ART308 STORYBOARDING FOR DIGITAL MEDIA
WEEKLY SCHEDULE - FALL 2023
Tuesday/Thursday: 2:00-4:50, Wightman 135
Sleeper's Personal Zoom Room - Password: animation / CMU Animation Discord Server
308 Demo Page / 308 Readings & Film Lists / Story Resource Page / 308 Basecamp Folders / Storyboard Pro Tutorials Page 
1. INTRO TO CLASS / SIX PANEL FICTION
WK01: AUG 28 - SEPT 01
Reading 1: Making Comics - Writing with Pictures pt 1 p. 8-25 - Download: PDF of first reading if your book hasn't arrived
TUESDAY: CHOOSING THE MOMENT - SIX PANEL FICTION
In Class Story Lab: Six Panel Fiction - Beats
Demo/Tutorial: JSL Story App - From Sketchbook to Pitchable Panels
THURSDAY: FROM PANELS TO STORYREEL
Demo/Tutorial: Six Panel Fiction - Premiere Pro Workflow
Assignment: Six Panel Fiction - Storyreel
2. PERSONAL MEMORY
WK02: SEPT 04 - 08 - LABOR DAY - CAMPUS CLOSED MONDAY
Reading 2: Making Comics - Writing with Pictures pt 2 p. 26-53
TUESDAY: PERSONAL MEMORIES - SNAPSHOTS
Assignments: Personal Memory - Snap Shots
THURSDAY: STORY BEATS - PITCH NEXT TUESDAY
Demo/Tutorial: Storyreel 1 - Set-up, Practice & Pitch
Assignments: Personal Memory - Story Beats
WK03: SEPT 11 - 15
Reading 3: Framed Ink - Working the Flat Surface/A Quick Word on Lenses p. 24-30
TUESDAY: FILM LANGUAGE & A QUICK WORD ON LENSES
Demo/Tutorial: Story Reel pt. 2 - Shot Counts & Action Beats - 7:30
THURSDAY: SCENE BUILDS, ACTION BEATS
Demo/Tutorial: Storyreel 3 - Building a Shot with Layer Comps in Photoshop - 11:00
Assignment: Personal Memory - Scene Builds & Action Beats
WK04: SEPT 18 - 22
Reading 4: Framed Ink - Composing Shots with a Purpose; Visual Message within a Still; p.33-59;
TUESDAY: INTRO TO CAMERA MOVES
Demo/Tutorial: Story Reel pt.4 - Setting Up a Camera Move in Photoshop - 22:00
THURSDAY: ROUGH CUT STORYREEL
Demo/Tutorial: Story Reel pt.5a - Simulating Camera Moves in Adobe Premiere - 15:00 / in Adobe Premiere - 15:22
Assignment: Personal Memory - Rough Story Reel
WK05: SEPT 25 - 29
Reading 5: Framed Ink - Composing Shots with a Purpose; Working With Motion p. 60-72
TUESDAY/THURSDAY: FINAL STORY REEL
Assignment: Personal Memory - Finish Story Reel
2. STORIES FOR CHANGE PSA
WK06: OCT 02 - 06
Reading 6: Research Two Articles
TUESDAY: STORIES FOR CHANGE - INTRO
Assignment: Images for Change
THURSDAY: STORIES FOR CHANGE - STORY BEATS
Assignment: Stories for Change - Research & Story Beats
WK07: OCT 09 - 13
Reading 7: Visual Story: Contrast, Affinity & Visual Space - Reading Guide Here
TUESDAY/THURSDAY: REFRAMING STORY - SCENE BUILD-OUTS
Assignment: Stories for Change - Scene Build-outs
WK08: OCT 16 - 20 - FALL BREAK - CAMPUS OPEN
Reading 8: Making Comics - World Building- Sense of Place, Perspective and Research pp. 158-179
TUESDAY: NO CLASS
THURSDAY: STAGING, CAMERA MOVEMENT & PRODUCTION MAPS
Assignment: Stories for Change - Action Beats: Staging, Camera Movement & Production Maps
WK09: OCT 23 - 27
Reading 9: Mark Kennedy: A quick Primer in Values - Reading Guide Here
TUESDAY/THURSDAY: CREATING TONAL KEYS
Assignments: Tonal Keys due Thursday / First Draft PSA Storyreel due Tuesday
WK10: OCT 30 - NOV 03
Reading 10: Making Comics -Stories for Humans - Character Design p. 58-79
TUESDAY/THURSDAY: FINAL PSA STORYREEL
Assignment: Final PSA Storyreel
3. FINAL PROJECT: STORY TREATMENT & STORYREEL
WK11: NOV 06 - 10
Reading 11: Pixar's 22 Rules of Storytelling. - Reading Guide Here
TUESDAY/THURSDAY: INTRO TO FINAL PROJECT
Assignment: Story Exploration - Character vs. Environment
WK12: NOV 13 - 17
Reading 12: The Heroes Journey: Step by Step - Reading Guide Here
TUESDAY/THURSDAY: WHY WE TELL STORIES I - MYTHIC CYCLES
Assignment: Story Exploration - 5 Modes of Conflict
THURSDAY: WHY WE TELL STORIES II - IMAGE SYSTEMS
Assignment: StoryBeats
WK13: NOV 20 - 24 - THANKSGIVING BREAK - CAMPUS CLOSED
Reading 13: Making Comics - Stories for Humans pt 2- Facial Expressions and Body Language pp. 80-121
TUESDAY: THREE ACT STORY STRUCTURE / STORY SPINE
THURSDAY: NO CLASS
Optional Reading: The Story Spine, Pixar's 4th Rule of Storytelling
Assignment: Written Story Treatment in Three Acts / Action Beats
WK14: NOV 27 - DEC 01
Reading 14: Why and How to Incorporate Custom Sound Design - Reading Guide Here
TUESDAY/ THURSDAY: BLOCKING, SCENE BUILDS & ROUGH CUT
Assignment: Scene Builds & Blocking / Storyreel Rough Cut
WK15: DEC 04 - 08
Reading: None
TUESDAY/THURSDAY: ROUGH CUT FEEDBACK & REVISIONS
Assignment: Storyreel - Final Submission / Story Treatment - PDF
EXAM TIME: DEC 12 - TUESDAY 2PM