Course Title:
Creating Great Children’s Content – Creating and developing content that is ready to produce.
Concept Creation Process
Knowing the Audience
Building Relatable Characters
Form and Structure
Key Visual Development
All About Story
Pitching Your Project
Best Presentation Materials
Taking It To Screen
Visual Storytelling and Systems
On completion of this course, participants will have a practical approach to creating concepts and tailoring story, characters and visuals for the right audience and for broadcasters, distributors and producers. They will have the knowledge to take a raw idea and develop it into a strong pitch, ready for the production process that follows.
Participant Profile:
This course is aimed at Creatives and Animation Professionals who wish to make their own projects happen and take them to screen. Participants can be writers or directors but this is not a requirement at all – this course will help participants get the best from working with people in those roles.
Tutor Info:
Jason Tammemägi is an independent children’s media specialist whose work has been enjoyed by children worldwide. He has written over 100 broadcast stories and created the hit preschool shows FLUFFY GARDENS and PLANET COSMO. Jason has directed 25 hours of children’s programming including ROOBARB & CUSTARD TOO and, as former Creative Director of Geronimo Productions (Monster Animation), oversaw the creative vision, served as script editor and creative director on PUNKY and worked with writers on concept development to take shows from idea all the way to screen.
Date & Times:
Tuesday 6.30pm-9.30pm, Dates: 14th April, 21st April, 28th April, 5th May and 12th May.
Venue:
Guinness Enterprise Centre, Taylors Lane, Dublin 8 (http://gec.ie/directions-and-map).
Cost:
Members: 90 Euro, Non Members: 110 Euro
Payment can be made by credit card online (a link will be sent to you) or by cheque/postal order payable to Animation Skillnet C/O Dublin Business Innovation Centre.
Application Procedure:
Please apply by sending an email to: animationskillnet@gmail.com
Deadline for Applications:
Friday, 10th April.
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