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UNIT 1
MODULE 3: STORY AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT

GENERAL OBJECTIVES

On completion of this Module, students should:

1. understand concepts of story arcs and storytelling principles;

2. understand Character Theory to create designs for different genres in games and animation;

3. understand the concept and application of environment in design; and,

4. develop Production documentation for Game and Animation.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES CONTENT/EXPLANATORY NOTES

Students should be able to:

1. *create a synopsis for a game or Synopsis development.
animation; The elevator pitch.

2. *write a narrative for a game and an Story development.
animation based on story arcs and Story Arc.
storytelling principles; Scriptwriting.

3. *create a storyboard for a game or Storyboard creation.
animation; Camera angles.

4. explain character design as it relates Character theory and design.
to genre;

5. *design genre-appropriate Character Design Principle.
characters;

6. *create character turnarounds; Turn-around designs of characters.

7. conceptualise an environment; Environmental design – layers (background,
midground, foreground).

8. *create environmental layers for Drawing perspectives.
backgrounds, midgrounds and Depth of fields.
foregrounds;

9. *apply design theory to create
environments for particular genres;

10. explain concept art;

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