Character Design and Storytelling (3 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

The student is able to:
- use traditional and interactive narrative structures
- use professional processes in creating fictional characters and worlds for animation and games
- utilise ways of visualising characters and concepts for animation and games

Content (course unit)

- Traditional and interactive narrative structures
- Professional processes in creating fictional characters and worlds for animation and games
- Visualising characters and concepts for animation and games
- Structures of animated series

Location and time

TAMK Mediapolis

Exam schedules

No exam

Assessment methods and criteria

Tasks, attendance, active participation, feedback to peers and teacher(s)

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

contact teaching (in English), individual and group tasks, virtual learning environment (Tabula), activity excursions, discussions, group work, giving and listening peer & teacher feedback, PBL on occasion, learning by doing, students as teachers

Learning materials

Course material given in class

Student workload

The student is expected to complete the course tasks partly outside the contact teaching hours.

Further information

Preliminary requirements: good written and spoken English, knowledge in how to use visual design software such as Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator, interest in fiction and/or games, interest in visual design

Assessment criteria - fail (0) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Less than half the course tasks submitted, poor or no attendance

Assessment criteria - satisfactory (1-2) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

All the course tasks and the main task submitted but some tasks missing or executed poorly or after the deadline, poor attendance in class and in Tabula

Assessment criteria - good (3-4) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

All the course tasks and the main task submitted promptly and executed in a satisfactory manner, good attendance in class and in Tabula

Assessment criteria - excellent (5) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

All the course tasks and the main task submitted promptly and executed in a recommendable manner, very good attendance in class and in Tabula, helpful feedback and advice to peers on the course