
Naruto - used frequently to represent action, such as in the fight scenes
Labels and Signs - Pinocchio - none
Naruto - very few
Lettering - Pinocchio - stays same throughout
Naruto - changes same as balloons, different for regular speech and excited speech
Sound Effects - Pinocchio - used in the fight scenes
Naruto - used throughout story for almost every action that takes place
Visual Effects
Characters - Pinocchio - lots of shadows with thick dark lines
Naruto - lightly drawn to give the idea of movements
Objects - Pinocchio - not much detail
Naruto - very detailed much like the characters
Icons- Pinocchio - his nose
Naruto - his headband
Scenery - Pinocchio - very dark
Naruto - realistic and detailed
Depicted Action - Pinocchio - simple only one or two frames but still intricate
Naruto - more in-depth with close-ups and far shots
Borders - Pinocchio - thin and black, crooked
Naruto - thin and black
Gutters - Pinocchio - black or white
Naruto - white some narrow and some thick
Panels - Pinocchio - many different sizes
Naruto - many different sizes
Open Panels - Pinocchio - mostly used in emotional scenes
Naruto - action scenes
Splash - Pinocchio - exciting scenes
Naruto - epic battle scenes and title pages
Angles and Frames
Bleed - Pinocchio - only on full page splashes
Naruto - done quite frequently
Close-up - Pinocchio - vampires dying
Naruto - fight scenes mostly
Headshot - Pinocchio - when one character is speaking
Naruto - when one character is speaking or to show emotion
Head-shoulder shot - Pinocchio - dialogue
Naruto - dialogue and emotions
Full-figure shot - Pinocchio - more than one character in frame
Naruto - more than one character in frame
Long shot - Pinocchio - used to move story along
Naruto - display setting
Extreme long shot - Pinocchio - none
Naruto - used for exaggeration
Reverse - Pinocchio - tense scenes with high emotion
Naruto - tense scenes with high emotion
Rhetorical Techniques Applied in Texts, Visuals, and Design
Exaggeration - Pinocchio - his emotions through shadows and heavy lines
Naruto - playfulness of Naruto and the fighting
Empathy/Identification - Pinocchio - loss of loved one
Naruto - loneliness
Mood/Tone - Pinocchio - dark and tense
Naruto - light and fun
Simplicity/Complexity - Pinocchio - simple story line done in a complex way
Naruto - complex, but maybe just because I found it difficult to read sometimes
Irony/Satire - Pinocchio - well-known children's character used in violent story
Naruto - he is looked down upon, but turns out to be great
Realism/Icons/Symbolism - Pinocchio - not very realistic although I consider Pinocchio to be kind of an icon
Naruto - hardships of growing up realistic and symbolic
Order/Disorder - Pinocchio - seeks order through disorder
Naruto - seeks order through disorder
Juxtaposition - Pinocchio - good versus evil
Naruto - what people see in Naruto versus what he actually is
Relationships - Pinocchio - fighting for the relationship he lost
Naruto - feels the need to prove himself in order to gain relationships
Point of View - Pinocchio - 3rd person
Naruto - 3rd person