Description
[Animation majors only] This course will focus on approaches and techniques for writing for Animation, and how they can be applied to short narrative, documentary, and experimental works. The class will include discussions of early conceptualization, character and narrative, script format, and how each can be molded or shaped depending on the nature of the intended work. Throughout the semester students will read and discuss selections from various texts tailored to writing short scripts for animated works. Students are expected to write and develop three short scripts over the course of the semester. The class will include a number of workshop opportunities. Invested class participation is key.