INTRO TO ENTERTAINMENT DESIGN Two Classes

2 three hour classes, in person, at the Lena Street Lofts in Santa Fe. 

8 Students max.
For serious teens and up.

Learn the basic fundamentals of concept design for film, games, and other media. 
Understand the principles of story telling through characters, environments.

Students will explore their unique personal vision. For serious artists who want to learn
why visual intelligence is a powerful tool when telling stories in any media.

Through lectures, reviewing film snippets and other concept designers, sketching, brainstorming, the student will learn visual development techniques. 

LEARNING OUTCOME

A. Understand personality of a character through design, fashion and movement.

B. Learn how environments compliment the story and can become their own characters.

D. Tap into the unique vision of your imagination.

DAY ONE- Brief lecture on the Art of Visual Story. We will review how story principles affect the entire design of a project. What is a Style Guide? What is a Story Board?

The art of character design. What makes an interesting character and 
how do they serve the story? Starting with simple shapes the characters whether
human, alien, animal, or monster must have a sold visual intelligence designed into it.

DAY TWO- The Art of Environmental Design. The world which the story lives in can be simple, complex or vast but it must always serve the story point. We review the principles of solid environment design and how it is used to set the stage, by sketching out various scenes.

MATERIALS

You will need graphite sticks, pencils, kneaded eraser, stick/barrel eraser, sketchbook, or iPad with Procreate or laptop computer with Photoshop.

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Please make certain you are committed to attending this class as the registration fee is NON-REFUNDABLE. However, if you cannot make the class you signed up for, you may use your registration for another class (of similar value) or sell/transfer the class to another person. We realize that unexpected issues may arise which prevent you from attending a class but remember that a space has been set aside for you. This policy is firm. You must notify us in writing (via email) of any changes.

If this class is canceled for any reason, we will make every effort to reschedule it and transfer your registration, otherwise your registration fee will be refunded. 

More questions?

Contact me at greg@spalenka.com