Schedule
Thu, 3:35 PM - 5:30 PM (9/10/2018 - 12/21/2018) Location: SLC HEIM 129
Fri, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (9/10/2018 - 12/21/2018) Location: SLC HEIM 136
Description
This course will focus on the art of storyboard construction as the preproduction stage and previsualization for graphics, film/video, and animation. Students will be introduced to storyboard strategies, exploring visual concepts such as shot types, continuity, pacing, transitions, and sequencing into visual communication. Both classical and experimental techniques for creating storyboards will be covered. Emphasis will be placed on production of storyboard drawings, both by hand and digitally, to negotiate sequential image development and establish shot-by-shot progression, staging, frame composition, editing, and continuity in film and other media. Instruction will concentrate primarily on drawing from thumbnail sketches through final presentation storyboards and animatics. The final project for this course will be the production by each student of a full presentation storyboard and a low-res animatic in a combined visual, audio, and text presentation format. Knowledge of storyboards and animatics from this course can be used for idea development and presentation of your project to collaborators, pitching projects, professional agencies, and, most importantly, for you—the maker. Knowledge of film techniques or drawing skills are not required, this is an introductory course and all fundamentals will be covered. Each student’s level of drawing will dictate the quality of their own work; however, drawing skills and techniques will be covered throughout the semester to facilitate the learning process.