MAS 963 Special Topics: New Media Storytelling (Breazeal/Bove/Davenport)

Thursday 1-3pm in E15-443

Hands-on subject that explores the art of storytelling using new technologies. Perspectives on storytelling as a business as well as an art. Guest lecturers supplement a laboratory/workshop format. Individual or group final project required.

Three Themes (in somewhat mixed up order)

I Theory, Acting, Visual Language: story theory, acting, visual language, and fiction production for different screens and viewing contexts (with studio mixed in)

II Production, Post-Production, Distribution: technologies for production, post-production, and distribution; cameras; sound; production design

III New Interactive: will cover new interactive, personalized, and social story modalities

Feb 5 Introduction GID, Bove, Breazeal, Kirkpatrick

Part I: Theory, Acting, Visual Language,

Feb 12 Story & Improv GID, Janet Sonenberg

Feb 19 The Studio Model Kirkpatrick, Steve, Rich

Feb 26 Small Screen Movies Jan Egleson (demonstration –scene, etc.)

March 5 Small Screen Workshop Jan Egelson (give them the scene)

Part II: Production, Post-Production & Distribution.

March 12 Post production & editing GID, Bove, Frank Capria (Senior Product Designer, Avid Technology)

March 19 Transmedia Henry Jenkins

Submit final project proposals

March 26 No class: Spring Break

Part III: New Interactive

April 2 Character Design Pixar

April 9 Present, discuss, critique final project proposals

April 16 No Class: Sponsor Week

April 23 Game Design Damian Isla

April 30 TBA TBA

May 7 Final Projects