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Hello Class!

Welcome to Week 13 of Advanced Strategies in Illustration!  ( I Still think I messed up the week to week breakdown :/   ) 

AS ALWAYS ALL course materials, both the Class Session and our Guest Speakers will be RECORDED… just in case you miss the Live Class Session or just feel like a rewatch!

WEEK 13 CLASS PLAN:

Session 1: 6-7:15 pm

CHECK IN: – How is everyone feeling today?

DISCUSS:

• Class Countdown- ONLY 3 more weeks! 
• Final Project Timeline
• Final Project Strategy : Research a method of “Publishing” your project.  This can be Festivals you intend to send your film to, or creating a Kickstarter Campaign, or pitching to Cartoon Network,or to Scholastic, or perhaps making a sales pitch to Hot Topic.  The goal is up to you, but you need to come up with a clear END GOAL.

CRITIQUE:  In Small Groups:

• Show your TIMELINE and the work you have produced for this week.
• Feedback on the work? What can be improved?
• Discuss: Did you meet your project goal for the week?  Why or Why not?
• Begin to formulate your overall STRATEGY.

REPORT BACK: 

CLASS POST to OPENLAB:  Create a blog post together on CLASS POSTS on the OPENLAB.  In it please report back about the status of each person’s project answering the above questions.   Add an example of each person’s work to the post.

Remember, Making and Keeping a project timeline is part of your overall project strategy grade.  The deadlines you set are the DUE DATES for your homework.  SO, think hard and be sure you are being realistic. 

—- BREAK!—-

Session 2: 7:30-8:30 pm

GUEST SPEAKERS:  Jerry Gaylord AKA “The Franchize”, Penelope “Peng Peng” Gaylord

STUDENT MODERATOR: JASON V

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And in case you misplaced the class session invites…Here you go! …

SESSION 1: Work in Class

Topic: COMD 3633 PART 1
Time: Apr 2, 2020 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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SESSION 2: GUEST SPEAKER 

Topic: GUEST SPEAKER
Time: Apr 2, 2020 07:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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WEEK 13 COURSE WORK

DUE to be completed by WED May 7th 11:59PM

CLASS POST: Be sure to complete the class post begun in todays’ class.

DISCUSSION:  (Carried over from last week!) Continue our discussion on sample pitches. (uploaded to COURSE FILES) Pick them apart in our class DISCUSSION.  Consider things like:

• What works and what doesn’t work.
• What commonalities are there between the samples?
• Is there a shared tone?
• What things to all or most of them do?  For example, do all of them establish their place in the market?  Do all of them cite other works for comparison?
• What differences are there?
• What take-aways do you have from reviewing them?

SKETCHBOOK: Read this POST

FINAL PROJECT:  

Prepare a Pitch Packet, Deck,(or other industry appropriate format) to market your creator owned, original concept for further development or publication.

You must not only come up with the IDEA, you must also come up with all the SUPPORTING MATERIALS to demonstrate that idea, and a PLAN of whom to show it to when you are ready.  So in essence this is a 3 part project.

DUE NEXT CLASS: Please email a PDF including the following:

• Final Project Strategy.  Research a method of “Publishing” your project.  This can be Festivals you intend to send your film to, or creating a Kickstarter Campaign, or pitching to Cartoon Network,or to Scholastic, or perhaps making a sales pitch to Hot Topic.  The goal is up to you, but you need to come up with a clear END GOAL.
• Project Pitch revised!
• Project TASK LIST &  TIMELINE

Establishing a realistic schedule that you can stick to is part of the project grade! 

Hello Class!

Welcome to Week 12.5? of Advanced Strategies in Illustration!  ( I think I messed up the week to week breakdown :/ ) 

AS ALWAYS ALL course materials, both the Class Session and our Guest Speakers will be RECORDED… just in case you miss the Live Class Session or just feel like a rewatch!

WEEK 12 CLASS PLAN:

Session 1: 6-7:15 pm

CHECK IN: – What’s your current status? How are you today?

DISCUSS: Final Project and Review Sample Pitches

PROJECT TIME! :

For today’s class session you were to revise your ONE Sheet PROJECT PROPOSAL to pitch to the class, you were also asked to consider what support materials you could create for your project pitch.

ACTIVITY:  WORK SHOP IDEAS and Set TASK LIST and TIMELINE  

Part ONE:

• To begin, each group should have a note taker.  Each group will be reporting back to the class.
• Another person in each group will be be the HOST they can share their screen so you are all looking at the same stuff.
• First, review the sample pitches available on Openlab.  You don’t need to READ them all right now, (But you should take your time with them later, at your convenience.)
• What commonalities are there between the samples?  Are there items all or most of them include?  Is there a shared tone?
• What things to all or most of them do?  For example, do all of them establish their place in the market?  Do all of them cite other works for comparison?
• What differences are there?

LETS DISCUSS YOUR FINDINGS

Part Two:

• Returning to your groups work together to plan your individual pitches.
• Discuss what items you think should be included in eachothers’ Pitch Packets to effectively convey their idea.
• Looking at a calendar, come up with both an itemized TASK LIST and DUE DATES for each item, for each person.
• Keep in mind: Each part will require a round of feedback before finalizing, therefore be sure to include a DRAFT deadline,(for feedback) and a FINAL deadline which will include any revisions made to your work.

Making and Keeping a project timeline is part of your overall project strategy grade.  The deadlines you set will eb the DUE DATES for your homework.  SO, think hard and be sure you are being realistic. 

EMAIL your Individual Task List and TIMELINE By Friday 12am.

—- BREAK!—-

Session 2: 7:30-8:30 pm

GUEST SPEAKERS:  Jerry Gaylord AKA “The Franchize”, Penelope “Peng Peng” Gaylord

STUDENT MODERATOR: JASON V

__________________________________________________________________________

And in case you misplaced the class session invites…Here you go! …

SESSION 1: Work in Class

Topic: COMD 3633 PART 1
Time: Apr 2, 2020 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Meeting ID: 904 460 633
Password: CHOCOLATE

SESSION 2: GUEST SPEAKER 

Topic: GUEST SPEAKER
Time: Apr 2, 2020 07:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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WEEK 12.5 COURSE WORK

DUE to be completed by WED April 29th 11:59PM

DISCUSSION: WATCH The First Four Years, and RESPOND in the weekly class DISCUSSION (To be found under Course Profile!)

LECTURE: You may do this alone or continue working with your group.  Continue Carefully reviewing the sample pitches. (uploaded to COURSE FILES) Afterwards pick them apart in our class DISCUSSION.  Consider things like:

• What works and what doesn’t work.
• What commonalities are there between the samples?
• Is there a shared tone?
• What things to all or most of them do?  For example, do all of them establish their place in the market?  Do all of them cite other works for comparison?
• What differences are there?
• What take-aways do you have from reviewing them?

SKETCHBOOK: Read this POST

FINAL PROJECT:  

OVERALL PROJECT:  Prepare a Pitch Packet, Deck,(or other industry appropriate format) to market your creator owned, original concept for further development or publication.

You must not only come up with the IDEA, you must also come up with all the SUPPORTING MATERIALS to demonstrate that idea, and a PLAN of whom to show it to when you are ready.  So in essence this is a 3 part project.

DUE NEXT CLASS: Please email a 2 page PDF including the following:

• A revised and copy edited Project Pitch based on your insights from reviewing the sample pitches (uploaded to course FILES).
• A TASK LIST for your project, along with a detailed TIMELINE, with deadlines for when you will turn in each part.

Establishing a realistic schedule that you can stick to is part of the project grade! 

Hello Class!

Welcome to Week 12 of Advanced Strategies in Illustration!

AS ALWAYS ALL course materials, both the Class Session and our Guest Speakers will be RECORDED… just in case you miss the Live Class Session or just feel like a rewatch!

WEEK 12 CLASS PLAN:

Session 1: 6-7:15 pm

CHECK IN: – What’s your current status? How are you today?

DISCUSS WEEK 11 LECTURE CONTENT:  What are your thoughts on the sound cloud podcast Illustrators with Day Jobs.  Does the advice seem applicable? Especially now?

RESPOND in the DISCUSSION (To be found under Course Profile!)

PROJECT TIME! :

As a REMINDER… Your FINAL PROJECT is to Prepare a Pitch Packet, Deck,(or other industry appropriate format) to market your Original Concept for further development or publication.

For today’s class session you were to Prepare a ONE Sheet PROJECT PROPOSAL to pitch to the class.

Included in your proposal should be:

• a brief summary of the idea

• an explanation of why it is engaging to you, and why you feel it would be meaningful and /or marketable.

• a clear targeted demographic for this proposed project

• a description of skills / media you see using to create the project.

ACTIVITY:  Student Idea Pitch Session!   

Begin Using BREAK OUT ROOMS to workshop your pitches Students will move into 3-4 person groups to share their ideas for pitches.  They should take turns speaking, time each other and practice sharing their ideas concisely.  Groups will be assigned randomly.  Meetings will be only 10 minutes long, and each person gets a turn to present… so speak quickly!

After practicing your pitch once in the break out room, you will present your idea to the whole class.  Each student gets no more than 3 minutes.  You may screen share anything you need to to help communicate the idea.  

EXAMPLES:  Look at example Project Pitches together.

—- BREAK!—-

Session 2: 7:30-8:30 pm

GUEST SPEAKERS: Kit and Cat Seaton

STUDENT MODERATOR: ???

__________________________________________________________________________

And in case you misplaced the class session invites…Here you go! …

SESSION 1: Work in Class

Topic: COMD 3633 PART 1
Time: Apr 2, 2020 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/904460633?pwd=UWUxL1dRTG81b2gvU3dDb1dZdUFlUT09

Meeting ID: 904 460 633
Password: CHOCOLATE

SESSION 2: GUEST SPEAKER 

Topic: GUEST SPEAKER
Time: Apr 2, 2020 07:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 646 365 604
Password: 286719

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