Hi Gail~ I was wondering how you go about panel placement in your scripts. Do you put down exactly how you want the panels to go, or do you leave that to your artist?

I always write full, complete scripts, including suggestions for panel placement. HOWEVER, since most artists are a thousand times better at that than I will ever be, I always try to let them know they can change it up if they think of something better.

If an artist is someone I know and really trust, I will sometimes explain the effect I want on a page and ask their input on how best to choreograph the panel arrangement. But I have to have worked with them a while on that.

If an artist says, “this might work better,” I always listen UNLESS there is a specific effect we need that the artist might not be aware of yet.