Course Description
An introduction to the visual storytelling and storyboarding techniques of animation, including story development and compositional strategies. Prerequisite: ART 295.
Syllabus
Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:
Students successfully completing this course will be able to:
- Generate their own short narrative and create an accompanying storyboard sequence
- Produce an adapted storyboard sequence from an existing work
- Design individual storyboard panels according to effective compositional principles
- Identify and describe the use of successful visual storytelling techniques
- Analyze and effectively critique the storyboards of colleagues
Course Grading Information:
| Activity/Performance Measure | Percentage/Points |
|---|---|
| Introductory Assignments | 20% |
| Adapted Story Project | 25% |
| Final Project | |
| Story, Character, Environment | 20% |
| Final Animatic | 35% |
Grading Scale
| Percentage | Letter Grade |
|---|---|
| 100-93 | A |
| 92-90 | A- |
| 89-87 | B+ |
| 86-83 | B |
| 82-80 | B- |
| 79-77 | C+ |
| 76-73 | C |
| 72-70 | C- |
| 69-67 | D+ |
| 66-63 | D |
| 62-60 | D- |
| Below 60 | F |
Attendance/Participation:
Attendance will be taken at the start of every class. More than four total absences will result in the loss of a letter grade off your final grade.
Course Materials Purchased by the Students:
- A sketchbook and pencil
- Headphones
Scholarly Perspectives
This course engages diverse scholarly perspectives to develop critical thinking, analysis, and debate and inclusion of a reading does not imply endorsement.