THE NARRATIVE POWER OF THE HORIZON
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Introductory Video (9:37)
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Welcome (5:51)
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Tools & Objectives
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The narrative power of observation
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Horizons Milestone #1 - Preparation
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Key Milestones
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Horizons Milestone #2 - Understanding the science
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Horizons Milestone #2 - A bit more science
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Horizons Milestone #2 - Principles of Setting
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Horizons Milestone #2 - Your Pitch-perfect Portfolio Challenges
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Horizons Milestone #3 - Introducing the Level Horizon (12:03)
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Hands on: Exercise Horizons.01 - the level middle horizon
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Hands on: Exercise Horizons.02 - the level low horizon
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Horizons Milestone #3 - introducing the angled horizon
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Hands on: Exercise Horizons.03 - mastering the slope
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Horizons Milestone #4 - introducing the grand combination
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Hands on: Exercise Horizons.04 - mastering the grand combination
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Horizons Milestone #6 - the Grand Finale & Hands on: Exercise Horizons.05
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Hands on: Exercise Horizons.06 - refining the sequence
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Hands on: Exercise Horizons.07 - Pause & Reflect
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It's a Wrap!
THE NARRATIVE POWER OF LIGHT & SHADOW
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Introductory video: Module #2 (4:25)
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Module 2 -Tonal value - Introduction: an ode to light & shadow
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Tonal value - objectives & tools
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Tonal value - key milestones
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The narrative power of observation #2
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Tonal value - Milestone #1: light & the retina
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Tonal value - Milestone #1: light, luminance & the 'where' system
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Tonal value - Milestone #1: light and the emotions
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Milestone #2 - narrative mood, relative brightness & the tonal scale
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Hands on: Exercise 2.01 - tonal scale
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Milestone #2 - tonal keys & narrative mood
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Hands on: Exercise 2.02 - high minor key
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Hands on: Exercise 2.03 - low minor key
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Hands on: Exercise 2.04 - high major key
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Hands on: Exercise 2.05 - low major key
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Milestone #2 - the relationship between tone and colour
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Hands on: Exercise 2.06 - a tonal scale in random colour
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Milestone #3 - light source, shadow & narrative mood
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Hands on: Exercise 2.07 - where there is light, there are shadows
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Hands on: Exercise 2.08 - and now in colour
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Milestone #4 - light, pattern & texture
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Blasts from the past for illustration inspiration
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Hands on: Exercise 2.09 - textures, patterns & moods
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Hands on: Exercise 2.10 - in colour
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Hands on: Exercise 2.11 - develop and plan sequences of three
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Hands on: Exercise 2.12 - sequence of three in colour
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Hands on: Exercise 2.13 - front & back endpapers
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Hands on: Exercise 2.14 - pause & reflect
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VIDEO: Exploring tonal keys in a picture book
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It's a Wrap!
THE NARRATIVE POWER OF MASSES & VOIDS
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Introductory video - Masses & Voids (8:50)
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Introduction to Masses and Voids
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Introduction to Threats and Opportunities
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Objectives & Tools
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Key Milestones
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The Narrative Power of Observation #3
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HANDS ON: Exercise 3.01 - Character Development
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Shapes and their Shadows
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HANDS ON: Exercise 3.02 - Basic Forms and Shadows
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Mass, or Positive Space
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HANDS ON: Exercise 3.03 - Cloud Studies
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HANDS ON: Exercise 3.04 - Clouds as Mass
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HANDS ON: Exercise 3.05 - The versatile tree
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HANDS ON: Exercise 3.06 - Trees as Mass
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HANDS ON: Exercise 3.07 - Houses, Houses, Houses
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HANDS ON: Exercise 3.08 - Massed Buildings
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Voids, or Negative Space
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HANDS ON: Exercise 3.09 - Horizon, Figure, Clouds
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HANDS ON: Exercise 3.10 - Horizons, figures and trees
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HANDS ON: Exercise 3.11 - Houses and Horizons
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Shelter, Prospect, Hazard & Opportunity - revisited
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HANDS ON: Exercise 3.12 - thumbnails galore
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HANDS ON: Exercise 3.13 - develop a narrative series of three
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HANDS ON: Exercise 3.14 - rough out one actual-size illustration
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VIDEO: exploring masses & voids in a picture book
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IT'S A WRAP!
THE NARRATIVE POWER OF POSTURE, GESTURE & EMOTION
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Introductory video - posture, gesture & emotion (8:37)
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Introduction
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Key milestones
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The narrative power of observation #4
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The Science of Posture and Gesture
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HANDS ON: Exercise 4.01 - The Pillow Exercise
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HANDS ON: Exercise 4.02 - Your figures and flour sack
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A call to arms
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HANDS ON: Exercise 4.03 - adding the arms
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The Science: Characters and emotional appeal
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HANDS ON: Exercise 4.04 - The eyes have it
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Appeal, originality and micro expressions
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HANDS ON: Exercise 4.05 - Macro and micro expressions
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HANDS ON: Exercise 4.06 - Posture and expression combined
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HANDS ON: Exercise 4.07 - Characters in action and interaction
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HANDS ON: Exercise 4.08 - update your narrative sequence of three
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It's a Wrap!
THE POWER OF THE NARRATIVE ARC
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Introductory video (8:51)
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Narrative arc as lived experience
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The basic structure of a narrative arc
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The six classic story-arcs
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HANDS ON: Exercise 5.01 - picture-book analysis
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HANDS ON: Exercise 5.02 - storyboard planning #1 - horizon & tone
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HANDS ON: Exercise 5.03 - storyboard planning #2 - scale & proportion
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HANDS ON: Exercise 5.04 - storyboard planning #3 - colour design
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HANDS ON: Exercise 5.05 - storyboard planning #4 - introduce your characters
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HANDS ON: Exercise 5.06 - an actual storyboard
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HANDS ON: Exercise 5.06 - extension - portfolio-ready storyboard
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HANDS ON: Exercise 5.07 - sequence of three - portfolio-ready illustrations
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HANDS ON: Exercise 5.08 - one full-scale illustration (or 2 or 3)
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What next?
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Pause & Reflect
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Further Guidance & Coaching
