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PROJECT #4 Backstories Across TIme (Due week 5)
(1) Think about 2 different ERAS or TIMES(i.e.: ancient, Medieval, Victorian, Modern, or more contemporary) Study two vastly different eras you are interested. DO YOUR RESEARCH! (2)VISUALIZE 4 characters as much as you can, that may emerge from each era. Create 4-drawings of 4 different characters, on sketch paper with color. Take high quality pictures of your artwork, include in your PowerPoint file. YOU ARE TO ALSO BRING YOUR ORIGINAL DRAWINGS TO CLASS. We will pin up your artwork, as SWEATBOX. (3) CREATE A BACKSTORY for each character, not more than 3 paragraphs each (200-300 words). You may practice by brainstorming by using notes on small index cards to create "spring board" ideas. (4) create a ONE PAGE SYNOPSIS (500 words) of how these characters may be crafted into a feature film. (5)create SCENE CARDS (LARGE index cards, 5"x8"with a plot idea written on it, usually only one sentence) to display story structure (NOT a storyboard, simply writing on a large card) You may use your large index cards and number them in the upper left corner. We can post them on the white-board during your presentation. About 20 cards. (6)At the beginning of the next class, present all your materials and field a critique by your classmates. (7) put all images of artwork, back-story, synopsis, into a single Power-point file (or zipped folder). and upload to assignment folder on the my dropbox. Also show your original drawings at the same time. WHAT TO TURN IN: -4 color drawings each on 14x17 on PAPER -PowerPoint containing images of your drawings, and back-story for each character to DROPBOX -One page Synopsis (500 words), and Back-stories of characters (200-300 per character) PRINTED! think about films that have done this: 2001, the Tree of Life Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure can you think of others? There are many Hollywood films that employ a "time machine". The time machine device can thought of as genre in itself, yet quite prone to being the ultimate cliché*. Can you think of other films stories might traverse across time by using story structure or more unique devices?

PROJECT #4 Backstories Across TIme

(Due week 5)

(1) Think about 2 different ERAS or TIMES(i.e.: ancient, Medieval, Victorian, Modern, or more contemporary) Study two vastly different eras you are interested. DO YOUR RESEARCH!

(2)VISUALIZE 4 characters as much as you can, that may emerge from each era. Create 4-drawings of 4 different characters, on sketch paper with color. Take high quality pictures of your artwork, include in your PowerPoint file. YOU ARE TO ALSO BRING YOUR ORIGINAL DRAWINGS TO CLASS. We will pin up your artwork, as SWEATBOX.

(3) CREATE A BACKSTORY for each character, not more than 3 paragraphs each (200-300 words). You may practice by brainstorming by using notes on small index cards to create "spring board" ideas.

(4) create a ONE PAGE SYNOPSIS (500 words) of how these characters may be crafted into a feature film.

(5)create SCENE CARDS (LARGE index cards, 5"x8"with a plot idea written on it, usually only one sentence) to display story structure (NOT a storyboard, simply writing on a large card) You may use your large index cards and number them in the upper left corner. We can post them on the white-board during your presentation. About 20 cards.

(6)At the beginning of the next class, present all your materials and field a critique by your classmates.

(7) put all images of artwork, back-story, synopsis, into a single Power-point file (or zipped folder). and upload to assignment folder on the my dropbox. *Also show your original drawings at the same time.

WHAT TO TURN IN:

-4 color drawings each on 14x17 on PAPER

-PowerPoint containing images of your drawings, and back-story for each character to DROPBOX

-One page Synopsis (500 words), and Back-stories of characters (200-300 per character) PRINTED!

think about films that have done this:

2001,

the Tree of Life

Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure

can you think of others?

There are many Hollywood films that employ a "time machine". The time machine device can thought of as genre in itself, yet quite prone to being the ultimate cliché.

Can you think of other films stories might traverse across time by using story structure or more unique devices?