Study Unit

Outcomes

Assessment Criteria

• The ability to show an informed understanding of the key concepts, principles, rules and theories of graphic storytelling forms such as graphic novels and comic books with specific focus on the character development within these formats;
• The ability to select and apply the appropriate standard methods, procedures and/or techniques as the situation requires by choosing appropriate tools for the task and using it with well-informed and trained skills;
• The ability to identify, evaluate and solve routine problems as well as new problems in the context of graphic storytelling

For outcome 1:

Paricipants must be able to define key concepts of graphic storytelling; discuss and apply standard principles and rules relating to graphic storytelling practices; distinguish and critically explain different theories relating to various graphic storytelling formats, and have gained particular insight how these relate to character development within these formats.

For outcome 2:

Participants must be able to discuss, distinguish and implement appropriate standard methods, procedures and techniques in different contexts with a view to effectively use all the available tools to create storyboards, to process their artworks digitally, and to produce final works of graphic art.

For outcome 3:

Participants must be able to use the knowledge they have mastered in order to solve different contextual problems as will be experienced with the selection of compositions and layout structures, the selection of perspective angles, dialogue formats, and the selection of various media options