Create a short subject COLOR ANIMATIC with SOUND (filmed storyboard) that includes some original voice work. Fully developed Stories, back-stories, characters, and artwork is expected. Story told through still artwork, editing, cuts and/or camera moves only. You will be graded on the success of the story and characters represented, not on fancy editing or movement.

The story needs to include the following in some way:

-archetypes with back-stories (does not need to be exaggerated!)

-a genre ( you can make up your own, or mash together more than one, you can interpret this creatively!)

-a goal

-conflict

-nuance in character design

-experiential story development (event effecting characters)

-foreshadowing

-well-developed environments (interiors and/or exteriors)

-a plot twist

-a compelling conclusion

-a "feeling" of originality/uniqueness

-and lastly, a moralistic or conceptual THEME

Work in groups of 2-3 (total project length should aim to be at least 2 minutes per group member)

START WITH SPRINGBOARDS , creating archetypes, creating back-stories, creating experiences, and THEN begin to piece together your story through the cards. THINK ABOUT STORY DEVELOPMENT ORGANICALLY. Use all of this class experience to develop the most appealing, entertaining, or compelling story that you possible can, and as original as possible. Working organically, can insure that ideas are as original and fresh as possible. Focus on the part of the story you can best tell in the short time, not on an epic adventure of plot points!

You may choose your partners, but I reserve the right to re-assign students. Each group will be evaluated and graded as one project. Yet, I will also grade the participation level of each group member.

-You should use some kind of original dialog or monologue, learn more here. It can be voice-over, or one or multiple talking characters. No animation is necessary. With any amount of voice content, use how much or how little as you need to push the story. Again quality is preferred over quantity.

-Create static artwork cut and edited (Premier or After Effects) (music, Foley, soundtrack is not necessary) Your team does not need, of course to actually create animation, yet is encouraged to use "previsualization" animation where appropriate.

-You may use ANY technique that best gets your Story and Visualization abilities across, but you must deliver a Final Quicktime movie in 720 HD format with sound.

-You may use the classroom for the rest of the quarter as your "production studio". I will manage the entire class, and provide assistance and guidance and settle any disputes if they occur.

-You may divide up the task each one of you will do: (i.e. one person does backgrounds, one person characters, one person editing sound and camera, but you should work on everything as collectively as possible, especially story development. If there is a disagreement I will help settle.

-I will grade all projects according to the criteria for all assignments

WHAT TO TURN IN:

-720 HD, H.264, color Animatic video, 2 minutes per member (i.e.: 3 members to your group = 6-minute video)

-3 page synopsis containing character back-stories and plot.

-all evidence of your work on paper, and process: drawings, backgrounds, character studies, sketches, research. etc.

NOTE: 2 MINUTES PER GROUP MEMBER DOES NOT INCLUDE TITLES/CREDITS...also NO INTERIOR TEXT PLATES ALLOWED!

Upload all digitally to the dropbox for the final: