Introduction to the assignments and course outline

In this course, which will cover 4th semester, we will be dealing with character design as well as environmental location design, layout, and storyboarding.

This semester we will be concentrating on the production of "Hansel & Grethel".

This production will require the design of the two main characters, Hansel and Grethel, and the bonus if you do the Witch as well, the environment that they will act within, three layouts from the environment and a brief storyboard sequence from a given script.

The 4th semester will consist of 15 classes with both lectures and work periods as well as one-on-one with me to look at your work in progress. Here's the class schedule:

Week 1
Show rough concept designs for Hansel & Grethel characters

Week 2
Revise character concept designs

Week 3
Posing week 1

Week 4
Posing week 2
Begin rough concepts for location design of Witch's kitchen

Week 5
Revising character designs
Review rough concepts for location design

Week 6
Begin cleanup on characters and locations
Begin storyboards

Week 7
Storyboards

Week 8
Story reels

Week 9
Story reels

Week 10
Layout 1 rough

Week 11
Layout 1 clean

Week 12
Hand-in layout 1
Layout 2 rough

Week 13
Layout 2 clean

Week 14
Hand-in layout 2

Week 15
Production Bible presentation

Note: If any assignment is not handed in by the deadline (beginning of class) you will be deducted 10%. If it is not ready by the end of class, it will be deducted 20%. If it has not been received by e-mail by 6:00 PM the same day it will be deducted 30% By the next day 6:00 - 50%, and by the third day 6:00 - 100%.