Understanding Graphic Novels and Influences

The speaker shares their journey with graphic books, initially unfamiliar with the medium, and discusses their influences from literature and film. They explore the distinction between comics and graphic novels, emphasizing personal storytelling. The speaker reflects on European filmmakers' impact on their work, highlighting the importance of revisiting influential works.

What is the speaker's attitude towards the terminology used for graphic novels?

• They dislike the term 'graphic books'.

• They prefer the term 'comics'.

• They are indifferent to it.

• They are very particular about it.

Why did the speaker avoid reading other graphic novels while working on their own?

• They were not interested in graphic novels.

• They wanted to avoid being influenced.

• They didn't have access to other graphic novels.

• They were too busy with other projects.

How does the speaker feel about the comics community's insistence on terminology?

• They find it unnecessary.

• They support it.

• They are indifferent to it.

• They are confused by it.

What is the speaker's primary influence in their storytelling approach?

• Traditional comic conventions

• Film and certain filmmakers

• Graphic novels

• Literature

Which author does the speaker mention as their favorite?

• Tolstoy

• Dostoevsky

• Chekhov

• Thomas Mann

How does the speaker approach reading long novels?

• By listening to audiobooks

• By reading summaries

• By treating them as short stories

• By reading them quickly

Which filmmakers from the 60s and 70s does the speaker admire?

• Kubrick and Hitchcock

• Scorsese and Coppola

• Bunuel and Polanski

• Spielberg and Lucas

What was the speaker's initial impression of Antonioni's films?

• They found them easy to understand.

• They found them too complex.

• They found them boring and incomprehensible.

• They found them fascinating.

What realization did the speaker have about Antonioni's films upon revisiting them?

• They contained unforgettable images and sequences.

• They were forgettable.

• They were too simplistic.

• They were overrated.

Which silent film influences does the speaker acknowledge?

• Griffith and Eisenstein

• Wells and Hitchcock

• Murnau and Lang

• Chaplin and Keaton