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Giancarlo Volpe

@giancarlovolpe / giancarlovolpe.tumblr.com

Animator. Writer. Director. Producer. Comic Creator. Currently working in development at Nickelodeon Animation! Header art by Ryo Hirata
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Wonder Woman commissions, sketches, pieces, some for me, some for others. Can’t wait for the movie!

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The significance of plot without conflict

In the West, plot is commonly thought to revolve around conflict: a confrontation between two or more elements, in which one ultimately dominates the other. The standard three- and five-act plot structures–which permeate Western media–have conflict written into their very foundations. A “problem” appears near the end of the first act; and, in the second act, the conflict generated by this problem takes center stage. Conflict is used to create reader involvement even by many post-modern writers, whose work otherwise defies traditional structure.

The necessity of conflict is preached as a kind of dogma by contemporary writers’ workshops and Internet “guides” to writing. A plot without conflict is considered dull; some even go so far as to call it impossible. This has influenced not only fiction, but writing in general–arguably even philosophy. Yet, is there any truth to this belief? Does plot necessarily hinge on conflict? No. Such claims are a product of the West’s insularity. For countless centuries, Chinese and Japanese writers have used a plot structure that does not have conflict “built in”, so to speak. Rather, it relies on exposition and contrast to generate interest. This structure is known as kishōtenketsu.

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I held a storyboarding class the other day where this post came up in discussion, so I thought I repost it for future reference. Does storytelling HAVE to have conflict? I thought they made an interesting case for - not necessarily.

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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse ( art dump part ¼ )

Yay we won the Oscars~ Here are some of the art and design I did for Spider-Verse. I included some sketches to show my process. Feel very proud and lucky to be part of this project~ Congrats to Sony and the team!

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