ARTS 4344 Animation: Visual Story Development

Storytelling is the art of crafting a narrative that is compelling to people and is the backbone of all communication disciplines. Building visual stories for animation, comics, graphic novels, live-action projects, broadcast, film, or cinema all begin with storyboarding. This course focuses on the application of storyboards for animation guiding students to direct the story using both visual and verbal elements. Class activities focus on 2D image development and include intensive digital drawing, and image manipulation using programs like Adobe Photoshop, and Wacom tablets. Successful completion of this course prepares students with marketable skills to enhance their marketability across many creative industries.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Grade of "C" or better in ARTS 2331.

Schedule Type

Studio

Grading Basis

Standard Letter (A-F)

Administrative Unit

School of Art and Design

Offered

Fall, Spring, Summer