IDEA  GENERATION:PROJECT  DEVELOPMENT:PORTFOLIO  PRESENTATION:BY:  JASON  GROH

 “GOOD  ARTISTS                RECOGNIZE  THEY  WORK  WITHIN  CONSTRAINTS”

ED  CATMULL

IDEA  GENERATION:

Inspiration

IDEA  GENERATION:

Inspiration

IDEA  GENERATION:

Inspiration

Development

IDEA  GENERATION:

Inspiration

Development

IDEA  GENERATION:

Inspiration

Development

Execution

IDEA  GENERATION:

Inspiration

Development

Execution

IDEA  GENERATION:

Inspiration

Development

Execution

Audience

IDEA  GENERATION:

TEN  THINGS  I  CAN  DO  TO  START  THE  FILM  MAKING  PROCESS…..  CARTOON  KICKSTARTING  

   A  SINGLE  IMAGE  THAT  SUMS  UP  MY  IDEA  WITH  A  CHARACTER  AND  ENVIRONMENT

A  ROUGH  DESIGN  SHEET  OF  THE  CHARACTERS  IN  MOVEMENT/VARIED  POSES  TO  DESCRIBE  HOW  THEY  WILL  

MOVE  OR  ACT.

WRITE  A  SINGLE  PARAGRAPH  OR  PREFERABLY  A  SENTENCE  THAT  DESCRIBES  MY  FILM

TEN  THUMBNAILS  OF  THE  MAIN  BEATS  OF  YOUR  IDEA

A  TWO-­‐PAGE  OUTLINE  OF  THE  STORY

THUMBNAILS  OF  THE  SETS/LOCATIONS  OR  LAYOUTS  FOR  

THE  IDEA

STRAIGHT  AHEAD  THUMBNAILS  OF  THE  WHOLE  STORY  TIMED  AT  2-­‐5  

MINUTES  EACH

ONE  EXPLORATORY  DRAWING  A  DAY  USING  YOUR  CHARACTERS  FOR  1  WEEK

ONE  CHARACTER  ROUGH  LINE  UP  DRAWING  THAT  IS  SHAPE  BASED  WITH  ALL  YOUR  CHARACTERS

10  PIECES  OF  THOUGHTFUL  ADVICE  ABOUT  YOUR  FILM.....

BE  AUTHENTIC….WHAT  YOUR  PEERS  ARE  

DOING  IS  NOT  WHAT  YOU  SHOULD  BE  

 IF  YOU  DON’T  LIKE  WHAT  YOU  PICK  FOR  YOUR  FILM’S  SUBJECT  MATTER  IN  SEPTEMBER….BE  ASSURED  YOU  WON’T  LIKE  IT  IN  APRIL

CREATING  A  FILM  IN  STYLE  AND  FEEL  SIMILAR  TO  A  STUDIO  YOU  WANT    TO  WORK  FOR,  CAN  STILL  BE  AUTHENTIC  

IF  YOU  LOVE  THE  STORY

YOU  WILL  NEVER  BE  CRITICIZED  FOR  DOING  IT  YOUR  WAY  IF  

YOU  FINISH  YOUR  FILM

DON’T  ASK  FOR  ADVICE,  OR  A  CRITIQUE  TO  SATISFY  YOUR  

OWN  VANITY.IF  YOU  ASK….CONSIDER  THE  ADVICE….IF  THEADVICE  IS  

GOOD….                                                  USE  IT!!

ASK  FOR  A  CRITIQUE  FROM  AT  LEAST  ONE  PERSON  WHO  

SCARES  YOU.

IF  YOU  ARE  IN  A  RYTHYM  AND  ARTISTICALLY  ARE  MOVING  

FORWARD….DON’T  STOP  FOR  AN  OPINION  OR  TO  

GET  CRITIQUEDKEEP  GOING

DON’T  SATISFY  YOU  OWN  EGO  BY:PLAYING  CREATIVE  CRITIQUES  

WITH  ANSWERS  LIKE  “OH  THAT’S  JUST  MY  STYLE”

STEP  OUTSIDE  YOUR  EGO

DON’T  STOP  TO  LET  SELF-­‐  DOUBT  BUILD.KEEP  GOING!!!!!!!

NOT  EVERY  DRAWING/PIECE  OF  WORK/PAINTING

 HAS  TO  BE  FOR  SOMETHING.

SOMETIMES  THE  EXERCISE  OF  DOING  IT  IS  THE  POINT

THANK  YOU  &  GOOD  LUCK