Designing from story to screen
In this courses students will cover: composition, prop design, designing a focal point and building layouts around it, style exploration, layout construction, and design principles. By the end of the course students will have a strong grasp of the job of a Layout Artist/Background Designer. They will be able to use film theory to design any composition and complete the layout.
Students will learn what it means to be a background/layout artist on a production, and what is required of an artist in that role. They will learn how to adapt to different design styles and different productions (this versatility is required of artists working in the industry). They will learn how to design layouts using a storyboard as a guide as well as how to move the camera in the scene (reverse shots and tilts). In this course students will complete: thumbnails, prop designs, and 4-6 layouts.
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Registration Period
Oct 09, 2024 -
Jan 27, 2025
Course Start
Jan 22, 2025
Course Format
Live
Skills Level
Intermediate
Duration
8 weeks
Q&A
Live
Feedback
Live (pending enrollment)
Lecture Type
Live
Assignment
Due each week
PREREQUISITES
Perspective, Dynamic Sketching 2; OR good drawing foundation & strong knowledge of perspective
MATERIALS
Photoshop and tablet
The more you know, the better.
Week #1
Composition
Thumbnails – Composition Bootcamp
Week #2
Props - BG Elements
Wedging, Plant spheres, Leaf creation, Boxes, Barrels etc.
Week #3
Main Focal Point/ BMS and BvS/ Populate Layouts
Designing a Main Focal point | BMS and BvS(how to populate Layouts fast) | Build a Layout around a Focal point.
Week #4
Style/ Shape Language/ Proportion
Adapting to different styles
Week #5
Thumbnailing to final
Blow up Chosen Thumbnail 1 – Exterior Layout
Week #6
Final 1
Finalizing Layout(s)
Week #7
Thumbnailing to final
Blow up Chosen thumbnail 2 – Interior
Week #8
Final 2
Finalizing Layout(s) | Assembling Portfolio
STUDENT GALLERY
Prepare to meet your master.
LECTURES BY
Jonathan Hoekstra
Course Start: Jan 22, 2025
Jon Hoekstra is a Matte Painter, Concept Artist, and Visual Development Artist who has worked for companies such as Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros, eclipse, and Walt Disney Imagineering. He has previously taught at Art Center College of Design, from which he received his BA in Illustration - Entertainment Arts in 2013.
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PRICING SCHEDULE
Even though our courses are the most affordable for the quality of education, these finance options allow you to focus on your goals instead of the barriers that keep you from reaching them.
3x Payments
$233
2x Payments
$349.50
Full payment
$699
Winter TERM REGISTRATION
Now Open
Oct 09, 2024 -
Jan 27, 2025
COURSE BEGINS on Jan 22, 2025
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