The Ten Minute Video:

The final video essay, consisting of sound and visuals, can be on any topic of your choosing as long as it addresses at least one subtopic about comics, graphic novels, manga, or the overall umbrella of Sequential Art objects. Your video will consist of your video with captions or script, discuss for a minimum of ten minutes your topic, and will cite at least ten sources to support facts, ideas, and themes.

Directives for Final Ten Minute Video:

The final Ten Minute Video will meet the following standards:

Minimum Ten Minutes in Length
- Under ten minutes will be penalized
- Fourteen minutes+ is fine, but long pauses or filler will be penalized
Begin with a Title Card, including the title of your video and your name
Have a Beginning, Middle, and End
- Cover at least three subtopics in depth and nuance
- Avoid covering common concepts and ideas about Sequential Art already discussed in the class!
- Find quotes from original sources, interview comics creators / comics professionals, or more
End with your TEN FULL Citations in MLA format
- Missing citations is an automatic ZERO
- The cited sources have to actually be used within the presentation
- Wikipedia and Encyclopedias are NOT valid sources
  - Please DO NOT use Wikipedia as a source.
Record your video in OR upload your video to Panopto
- Please use the specific Panopto folder for submission for this course
Include either Captions in the video or The Script as a separate PDF

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The Ten Page Sequential Art Short Story:

The final comic, consisting of hand-drawn or digital art-work in any style (comic books, manga, webtoons, etc...), can be on any theme or topic. It can NOT be made using a digital comic creation program. Your comic will consist of a minimum of ten pages as well as a cover title page (the title page does not count as a page of sequential art), with at least 38 panels, and telling a complete story with a beginning, middle, and end.

Directives for a Ten Page Sequential Art Short Story:

The final Ten Page Sequential Art Object will meet the following standards:

Minimum Ten Pages, using at least 38 Panels
- Under Ten Pages or 38 panels will be penalized
- Fourteen pages+ is fine, but useless or blank pages/panels will be penalized
  - Each page should be at least 8.5" by 11" whether your project is hand drawn or digital
Include an opening title page with the name of your work and your name
- The title page will not count towards length - a title page with nine pages of comics will count as incomplete
Includes Art and Text Working Together
Includes Comic Effects to Enliven and Heighten the Story
- Consider including sound effects, narration, deep shadows, page reveals, and/or other comic effects and elements
- Color is not required, but highly appreciated and, if done with care, will be a huge grade booster
Art should be Clear and Text should be Readable, and Must Display Effort, Care, Thought, and Planning
- Consider 'inking' or going over your art in pen to help the art pop off the page
Try to Follow your Plan from the Final Project Proposal assignment
- If you completely change track / begin a new idea, please email me with your new plan/ideas
Can be Hand Drawn or Digitally Created, but NO COMICS CREATIONS PROGRAMS CAN BE USED!
Tell a Complete Story with a Beginning, Middle and End
- Your sequential art piece can be part of a longer story, but in itself has to have a beginning, middle, and end
AVOID THE INFINITE VOID!
- Settings/backgrounds should have dimension and detail.
- Panels with totally white and/or empty backgrounds will be heavily marked down.
Submit your Final Project as One File or Zipped Folder
- Photograph or Scan physical works
- PDF prefered, but JPEG, JPG, GIF, TIFF will be accepted (no DOC or DOCX).

Please contact your instructor if you have any questions about how to do any of these projects.