1.VISUAL NARRATIVE &THE FUTURE OF ENTERTAINMENTMCDM COM 597Instructor: Rob SalkowitzSession 1April 6, 2013

2. This classwevesigned upforIts (Choke)comics!This class is about: History and anatomy ofsequential art as a medium Role of comics in 21st centurypop culture, entertainmentand media How to use visual narrative asa communications tools How to incorporate sequentialart into transmedia storytellingWelcome! 3. Rob Salkowitzrob@robsalkowitz.com@robsalk206-860-9847 (h/o)206-669-2471 (m/txt)Lets get acquainted 4. Who are you?Whats your story 5. Class meets 5 times:4/6, 4/20, 5/4, 5/18, 6/1 Class starts at 9am Class ends at 5pm 3 breaks: mid-morning, lunch, afternoon Guest speakers Workshops Screenings Team projectHousekeeping 6. Be here, be on time, stickaround, be prepared:participation = 25% Class presentations = 15% 1 written paper = 20% Team project = 40%ExpectationsWe shall speak of thisno further. Do notdisappoint me. 7. Primary textsMcCloud, Scott. UnderstandingComics: The Invisible Art. (1994)Cheng, Kevin. See What I Mean:How to Use Comics toCommunicate Ideas. (2012)Salkowitz, Rob. Comic-Con andthe Business of Pop Culture.(2012)Philips, Andrea. A CreatorsGuide to TransmediaStorytelling (2012) 8. Additional materials 9. Guest SpeakersEllen ForneyMarblesCalvin ReidPublishers WeeklyErin PolgreenSymboiliaLiam SharpMadefireAndrea PhilipsTransmedia authorJohn RobertscomiXologyJim DemonakosEmerald City Comic-Con 10. Team ProjectCreate anoriginal transmedia workthat includes graphic narrative as one ofthe primary storytelling platforms. 11. http://www.stanford.edu/group/cwstudents/shakegirl/for exampLe 12. Class 1: Comics as a Medium Class 2: Visual Storytelling Expanding Contexts Class 3: Comics, Entertainment and Pop Culture Class 4: Comics as a Transmedia Platform Class 5:Toward the Future of EntertainmentCourse overview 13. Why comics? 14. Peak geek! 15. Comics as Transmedia 16. New Platforms 17. New Storytelling ModesBottom of the NinthRyan Woodward 18. New Storytelling Modes 19. New Storytelling ModesXKCD byRandall Munroe 20. New contextsVisual journalismLiterature & memoirEducation & TrainingStoryboard/movie pitchSocial engagement 21. Expanding Multiverse!Creativity withoutborders 22. Why are you here?Whats your story 23. Break time