Course Syllabus
Course Number: MAA203
Course Title: Storyboarding
Class Meetings: Monday/Wednesday 2:00pm-4:45pm; Room 901
Session/Year: Spring 2013
Instructor Name: Sam Ellis
Email Address: smellis@aii.edu
Instructor Availability Outside of Class: 9:30AM-11AM M/W Room 901
Storyboarding
Course Description:
This course focuses on applying industry-standard storyboarding and scripting techniques to animation. Contents to be covered include the various purposes and formats of storyboards, the basic terminology and concepts used in storyboarding, and the application of storyboarding techniques to the creation of storyboards with or without a written script.
Course Length: 11 Weeks
Contact Hours: 66 Hours
Lecture: 33 Hours
Lab: 33 Hours
Credit Values: 4.0 Credits
Course Competencies:
Upon successful completion of the course, the student should be able to:
Apply industry-standard storyboard techniques to animation
· Explain the various purposes of storyboards in relation to animation
· Define formats and labeling guidelines for animation storyboards
· Identify and illustrate camera moves as they apply to animation
· Identify the purpose of scripts in relation to animation
Create stories and illustrate concepts through sequential images
· Differentiate scenes, cuts, fades, and dissolves as they apply to animation storyboards
· Examine shot selection as it applies to animation storyboards
Create a storyboard based on a written script
· Differentiate among thumbnail sketches, roughs, production, and presentation storyboards
· Create thumbnail sketches through interpretation of a written script
· Produce an animatic using refined thumbnail sketches and roughs
· Prepare a presentation-quality storyboard
Draw 2D and 3D objects and forms
· Create thumbnail sketches of concepts
· Apply anatomical structure in drawings of both human and non-human forms
· Evaluate thumbnails in terms of aesthetic appeal and simplicity
Apply storyboard techniques
Employ staging and composition
Develop and execute accurate freehand drawings
· Apply perspective
· Generate drawing using various media
· Develop conceptual sketches to record and justify the creative process
Draw accurate visual perspectives in relation to scale, shape, form, and space
· Use the elements and principles of design to compose a drawing based on observation
Course Prerequisites: Fundamentals of Drawing
Textbook(s): http://storyboardsecrets.com/blog/
Recommended:
Mamet, David. On Directing Film, Penguin. 1992
Bluth, Don. The Art of Storybard, DH Press. 2004
Materials and Supplies:
· 4” X 6” white index cards. –or larger-
· Various Drawing Supplies (Pencils, Inking Tools, etc.)
· Set of 12 Gray Markers.
· Sketchbook (8.5 x 11) –at least-
· Rulers (metal with beveled inking lip)
· Templates (circle, ellipse, French curves, etc.)
· 3 Ring Binder
· Hole punch
One (1) ream -250 sheets/67 lb.- White Vellum Bristol Cover Paper (card stock
Technology Needed: Drawing studio with Classroom projector, computer and Internet access.
Quarter Credit Hour
A quarter credit hour is an amount of work represented in intended learning outcomes and verified by evidence of student achievement that is an institutionally established equivalency that reasonably approximates not less than:
(1) One hour of classroom or direct faculty instruction and a minimum of two hours of out-of-class student work each week for 10-12 weeks, or the equivalent amount of work over a different amount of time; or
(2) At least an equivalent amount of work as required in paragraph (1) of this definition for other academic activities as established by the institution including laboratory work, internships, practica, studio work, and other academic work leading to the award of credit hours.
Grading Scale:
All assignments must have clear criteria and objectives meet. All students shall be treated equitably. It will be that student’s right to know his/her grade at any reasonable point that information is requested by that student. The criteria for determining a student’s grade shall be as follows (on a percentage of total point basis):
Grading Scale
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Points
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A
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100 to 92
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A-
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91.9 to 90
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B+
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89.9 to 88
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B
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87.9 to 82
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B-
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81.9 to 80
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C+
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79.9 to 78
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C
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77.9 to 72
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C-
D
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71.9 to 67.2
67.1 to 67
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F
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66.9 and below
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Process for Evaluation:
There will be three 100pts assignments during the quarter (the Mid Term, the Animation Board Project, and the Final Animatic).
There will also be a in-class participation grade, combining the completion of the sketchbook requirements as well as homework/class work assigned, which will also total 100pts
(4 grades overall.)
NO LATE OR INCOMPLETE WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED.
Student Evaluation / Grading Policies:
1. Assessment will be based on student’s ability to understand the principles of drawing and design and to apply them successfully to each project.
2. The student’s overall improvement
3. Class Participation/Professionalism
Classroom Policy:
All work is to be presented professionally in both style and manner. Work must be clean, clear, and must meet core requirements.
Sketchbook work is required throughout the quarter. Midterm sketchbook requirement is at least 50 sketches, with at least 100 by final presentation (one sketch per page). Sketches must involve life drawing, research work towards projects and environment studies. Assignments will be given involving sketchbook use which may count towards your sketchbook grade. However, any work presented in class as a project in its final form cannot be counted as sketchbook work (work towards projects such as sketches, designs, or breakdowns can be included in the sketchbook towards grading.)
All projects and presentations must be ready to present at the beginning of class time. If a student is not present on time (one minute past the hour,) that student will be marked absent, and will not be allowed to show work, immediately receiving the letter grade of F and a 0% grade. In addition, if a project does not meet the required elements for evaluation (i.e. missing an element piece, not mounted if required, or done in an incorrect format,) the student will also immediately receive the letter grade of F, and a 0% grade.
If a student has adequate documentation of a particular situation that prohibits his/her work to be on time (death in the family, illness, court, etc.) exceptions can be made. However, it must be adequate documentation, filled by a supervisor, doctor, or a relevant authority figure.
Students with Disabilities
The Art Institute of Washington provides accommodations to qualified students with disabilities. The Disability Services Office assists qualified students with disabilities in acquiring reasonable and appropriate accommodations and in supporting equal access to services, programs and activities at The Art Institute of Washington Students who seek reasonable accommodations should notify the Disabilities Services Coordinator at (Arber Winn, 703-247-2685 ) of their specific limitations and, if known their specific requested accommodations. Students will be asked to supply medical documentation of the need for accommodation. Classroom accommodations are not retroactive, but are effective only upon the student sharing approved accommodations with the instructor. Therefore, students are encouraged to request accommodations as early as feasible with the Disability Services Coordinator to allow for time to gather necessary documentation. If you have a concern or complaint in this regard, please contact the Dean of Student Affairs in Room 1107, telephone 703-247-6841. Complaints will be handled in accordance with the school’s Internal Grievance Procedure for Complaints of Discrimination and Harassment.
Attendance Policy:
- You are required to attend all class meetings, to arrive on time, and to stay for the duration of the class. Any deviation from class policies will be marked as a demerit.
- Demerits will have a direct impact towards your academic evaluation. Upon your 4th demerit, you will be penalized for 60% of your grade, immediately receiving a letter grade of F for the quarter. If you have documentation of a particular situation that prohibits your attendance in class (death in the family, illness, court, etc.) then that particular date can be evaluated. Otherwise, appeals will not be accepted.
- If you are not present after the first minute of class, you will be marked with a demerit.
- In the event that a faculty member is absent, students should wait 15 minutes. Students should then circulate an attendance sheet and designate one of their members to deliver the sheet to the Academic Affairs office for placement in the faculty member’s mailbox.
Student Conduct Policy:
The Art Institute of Washington expects its students and employees to conduct themselves in a professional manner at all times. In addition, the Art Institute has a strict policy that disallows sexual harassment of either students or employees. All students or employees are encouraged to report any professional or sexual misconduct to the Dean of Student Affairs.
Academic Honesty at The Art Institute of Washington
As a member of the academic community, students are expected to recognize and uphold standards of intellectual and academic integrity. Under all circumstances, students are expected to be honest in their dealings with faculty, administrative staff, and fellow students. In speaking with any member of the college community, students must give an accurate representation of the facts at hand. Students are required to refrain from any and all forms of dishonorable or unethical conduct related to academic work. In class assignments, students must submit work that fairly and accurately reflects their level of accomplishment. Any work that is not the product of the student’s own efforts is considered dishonest. Engaging in academic dishonesty can have serious consequences for the students.
Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to the following:
1. Cheating;
2. Plagiarism;
3. Submission of the same work in two or more classes without prior approval of the faculty members of the classes involved;
4. Submission of any work (full or partial) not actually produced by the student.
5. Submission of any work without clear acknowledgement (reference/credit) of the original author or creator of the work.
Students proven to have been dishonest in submitting or presenting their work in a class will receive a grade of F for the class and may be subject to further disciplinary action including suspension or expulsion from school. Record of this incident will also be kept in the student’s file. If such an incident occurs and you would like to file a written appeal, you may do so with the academic director of the department.
Weekly Course Outline:
-Week 1- Language of Storyboarding (lecture)
Storyboard Crash Course (lecture)
Intro to Flash (lecture)
Assignment 01 “A progression of shots of a cube within a cube, in no less than 60 frames”
-Week 2- Evaluate Homework Assignment 01
Angles and Framing (lecture)
Screen Direction (lecture)
Assignment 02 “A funny thing happened to me on the way to class today,
in no less than 60 frames”
-Week 3- Evaluate Homework Assignment 02
Acting (lecture)
Posing (lecture)
Assignment 03 “A sword fight between 2 ninjas, in no less than 60 frames”
-Week 4- Evaluate Homework Assignment 03
-Work towards Midterm
Camera Moves (lecture)
Cutting and Transitions (lecture)
Assignment 04 “The Tortoise and the Hare, in no less than 60 frames”
-Week 5- MIDTERM Evaluate Assignment 04
Progression of Shots (lecture)
Special Shots (lecture)
Assignment 05 Working from a premise based script “Regular Show”
-Week 6- Evaluate Progress Assignment 05
Before You Start to Draw (lecture)
Intro to Thumbnailing (lecture)
-Week 7- Evaluate “Regular Show”
From Thumbnails to Roughs (lecture)
Staging and Composition (lecture)
Assignment 07 Final Working from a Full Script
-Week 8- Evaluate Progress Assignment 07
Roughs to Cleanup (lecture)
Perspective for Storyboards (lecture)
-Week 9- Work on Assignment 07
Work on Assignment 07
-Week 10- Final Presentations
*Please note that all information listed above is subject to change
Late Projects:
NO LATE WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED.NO INCOMPLETE WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED.
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