Homework for Wednesday, 2/24/2016

A. Find 1 or 2 people in class to work with for your film!  Talk with these people and come up with a proposal to work together! I need to know the following on Wednesday:

• Who is in your group?
• What are your individual strengths?
• What are your individual weaknesses?
• What kind of content do you want to create together?

Bring this information to me at the beginning of class on Wednesday!  I will take tallies, but as stated in class, I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CHANGE GROUPS AROUND UNTIL THEY ARE FINALIZED! =D

In addition to that, review our notes from class today. Look at the films we watched in class. Look in them and make notes about how they capture the audience's attention!

 Here is a link of the videos we watched.

Bambi Vs Godzilla - Marv Newland
Simon's Cat In: Cat Man Do - Simon Toefield
Celles et Ceux des Cimes et Ceux - Gwenn Germain
Thought of You - Ryan Woodward
Kairos Trailer - Studio La Cachette

B. Read the following blog posts:

Cinematic Storytelling 101

Notes on the Collaborative Process

C. I also need everyone to review the following information below:

#1. Read Chapter 1 of Framed Ink. This covers film and cinematography techniques that will inform your decision-making process when choosing the best shots for your story. I mentioned that this textbook was a requirement this semester, and your first reading assignment will be this one. 

You will look at CHAPTER 2 and 3 on the weekend.

#2. Complete the assignment at the end of storytelling 101.

#3. Monday is a brainstorming day for the entire class, where we talk about animation filmmaking 101. Every student must come to class with a rough idea of the kind of story you would like to make. (As groups have not been selected yet, this may not be the story you create this semester, but we need to know where your mindset currently lies when it comes to cartoon creation.)

Bring the following:

An elevator pitch for a story. This is a 1-2 sentence description depicting what the story is about. You could bring multiple ones.

For each idea you come up with, bring visual materials that describe what each story is about.

Bring visual materials to help visualize the kinds of stories you would like to create!

Bring samples of both your own work (small, rough sketches of either character ideas, environment ideas) and screen shots of other movies and cartoons to illustrate the kind of visual art you would like to create by the end of the semester! Print out any visual materials you bring!