ARE YOU ...An aspiring comics creator who doesn't know where to start?
A professional comics creator who wants to increase your chances of getting published locally and overseas?
A novelist or book illustrator who wants to transition to graphic novels?
A screenwriter who wants to turn your story into a graphic novel as a prelude to getting it to film?
A storyboard artist who wants to become a power-player in the comics world but doesn’t know how to write a story?
An academic specialising in pop culture, literature or cultural studies who wants further insight into graphic narrative?
A school teacher or librarian who is exploring graphic novels in the classroom?
A publisher who wants to build a graphic novels list or finesse their visual narrative editing skills? OR
A person who just LOVES comics and graphic novels?
Then you need to book straight away into a weekend Masterclass that teaches you "How to Crack the Comic Book and Graphic Novel Creation Code So You Can Write, Illustrate and Edit Like a Pro." Featuring internationally renowned US comics creator Colleen Doran, you will learn about the craft and business of comics and how to get published.
Here's what the weekend covers:
- Storytelling Techniques
- Visual Storytelling Styles
- Professional Polish
- Deconstructing the Process
- The Professional Life
- Creator Rights
- Hollywood Secrets
- Chalk and Talk Q & A.
To see the full program, go to the Comics Masterclass website.
So what do you need to know about Colleen?
Colleen is an illustrator with hundreds of credits to her name. She has illustrated the work of Neil Gaiman, Anne Rice, J Michael Straczynski, Tori Amos, Clive Barker, Warren Ellis, and more. She has illustrated superheroes and characters such as Spider-Man, Wonder Woman, Captain America, Sandman, and more. She has worked with companies such as Lucasfilm, The Walt Disney Company, Marvel Comics, Image Comics, DC Comics, Reader's Digest, Scholastic and more. She has created officially licensed illustrations for Indiana Jones, Star Wars and Lord of the Rings. Her graphic novel series A Distant Soil was listed among the "101 Best Graphic Novels of All Time" and has sold over 300,000 print copies and has tens of thousands of readers in its web comic format. Need we say anything else ...
Here are the event details:
Dates: Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 November 2011
Time: 9am to 5pm
Venue: Aerial UTS Function Centre, Broadway, Sydney
Admission: $135 (ASA members); $165 (ACA, AWG and State and regional Writers' Centre members); $195 (Non-members)
Payment plans are available so you can pay off your ticket price in three installments.
Go to the official Comics Masterclass website for all the information you need on this event.
One lucky participant will win a private one-hour project or portfolio review session with Colleen!
For bookings, CLICK HERE.
To download the official Comics Masterclass flyer, CLICK ON THE ASA COMICS / GRAPHIC NOVELS PORTFOLIO page then CLICK on the download button in the box.
To subscribe to the Comics Masterclass Spotlight ezine, CLICK HERE.
Proudly presented by the Australian Society of Authors and Black Mermaid Productions.
The Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) Cultural Fund is a proud support of the Comics Masterclass.
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