STEPHEN STEINBACH
EMAIL ADDRESS: Stephen@cartoonsupplies.com
214-5970968

OFFICE HOURS: TUES: 3:00PM TO 6PM
FRI: 2:00PM TO 4 PM

COURSE Discription This course will examine and break down the necessary tasks in the preproduction stage in the creation of graphics, animation, and special effects in film and video. Students will produce treatments, scripts and storyboard descriptions, as well as create images for storyboards. Animatics will be produced combining the written and visual into presentation formats.
PREREQUISITES: IC0003, IC0023

REQUIRED TEXT: no book required

RECOMMENDED TEXT: Cartooning the Head and Figure

REQUIRED EQUIPMENT: 1 Col Erase Blue, I 2B Pencil and Drawing Paper. (100 sheets)

GRADING CRITERIA:
You will be graded on your level of contribution, the ability to complete certain assignments and reach certain goals in your work.

100%-93% A 92%-90% A-
89%-87% B+ 89%-83% B
82%-80% B- 79%77% C+
76%-73% C 72%-70% C-
69%-67% D+ 66%-60% D
59%-0 F

WEEKLY ASSIGNMENTS: EACH WEEK WE WILL VIEW AND DECUSS VARIOUS FILMS AND HOW IT RELATES TO STORYBOARDING.

Weekly Assignments

Week 1
A general discussion on storyboarding including terms and functions. Show examples of storyboarding. Film review

Week 2
Class Assignment: class will spit up into 4 groups and do a storyboard as a group. Part 2: class will pitch their storyboard to the class. The class will grade the group.

Week 3
Advanced lecture on storyboarding – Hitchcock.

Midterm assignment given: student will storyboard 1 min of a film of their choice. The student will pitch the storyboards to the class, then show the clip to class explaining why this clip works

Week 4
Midterm work week.

Week 5
Midterm 30% of grade

Week 6
Final Project given

Week 7
Work on Final – Thumbnails due

Week 8
Work on Final – Roughs due

Week 9
Work on Final

Week 10
Finals Due- Students must Pitch storyboard to calls, class will grade storyboards.

Week 11
Film Review

CLASSROOM POLICIES:
Attendance:
Regular class attendance is expected and required. If a student misses three (3) or more classes in any one course during the quarter, he/she may be dropped for lack of attendance at the discretion of the faculty member. The satisfactory explanation of an absence does not relieve the student of responsibility for the course work assigned and/or due during his/her absences. Students who fail to attend all classes on his/her schedule for two (2) consecutive weeks of the quarter will be automatically terminated from the school by the Registrar’s Office. A student who wishes to appeal a drop or termination must submit a formal request to the Academic School Director within one (1) week of notification of their drop/termination.
Please sign in on the board if you come in late. You are required to be on campus in lab during class time. You cannot leave class after roll call and go home or to another facility to work. You should plan out your schedule accordingly. Roll will be taken at the beginning and end of class
Please be prompt!

Professional Behavior:
You are expected to act in a professional manner while in this class. No offensive language or temper tantrums will be tolerated. Please be respectful of your classmates. Not everyone is open to all words, music, visuals, etc. Students should help each other in their common goal to graduate. Your classmates are your first experience with networking. Be very mindful of those you pass on the way in. You never know who you’ll have to pass on your way up.
There will be no eating, drinking, or smoking in classNo guns are allowed on campus.

Grades:
Class time consists of lectures, demos, discussions, and critiques. You will be evaluated on your contributions during critiques in addition to your regular class work
For grade scale, please refer to page 1 of this document.

Americans with Disabilities Act:
The Art Institute of Dallas abides by the tenets
of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
If you require special accommodations, please see the instructor.

Copyright Policy
Trademarks and Copyrights are the property of their owners. As such, students may not infringe upon those rights of ownership. Proper attribution must be made for all assets used by a student for class assignments. Students are reminded to credit the sources and display the copyright notice and copyright ownership information if this is shown in the original source, for all works. Crediting the source must adequately identify the source of the work, giving full bibliographic description where available (including author, title, publisher, and place and date of publication). The copyright ownership information includes the copyright notice (year of first publication and name of the copyright holder).