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MGD 225
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Title: | Graphic Storytelling III |
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Long Title: | Graphic Storytelling III |
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Course Description: | Addresses the conceptualization and production of short-form graphic storytelling projects. Students will begin to identify and refine their own personal artistic and narrative style while developing several concepts and finished examples of contemporary short-form projects. Students will learn the basic structure of the contemporary short-form comic market. |
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Min Credit: | 3 |
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Course Notes: | Entered new course 12/7/09 s@ |
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Origin Notes: | CCA |
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STANDARD COMPETENCIES:
I. Demonstrate a personal style in the context of well-designed comic characters, panels and pages.
II. Demonstrate a complex understanding of digital tools and production techniques.
III. Create compelling short-form comic works.
IV. Demonstrate a foundational understanding of the contemporary comic market.
V. Verbally articulate creative choices regarding development of short-form comics.
VI. Participate verbally in critiques of other students¿ work while analyzing narrative concepts and designs.
TOPICAL OUTLINE:
I. The artist statement
II. Production
A. Digital workflow
B. Best practices for digital production
III. Short-form analysis
IV. Concept and format
A. Themes
V. 5-7 page comic project
VI. Intro to the comic market
A. long form
B. short form
C. one-shots
D. serialized
E. strips
F. gags
G. Anthologies
H. Self-publishing
I. Web/on-line
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Community College of Aurora |
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