INTRO

Weekly work will cover three main areas described below: Models, Skills, Practice.

1. Model–View/Read/Play By Tues Class (Thursday On First Week)

You will be viewing/playing story models from this schedule weekly.  This semester we will focus on Hayao Miyazaki’s classic anime films, and using these to explore story concepts. Most of the time I have provided direct URLs, but sometimes this requires a Netflix or Amazon Prime Video account.  For a short anime example, see Fumiko’s Confession, a 2:22 anime! Here is Fumiko’s Confession Reversed–HA!

2. Story Technique–Readings/Quizzes: Due By Tues Class (Thursday On First Week)

You will be reading a chapter or so each week in our primary story technique text Anatomy of Story  by John Truby.  Then taking a timed (60 minutes) quiz with randomized questions to review the key ideas in each chapter.  The quizzes are “open book” but the questions may be specific so you will need to read first then do the quiz after.

3. Story Practice: Due By Sunday 5 Pm

We will work on two story tracks: 1) stories for an actual community client, and 2) personal stories you develop over the semester and refine in NMD 443.   You will be doing weekly story exercises–Tasks–in order to slowly build up your story skills based on the techniques we view, read about, discuss, and share each class, as well as other skills you are developing in the NMD program–graphic, video, animation etc.

WEEK 1

Class structure &  tools: website, slack, zoom, texts, videos.

Hayao Miyazaki’s style and Princess Mononoke Trailer

Text/Technique:  Anatomy of Story  Intro to Story Time & Place; Princess Mononoke with Truby Techniques

Twine Introduction:  Chapbook example

Princess Mononoke Discussion

Due Thursday

• MODEL: Watch Hayao Miyazaki’s Princess Mononoke OR Princess Mononoke Jap_dubbed
• Quiz 1: Story time & Place

Due Sunday

• TECHNIQUE:
  • Anatomy of Story, John Truby:  Read Ch 1: Story Space/Time;
• PRACTICE:
  • Read Princess Mononoke Structure Analysis
  • Task 1 Visual Structure ofPrincess Mononoke

Resources

• Overview of Anime, Manga, Miyazaki

NB: starting Week 2, weekly:
Quizzes are due before class Tues,
Tasks due after classes on Sunday.

WEEK 2

Some Background:  What is Manga?

Princess Mononoke Analysis ” Task 1 review

Story Premise, recognizing models & crafting your story

Twine Practice Sample: Ghost Story

Due Tues

• MODEL: Rewatch Hayao Miyazaki’s Princess Mononoke OR Princess Mononoke Jap_dubbed
• TECHNIQUE:
  • Anatomy of Story, John Truby:  Read Ch 2: Premise
  • Quiz 02: Premise

Due Sunday

• TWINE MODEL:
  • How to Say Goodbye in a Pandemic
• PRACTICE:
  • Task 2: Premise & Twine Opening

Resources

• Twine Homepage
• Chapbook Format Guide
• Chapbook example
• Story ideas 1, Story ideas 2

WEEK 3

More background: History of Japanese Manga

Story Structure–Seven Steps for Princess Mononoke

Structure Template option

Twine Chapbook Formatting & Backstage

Due Tues

• MODEL: Princess Mononoke
• TECHNIQUE:
  • Anatomy of Story, John Truby:  Read Ch 3: Story Structure
  • Quiz 03:  Story Structure: Seven Steps

Due Sunday

• PRACTICE:
  • Task 3

Resources

• Twine Homepage
• Chapbook Format Guide
• Chapbook example
• Story ideas 1, Story ideas 2

Week 4

Character & Character Web

Character Web Form

Due Tues

• MODEL: Nausicaa
• TECHNIQUE:
  • Anatomy of Story, John Truby:  Read Ch 4: Character
  • Quiz 4: Character

Due Sunday

• PRACTICE:
  • Task 4

WEEK 6

• Client Story Tools
• Setting & Story World
• World Building
• Sacred & Place Based

Due Tues

• MODEL: Spirited Away on Apple TV
• TECHNIQUE:
  • Anatomy of Story, John Truby:  Read Ch 6
  • Quiz 6

Due Sunday

• PRACTICE:
  • Task 6 client story start
    
  • Review Storymaps features

WEEK 7 

• Fall Break
• Wild Blueberry visit: David Stess
• Anime Showcase

Due Thursday

• MODEL: Review Spirited Away on Apple TV
• TECHNIQUE:
  • Anatomy of Story, John Truby:  Read Ch 7
  • Quiz 7 Symbol

Due Sunday 

• PRACTICE:
  • You need to set your feedback session by Sunday of this week and complete it by Sunday of next week.  
  • Task 7  
    

WEEK 8

• Meeting with Client
• Clarification of Alien stories
• Symbols & Metaphors & Allegory
• The nature of work and power

Due Tues

• MODEL: Spirited Away
• TECHNIQUE:
  • Anatomy of Story, John Truby:  Read Ch 8
  • Quiz 8-Plot

Due Sunday

• PRACTICE:
  • Task 8

WEEK 9

• Plot
• Twine Stories
•  

Due Tues

• MODEL: Howl’s Moving Castle or on Amazon Prime
• TECHNIQUE:
  • Anatomy of Story, John Truby:  Read Ch 9 & 10 Scenes
  • Quiz 9 Scenes

Due Sunday

• PRACTICE:
  • Task 9

Resources

• Interview Tips

WEEK 10

• Scene Weave

Due Tues

• MODEL: Howl’s Moving Castle 
•  TECHNIQUE:
  • Anatomy of Story, John Truby:  Read Ch 10: Dialogue
  • Quiz 10

Due Sunday

• PRACTICE:
  • Task 10
• Story Feedback Tips
• Clichés

Resources

• Scenes
• Blueberry Land Video–Indigenous Voices

WEEK 11

• Dialogue & Subtext
• Show vs Tell
• Twine Zip folders

Due Tues

• MODEL: Your Name
• TECHNIQUE:
  • Anatomy of Story, John Truby:  Read Ch 11
  • No Quiz

Due Sunday

• PRACTICE:
  • Catch up with Tasks 9 & 10
  • Task 11–begin in class

WEEK 12

• In class check in for
  • Client
  • Personal Stories

Due Tues

• MODEL:  Your Name

Due Sunday

• PRACTICE:
  • Task 12–in class check in for client & personal stories 

WEEK 13

THANKSGIVING BREAK

Complete draft personal Stories

Complete framework for Client stories 

WEEK 14

Miyakzaki Overview

Workshop client & personal stories

Exit Ticket– 

1. Quizzes Done
2. Personal story draft complete

WEEK 15

Workshop client & personal stories

Exit Ticket–

1. Quizzes done
2. Client story draft complete

Final Projects Due Dec 14

Personal Stories

• Post with category “Final Personal Story”
• Add Title
• Featured image from your story
• Very brief description of your story
• I will add the HTML link after I upload your html file which you have put into Slack #final-personal-story

Final Client Project

• Project URL (if Twine see info above)
• Test your project on another person’s computer to be sure I can access it
• Post with category “Final Client Project”
• Add Title
• Featured image from your project
• Very brief description of your project

Other Anime Resources

https://youtu.be/3OISv3RJoXI

5cm /sec

• Attack on Titan  on Netflix  Season 1,  25 episodes