26-2050 Animation Preproduction & Story Development

In this course, students develop the stories for their animated thesis solo films required for the BFA degrees in both Traditional and Computer Animation. Students create storyboards and story reels, model sheets, explore art direction, timing, and various other aspects of preproduction that will lead to green-lighting the production of their films in either Traditional or Computer Animation Studio. Animation Preproduction & Story Development must be taken by both Traditional and Computer Animation students pursuing BFAs in their respective areas.

4 Credits
Repeatable
Requisites PREREQUISITES: 26-2070 History of Animation COREQUISITES: 24-1710 Scrnwriting I: Writing the Short Film and 26-2075 Digital Animation Techniques: Ink, Paint & Composite or 24-1710 Scrnwriting I: Writing the Short Film and 26-3045A Computer Animation: Maya