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  • Calms and storms

    • October 5, 2019
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      A common narrative device in the manipulation of tension is to intersperse points of calm before and after periods of excitement.  This allows both space for tension to build and the establishment of a strong contrast in order to maximise the effect of the event when it arrives and for the audience to adjust
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  • The prologue

    • August 31, 2019
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      The original version of ‘Casanova in Paris’ never included a prologue but for several reasons we decided to create one, even though that meant beginning the novel with quite a lot of text which for some readers of graphic novels might be a bit off-putting.  It fleshes out his character and establishes his turbulent
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  • The Faubourg district agent

    • July 27, 2019
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      The idea behind this sequence was to build on the previous example of the Southerner’s ruthlessness, but this time showing his willingness to get his hands dirty himself.  The Southerner’s careful planning and his composure in the process of committing a horrendously violent act marks him out as a grade A psychopath.  The sequence
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