WRITING & STORYBOARDING A SCENE FUNDAMENTALS (2024)

This 9-week online course focuses on the fundamentals writing and storyboarding your own two-persona dialogue scene. The class will go through weekly topics such as: breaking a story, outlining a scene, editing a scene and the steps to storyboard your scene. We will use the Umbrella Method as an editing tool to bridge your script to storyboards. This course will be a good introductory into screenwriting for storyboard artists who want to get their feet wet into writing.

Each lecture will have a weekly assignment to drill you on the specific topics.

The first 3 weeks will focus on the writing phase and the last 6 weeks will focus on the storyboarding phase.

Classes will be streamed weekly through Crowdcast and there will be a class Discord for students to engage in.

CLASS DATE AND TIME:

• Live lectures with Q&A meets every weekly THURSDAY from 6PM-7:20PM (PST)
• Lecture Portion (1 Hour) + Q&A Portion (20 Minutes)
• Class begins January 25, 2024 and ends March 21, 2024 (**UPDATED SCHEDULE**)
• Weekly Office Hour for Feedback Tier Students meet every THURSDAY 7:30-8:30PM PST

8-WEEK COURSE ITINERARY:

• Week 1: Breaking Your Scene (Outlining)
• Week 2: First Draft / Story Structure
• Week 3: Umbrella Method
• Week 4: Storyboard Research / Thumbnails
• Week 5: Shot Design
• Week 6: Rough Pass
• Week 7: Clean-Up Pass
• Week 8: Final Iteration
• Week 9: Guest Speaker

COURSE POLICY (PLEASE READ):

• Lectures will be recorded weekly for you to watch in case you cannot make the live lectured Q&A.
• Feedback will be pre-recorded for you to watch.
• Weekly recordings and downloadable assets will be taken down a month after the class ends
• NO MAKE-UP HOMEWORK FEEDBACK IF YOU MISS THE SUBMISSION DEADLINE (There will be a strict homework submission policy)
• NO REFUND (please double check your schedule and make your you can commit to the class)
• Suggested Materials: Photoshop (any version) and/or Toon Boom Storyboard Pro (any version), pens, pencils, loose paper. No need to purchase Storyboard Pro prior to class

ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR: Andy Cung is currently a Director, Writer, and Storyboard Artist based in LA. He has worked at studios such as: Netflix, Titmouse, Glen Keane Productions, Cartoon Network, Disney, NBCUniversal, and Comedy Central. He has experience in a range of projects from board driven to script driven as well as live action & animation. Past credits: Powerpuff Girls, CODE 8, Trash Truck, Arlo: The Alligator Boy, I <3 Arlo Series, CODE 8: PART II, Sisters, AZNBBGRL, Nora from Queens

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