Dean Trippe Analysis

Dean Trippe used captivating techniques to create a very serious story with a presentation usually intended for children. He composed a story quite chronologically starting at incidents from childhood all the way to adolescents and adult life. The story begins with what seems like a very serious tone. The beginning two frames demonstrate Trippe as a child sitting on a step. In this particular part in the story I believe this is him demonstrating his recollection of the past event in which he was sexually abused. Trippe easily projected this sad mood with the dark color schemes and night time theme. In the beginning, Trippe designs the frames with little variation. I believe Trippe purposely composed it this way in order to create a serious tone. After the initial introduction of the story, it shows Trippe still as child in school. This is where I noticed the first eye catching variation. It demonstrates his first experience watching the Batman movie and he effectively changes the mood by changing the speech bubbles to clearly indicate that it’s quotes from the movie. In the story, once Trippe realizes Batman overcame childhood trauma, he looks to him as an idol. This is the first true demonstration …show more content…
In this sequence, it varies moderately by showing a more abstract, comic book like animation, compared to past panels with more realistic looks. There is more exaggerated shapes in a few panels that demonstrate more playfulness. Then Trippe is seen with his first experience with the reoccurring cycle of sexual abuse due to media. He really presents this with sharp speech bubbles that show severity and seriousness of the topic. This is also when the first silhouette of the gun appears that symbolizes his feeling of responsibility to end the cycle. These graphic variations progress the story into his journey of overcoming his