Sophia Zarders

Description

Illustration is a dynamic and versatile method of communication that transcends language barriers, making it a valuable means of conveying ideas, stories, and concepts. Illustration is all about storytelling, and in this course, you'll explore various methods of visual storytelling, using traditional hand-drawn illustration techniques. Develop skills in observation, line drawing, shading, color application and storytelling, and discover how to convey emotions, messages, and concepts through your artwork. Proficiency in illustration opens doors to diverse career opportunities, including graphic design, animation, comics, concept art, and more. Whether you dream of illustrating children's books, or working on animated productions, this course will introduce you with the knowledge and techniques to turn your ideas into captivating illustrations.

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Pre-requisites

No prerequisites.

Description

This course introduces students to the basic vocabularies, materials and methodologies of contemporary illustration. Through presentations, research, iterative exercises, group discussions, and constructive critiques, students will explore the key fields, processes, and media that form the basis of illustration practice. Students will form a basic foundation of the materials and principles associated with visual communication, and their professional outlets. Through critical analysis and reflection, students will explore the utilization of these artistic concepts and principles, contextualized within social, historical, and contemporary frameworks. Upon entering the illustration program in their second year, students will have a strong underpinning of technical and conceptual skills ready to develop further in a variety of illustration fields.

Pre-requisites

No prerequisites.

Description

This course surveys key strategies for viewing, listening, and writing about film and media form, with a focus on live-action and animated films. Students will delve beneath the surface of traditional narrative analysis, to explore how moving-image works operate in unique audiovisual ways. A first major component of the course will establish a comprehensive vocabulary for analyzing the basic elements of film form: mise-en-scène, cinematography, editing, and sound. Looking closely at examples shaped by classical narrative cinema, as well as other cinema traditions, students will examine how film elements work together in interconnected ways to form meaningful patterns. A second major component of the course will explore how audiovisual elements operate across different genres and modes like documentary, art cinema, independent cinema, and avant-garde cinema. Lectures and required screenings are accompanied by seminars, in which students actively develop and practice formal analysis and interpretive skills.

This course is subject to priority rules; see here.

Pre-requisites

No prerequisites.

Description

This course surveys key strategies for viewing, listening, and writing about film and media form, with a focus on live-action and animated films. Students will delve beneath the surface of traditional narrative analysis, to explore how moving-image works operate in unique audiovisual ways. A first major component of the course will establish a comprehensive vocabulary for analyzing the basic elements of film form: mise-en-scène, cinematography, editing, and sound. Looking closely at examples shaped by classical narrative cinema, as well as other cinema traditions, students will examine how film elements work together in interconnected ways to form meaningful patterns. A second major component of the course will explore how audiovisual elements operate across different genres and modes like documentary, art cinema, independent cinema, and avant-garde cinema. Lectures and required screenings are accompanied by seminars, in which students actively develop and practice formal analysis and interpretive skills.

This course is subject to priority rules; see here.

Pre-requisites

No prerequisites.

Description

This course is designed to introduce students to the ways that ideas can be generated for the purpose of illustration, and how they can be expressed through sequencing processes. Using conceptual and logistic prompts, students will reference historical image making strategies and contemporary formats as they relate to both single and sequential works, underscoring the importance of iteration, critical thinking, and visual problem-solving as integral parts of the ideation process. Through workshops, lectures, and demonstrations, students will explore sequential narrative techniques using series, catalogue, and paneled pages at the individual and communal classroom level.

Pre-requisites

No prerequisites.