ART 157 - Digital Storytelling KCC AA/DA

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Kapiolani Community College

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3 hours lecture per week Prerequisite(s): ART 2with a grade of "C" or higher; approval of the Digital Storytelling entrance portfolio review or acceptance into a NMA AS Animation specialization.Comment: ART 7 may not be audited. ART 157 introduces students to the production of animation storyboards and 3D animatics through the analysis of film and cinematography with attention to the special needs of animation. Emphasis will also be placed on developing an aesthetic criteria for evaluation. Upon successful completion of ART 157, the student should be able to: Examine the role of digital animation in the film genre. Research and analyze the principles of storyboarding devices: staging, composition, and continuity as used in cinematography, particularly in animation, and use these devices in the creation of storyboards. Analyze compositional camera techniques: camera movement, angles, framing, and transitions, and apply these principles in creating 3D animatics in Maya. Analyze effective story development and various animation genres through the analysis of feature films and animations and apply that understanding in creating storyboards. Research effective character development through the analysis of films and animations and apply that information to the creation of character model sheets. Apply the visual elements of line, shape, value, color, texture, space, time, and motion as well as the design principles of balance, rhythm, emphasis, contrast, variation, repetition, and unity in digital projects. Complete the creative problem-solving process from writing a script, visually interpreting the script into storyboards and model sheets, and translating the storyboards into the 3D digital environment with camera moves. Apply appropriate software usage based on industry application. Effectively use the vocabulary and technological processes of film and animation as well as the language of art to aid in the integration of the technological skill with aesthetic criterion. Learn to be experimental by taking risks through the process of exploration during the creative process. Work effectively as a team member to achieve creative decisions. Demonstrate strong group communication skills and the ability to speak clearly during critiques. Write about and defend the conceptual merits of work produced for the course.

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3.00

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Institution Website:

kapiolani.hawaii.edu/page/home

Phone Number:

(808) 734-9000

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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