About The Class
Storytelling is a powerful and engaging form of communication. A good story can inspire imagination. It can help us connect and relate to each other's human experiences.
Suppose you have stories that you would like to share with the world but unsure how to start. This class is for you! In this course, I would systematically teach you the entire process of creating a story, from idea development to develop a complete story structure and finally, how to get your work published or produced.
This class is perfect for all storytellers at heart. The lesson in this class could apply to writers, artists, game developers, toy designer, or shows creators, etc. The course aims to empower students to create their intellectual property and take their creative journey to the next level.
About the Curriculum:
This class is an introductory level class, model after my eight weeks industry enrichment program. Students would learn the fundamentals of storytelling through mini exercises.
Lesson Plan:
1) Find Your Idea - Explore creative habits, learn how to find a story from everyday observation, and organize all the random thoughts and ideas.
2) Overcome Creative Block - Students will learn how to address and overcome "creative block, insecurity, and self-doubt with approachable mental tools that could help expand one's potential.
3) Research and Refine - Students will learn various research techniques to help push and expand the story idea.
4) Understand Story Arc - Understand the foundation principle of story developments to help build a solid beginning, middle, and end story structure.
5) Create Compelling Characters - Learn how to develop complex, compelling, believable, and relatable characters to connect and draw the audiences' attention.
6) Develop A Multi-Dimensional Story - Learn how to fully utilize your existing life experiences, skills, and knowledge to increase your creative potential and develop a multi-dimensional story.
7) Expand your creative vocabulary - Learn how to expand the range of your storytelling ability through a new and different perspective.
8) Share your work with the world - Learn about the pro and cons of self-publishing and commercial publishing; how to fund self-publishing without breaking your bank account successfully; and how to approach commercial houses and production companies.
Study resources:
- 8 hours engaging lectures with a keynote presentation
- Keynotes with visual examples
- Downloadable class notes
- Video exercise guides
Learning Outcome:
Upon completing this story development introductory class, students will develop a story from concept into proposal form. In addition, students will learn a few practical mental tools to help them create a few solid story ideas, further developing into production.
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Students' Testimonial
"Alina's class was an excellent mixture of artistic freedom and exploration mixed with the business savvy and professional know-how that can only come from someone with a resume like Alina's. As a student who was new to illustration, I found her class so insightful and inspiring. She helped me hone in on a direction I wanted to take my work and get to a place where I felt confident stepping into the literary market. I can't recommend Alina's classes enough."
~ Joshua Herron