Hey SEQA people,
Thanks to everyone that came to the previous meeting about The Pitch. We had a great turn out and we hope most of you will consider taking The Pitch in the near future!
Coming up next, Professor Mark Kneece will be joining us to talk about writing for comics. Got an idea for a graphic novel but don’t know where to start? Come enhance your storytelling skills, learn about the essentials for writing comics and hear about how to break into the industry as a writer.
The following meeting will be a mini panel on Networking and Marketing at Conventions. We will have students and professors talk about their experiences with marketing, how to make prints, what sells and what doesn’t, and networking etiquette. Con-goers, this is a panel you don’t want to miss! As a matter of fact, it’ll be just in time for a very important SEQA event known as…
The 19th Annual Comics Art Forum!
It will happen on Friday, Feb. 15 – Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013. Comics Art Forum has been a proud part of the history of the sequential art department for many years. The event represents one of the few major academic acknowledgments of comic art and sequential art storytelling in the nation. The CAF permits guests to discuss sequential art concerns from many differing points of view and provides students with an opportunity to work with and learn from a variety of top industry professionals.
This year’s guests are:
Dawud Anyabwile- Broadcast Designer for Turner Studios in Atlanta where he produces a variety of artistic work both for broadcast and print for clients such as Cartoon Network, TNT, TBS, TRU TV, NBA TV, Boomerang and more.
Reilly Brown- Comic book artist and a pioneer in the field of digital comics storytelling. His creator-owned comic POWER PLAY, was among the first to rethink the way that comics are read and presented on digital devices.
Rafael Rosado- Storyboard artist for Warner Brothers, Disney, and Cartoon Network. He currently works digital in creating storyboards and animatics.
Dave Roman- Author of several graphic novels including Astronaut Academy: Zero Gravity, Teen Boat! and Agnes Quill: An Anthology of Mystery.
and Raina Telgemeier- Adapter and illustrator of four Baby-sitters Club graphic novels, the co-author of X-Men: Misfits, and the author-illustrator of the bestselling dental memoir graphic novel Smile.
Schedule of Events:
Friday Feb. 15
Student Portfolio Reviews [application required]
Norris Hall
CAF student portfolio reviews will be held at Norris Hall. Artists will review student portfolios in groups of 15 students. Group student portfolio reviews allow student to learn from the comments made to the student portfolios.
Session 1: 10:00-11:30am
Session 2: 1:00-2:30pm
Panel Discussion
SCAD Museum of Art Theater
6:30-7:30pm
Saturday Feb. 16
SCAD Museum of Art Theater
Workshops [application required]
Three workshop sessions will be held on Saturday in Norris Hall, with each artist having one workshop, lasting 1 hour 30 minutes.
Session 1: 10:00-11:30am
Session 2: 1:00pm-2:30pm
Session 3: 2:30pm-4:00pm
Comics Art Forum Application:
To sign-up for workshops and portfolio reviews, fill out the Comics Art Forum form: on the SEQAlab website (http://seqalab.com/comics-art-forum-xviiii/caf2013application/) . Requests are on first- come, first-served basis. You must arrive at least 10 minutes before your session, or your space will be forfeited.
Forms are due
Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013
by 5:00 pm* at 1A Norris.
*Late forms will be accepted to fill open spaces only.
We hope to see you there : )
