Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Blueprint


What have I figured out so far
I have a mental picture of the basic look and feel of the book
I have brainstormed a wide range of possibilities in terms of formatting and content

What is still left to accomplish
-Watch movies about heists
-More specific decisions must be made about the visual aspects, but this will come further into the process
-Decision of which chapters will be included
-The content for each chapter needs to be written
-Decide number of pages
-Drawings and photographs must be made
-Title must be chosen
-Choose exact colour scheme
-Shop for/decide on paper that will be used
-Basic grid/page layouts needs to be developed
-Select binding method
-Cover designs
-Slipcase

What is fuzzy in my mind
How I’m going to accomplish by the rest of the term

Where I'm drawing inspiration from
-Heist movies/stereotypes found within them
-Books, but I would like to look at more of them/more interesting ones

Friday, October 2, 2009

Some interesting resources

I came across a few websites that could be of help in planning out my chapters and developing content for my book:

http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Heist_film

This site gives a definition to the heist movie, and categorizes things that happen within it

DIY: Build Your Own Heist Team

One of the chapters in my book will be about building a team, so this will be a handy resource

How To Make a Heist Movie

This site addresses the clichés that occur in the heist genre

How Realistic are Heist Movies? (pdf)

This article isn't necessarily of great use for my book, but it addresses an issue that my book will be exaggerating, which is how unrealistic many heist movies are (but my book will make it all seem plausible).