CSE 456
Story Design for Computer Animation
Credits
4.0
Lead Instructor
Barbara Mones
Textbook
None
Course Description
Animation principles and production for story development and design. Design, development, and production of several storyreels, which are a tool for the pre-production of animated features and shorts. Student use authoring tools to present finished work.
Prerequisites
None
CE Major Status
None
Course Objectives
To teach story structure for short animated film. To develop collaborative skills. To learn
cinematography and the technology related to storyreel development. To learn about timing and improv
acting and how this relates to short film production for animated films. To understand technical
troubleshooting for short animated films. To learn how to plan and create technical production
notebooks for short animated films. To learn to use the technology to create storyreels for
animated productions. To learn about new techniques for animation production.
ABET Outcomes
No outcomes registered
Course Topics
- Story Structure
- Story Structure for Animated Films
- Applying story structure techniques to analyse and improve the impact of animated shorts.
- Improv and Reference
- Physical Humor
- Cinematography
- Layout and Design
- Scoring an animated film
- Pitching stories
- Resonding to feedback from a group.
- Planning for Motion
- Motion principles
- Storyboarding
- Character Design
- Storyreel Creation