We’ve stated the point we want to make, but now we need to back up that point with evidence.
Here’s the evidence from the first snippet in the lesson. Notice how I use three sentences, and pick out a specific detail in each sentence.
The colour palette is muted blues and and greens, creating a flat, depressed feeling. The environment is equally dull—an innocuous suburb, a drab car interior. The subtle pulling-out effect created between the panels plays with our sense of scale—making us realise that the plane is a toy.
Here’s my evidence about the horse in the raptor chase.
In panel 1, the horse is positioned at the left edge of panel, running away so fast that its head is just out of panel. In panel 2, the horse makes a sudden reversal, the effect of which is exaggerated by the horse’s head suddenly being so prominent in the center-left. In panel 3, the horse pulls up at the edge of a cliff, rearing back from the center of the panel. Finally, in panel 4, the horse is still in center panel, but now the scene is tilted forwards, reinforcing the sense of fighting against momentum (as the raptors are propelled over the cliff).
Now let's think about what you want to say about the raptors in the chase. You've made a point, but what exactly makes you think your point is true?
