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The Art of Visual Storytelling
COURSE DETAILS
In this 6-week hands-on workshop, participants will discover the elements of
storytelling, learning composition, montage, pacing, angles, scripting and
editing techniques to create compelling stories using digital images,
narration,
music and titles on their home computers.
This workshop is based upon the film La Jetée. The film Twelve Monkeys directed by
Terry Gilliam, is adapted from the original La Jetée by French director Chris Marker
who used still photographs, narration, sound effects and music bring his vision to life.
Class #1 - Course Outline
*Expectations and goals
*Screen La Jetée and other relevant clips
*Digital camera demo
*Windows Movie Maker and Mac I-Movie demo
*Story assignment: Shooting images outside of studio
Class #2
*Critique, discussion and review of assigned project
*Visual concepts
*Screen Direction exercise
*Framing and Film Elements
*Camera lenses and positions
*Camera motion
*Overview of scripts, storyboards, shooting scripts, logs, floor plans, scouting locations
*Assignment: Subject TBA - Image ideas for assigned story
*Prepare story ideas for next week’s storyboard project
Class #3
*Editing techniques
*Film elements
*Transitions
*Discuss story ideas for storyboard project
*Create and refine storyboard idea, premise and treatment for next week’s storyboard exercise
*Assignment: Subject TBA - Images for final project based on treatment and storyboard.
Class #4
*Critique, discussion and review of assigned project
*Discuss film elements including lighting, sound effects, music and narration
*Discuss color, locations, props, wardrobe and environment
*Finalize storyboard using dialogue, montage and movement
*Assignment: Shoot images of storyboarded project and edit at home
*Prepare narration and sound elements for review next week
*Bring rough edit of images and narration script for class review next week
Class #5
*Review and critique last week’s assignment of storyboarded shots
*Review and discuss final project elements
*Reading of narration exercise in class
*Assignment: Edit project at home
*Bring final project next week; include a copy on DVD for class archive and grading (if needed)
Class # 6
*Screen final individual projects
*Discussion and critique
*Prepare final projects for internet upload
*Wrap up and wrap party
*BYE
Required Materials: A digital still camera or equivalent – A Flash Drive or portable hard drive and a
PC with Windows XP or Mac with I-Movie.
Optional Reading: The Visual Story, Second Edition ISBN:978-0-240-80779-9 Focal Press, by Author Bruce Block
Optional Editing Software: Adobe Photoshop Elements
Adobe Photoshop Elements 7 software combines power and simplicity so you can easily tell great stories
with your photos. Make your photos look their best whatever your level of editing experience--a friendly
new design and step-by-step editing assistance help get you started. Easily perform more advanced retouching
and enhancing thanks to easy image-selection tools, amazing composing capabilities. Share your stories in
imaginative photo books, scrapbook pages, slide shows, and interactive web galleries.
And always find and view all your photos and video clips with ease.
Free Download >> Adobe Photoshop Elements 30 day trial
NOTE:
Notification by email or phone will enable us to make allowances for missed classes or assignments when possible.
It is their own responsibility of each participant to catch up on missed curriculum and projects. Those missing
group projects will only be allowed to make them up if it does not affect other prepared class projects.
Projects will be outlined and assigned in class and will include scripts, treatments, storyboards, floor plans,
lighting diagrams and shot lists. Preparation detail for each will be presented in class.