Beginning with an exploration of prose fiction and the graphic novel, we practice communicating character and story arc through descriptive storytelling, narrative digital art, storyboards, films, and animations. We also deepen our technical communication skills by learning a variety of modern professional equipment and applications such as Wacom Digital Drawing Pads, lighting equipment, down shooters, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Animate, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects, Avid Pro Tools, Propellerhead Reason, HTML\/CSS, DragonFrame, and Google Apps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Personally, I loved the Illustrator project where we created our own designs to either express it in stickers, clothing, wooden\/candle art, and more. I chose clothing, and through my art, I was able to express my own Asian heritage through a hoodie of the well known symbol in the Asian continent: the dragon, which represents good luck and great strength.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Story has to be one of personal favorite projects because it is something I love making. The assignment was simple: create a narrative following a character through a simple storyline with a goal in mind. I decided to create a story of a transgender man who wants to get revenge on those who do not accept him by hacking the world’s internet system and inserting a worm virus. The writing part was easy, the audio part was a little tricky because I had to find the right sound effects for my story (plus I had to make a script). But it was worth it in the end. I personally liked both my written and audio narratives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n