Telling Stories in Image and Word
Course
In London
Description
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Type
Course
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Level
Intermediate
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Location
London
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Duration
3 Weeks
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Start date
Different dates available
Stories connect past, present and future; those who master imaginative storytelling through compelling character development, images and descriptive words have the power to captivate audiences far and wide. On this course you will develop your storytelling skills through exercises in illustration/written narrative, zine creation, storyboarding and visual design. This course explores areas of authorial writing and drawing for zines, storyboards for film and TV and character design development and storytelling applicable to both animation and gaming. Through the use of images and words you will be able to nurture your visual and conceptual development of characters and situations within narrative environments.
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About this course
Aspiring illustrators, comic artists, animators and film-makers: with a strong interest in creating self-authored projects and understanding working practices that will improve their professionalism in terms of future employment (setting goals, decision-making, re-iteration and experimentation towards a deadline). You must be comfortable with drawing and writing, love stories and be willing to discuss personal favourites and inspirations.
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Subjects
- Decision Making
- Word
- Animation
- Literacy
- Design
- Storyboarding
- Illustration
- Drawing
- Image
- Writing
- Confidence Training
- Ms Word
Course programme
The course will focus on completing a series of diverse developmental exercises in word and images. As well as a collected body of work, your final coursework could explore the destination format of either a self-published ‘zine’, an illustrated short story, a short spoken-word script or a storyboard relating to a proposed short film or animation. Overall, the final portfolio of work would express principles explored in the course sessions, presented to a portfolio standard also useful for future applications to Higher Education.
Topics Covered
- Illustration
- Character development
- Moving image
- Drawing moving image
- Scripted word
- Visual literacy
- Filmic visual language
Course Outcomes
By the end of this course you should:
- Understand why stories are important and how they can be constructed in image and word
- Understand that even the smallest stories deserve a thoughtful telling
- Explore character diversity: the importance of creating characters and how interesting characters create interesting stories
- Understand how stories can tell themselves, given the right creative soil
- That any number of skills – if refined and explored imaginatively - can create engaging, fulfilling storytelling
Follow Up Courses
After you have completed this course you may be interested in Animation and Illustration Portfolio Preparation and Experimental Film and Moving Image.
Telling Stories in Image and Word