Final Final Project: Linear Narrative - Due Last Week of Class




Ojectives

  1. Develop a linear narrative that showcases a story with a sequential beginning, middle, and ending.

    NOTE:
    If you feel comfortable coding, you can choose to create a game. Approval is needed for the development of a game.

  2. Your main objective is to design a conceptual storyboard and use it to develop your linear narrative.
    Review the project checklist (see below) before you start the project. Animated narratives must be at least 30 seconds.

  3. Construct your Storyboard with arrow guides and include details about sounds and frame locations.

  4. Story narratives should use panels, characters, and nested animations. Demonstrate your mastery of animation concepts and related skills, including camera movements and use of sound.

  5. Construct the animated narrative in Wick Editor.
    Animations to be shown in class:





Project Guidelines



  • Formulate your story, examine your objectives, and sketch your storyboard on paper. Consider images and frame-by-frame elements that you can use to enhance your story. Also consider what can be accomplished within the amount of time available for this project.
  • Apply field guides to the storyboard to indicate camera movements. Explore animation techniques that you can use to reveal the main character in the opening scene of the movie. During this process, consider multiple camera approaches that will most engage your audience.
  • The final movie must feature your own original drawings or hand drawn/painted artwork that has been digitized.
  • If you choose to use artwork or graphics that are not original, limit them to no more than three elements and cite this work in rolling credits of the movie.

Project Checklist for Evaluation


Storyboard Panels with arrow guides and details about sounds and frame locations. 15%
Movie Dimensions You must use a 16:9 dimension for your movie. Please use a width of 960 and a height of 540. 5%
Story Images Graphics can be created in any software you choose. You must create all graphics. 5%
Camera Movements Use zooms, pans, and alpha transitions tell your story. 20%
Frame-by-frame Animation Employ Frame-by-frame animation for at least one animated element of your movie. 10%
Project Complexity Points will be given for technical execution and quality. Animation should be at least 30 seconds long. 25%
Sounds Sounds must be used in the final animation. 10%
Upload to Canvas Upload the .wick file to Canvas 5%
Word Document.
  1. Description of your animation and your inspiration.
  2. Brief paragraph describing your strategy for constructing the most complex element(s) in your work.
  3. Cited imports.
  4. Include your name on the document.
 5%