Screenwriting for Animation Sylabus 2015 by Naldo Yanuar Heryanto,S.Sn.,M.T.

01.

INTRODUCTION TO SCREENWRITING

02.

STORY STRUCTURES, ARCS & FORMULAS (case study : Super Hero & Action)

03.

STORY STRUCTURES, ARCS & FORMULAS (case study : Drama & Romance)

Glossary & Vocabulary

Adobe Story Introduction, styles, formats and page property for classic scriptwriting

*Simple Structure with Sequential Approach

*Software Preparation : Adobe Flash for motion title
Motion Guide, Tweening in Timeline, Symbols

*3Act Structure & Monomyth

*Software Preparation : Adobe Flash for motion title
Masking, Sfx & Music backgrounds, Camera Mode

04.

STORY STRUCTURES, ARCS & FORMULAS (case study : Horror & Suspense)

05.

STORY STRUCTURES, ARCS & FORMULAS (case study : Fantasy & Sci-Fi)

*Syd Field Structures

*Software Preparation : Adobe Flash for motion title
*Brief for Mid-term project

*Fundamental Interconnectedness
*5 key turning point
*JoHaKyu System

06.

STORY STRUCTURES, ARCS & FORMULAS (case study : Comedy & Gag)

07.

INTO THE FEATURED ANIMATION

*Pixar Story Structures

*Beat Board for character act
*Slugline storyboard

*Mid-Term Project
*Dialogue, Subtext, Description, Plot, Narrative, Naming

08.

INTO THE FEATURED ANIMATION

* Camera & Transition Method for storytelling
* Screenplaying techniques

09 .

REMAKING & HYBRID GENRES

10.

ANIMATIC STORYBOARD / MOTION STORYBOARD

* Brief for Final-Term Project

11.

COMPLEXITY IN STORYTELLING & SETTING A PLOT

12.

WRITING FOR SHORT ANIMATION

* Trilogy, Saga, Chronicles

* Television & Big Screen Series
* Side Story, Parralel-based Timeline, jumping timeline
* Complex Character Arc & Plot

* samples & references : classic cartoon, comical, etc

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WRITING FOR GAME & COMMERCIAL

14.

FINAL TERM

* gameplay vs storyline
* gameplay along with storyline
* narration in game & ad
* Commercial Trend plot (Methamorph,Analogy,Direct,etc)