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MGD 226
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Title: | Graphic Storytelling IV |
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Long Title: | Graphic Storytelling IV |
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Course Description: | Addresses the conceptualization and production of long-form graphic storytelling projects. Students will continue to refine their own personal artistic and narrative style while developing several concepts and finished excerpts of contemporary long form projects. Students will learn the basic structure of the contemporary long form comic market. |
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Min Credit: | 3 |
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Course Notes: | Entered new course 12/8/09 s@ |
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Origin Notes: | CCA |
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STANDARD COMPETENCIES:
I. Demonstrate a compelling personal style in the context of well-designed comic characters, panels and pages.
II. Demonstrate a complex understanding of digital production techniques and workflow.
III. Create compelling long-form comic works.
IV. Demonstrate a foundational understanding of the long-form comic market.
V. Verbally articulate creative choices regarding development of long-form comics.
VI. Participate verbally in critiques of other students¿ work while analyzing narrative concepts and designs.
TOPICAL OUTLINE:
I. Long form analysis
II. Concept and format
A. Themes
B. Narrative arc
III. Producing the graphic novel
A. Digital production
B. Technical best practices
C. Digital layout and formatting
IV. Capstone project (professional treatment)
V. Intro to the long form comic market
A. Graphic novels/serializing/syndicating
B. Publishers/self-publishing
C. The ¿pitch¿
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