Story and storyboard first, then characters and scenes, then a short animated film.
How workshops run
Workshops enroll in rolling short terms: one seat lets a child rotate through 3 to 4 domains in a year, 7 to 8 weeks each, with a finished piece every session.
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Do Irvine students need to already write or draw well?
No. English story writing and anime drawing are taught in the same class, and both grow through one project rather than being tested at the door. EDUBUS runs its in-person sections from its Irvine studio, alongside an online section held in parallel. Students write the story and storyboard first, then draw characters and scenes, with a clear task at each step.
How does a term progress?
In three stages: story and storyboard, then characters and scenes, then the short animated film. The storyboard stage turns written scenes into a visual order, and is the bridge between the writing side and the drawing side of the class.
What does an Irvine student finish with?
A short animated film built from the student's own story. Before the film exists, the written story, the storyboard and the finished characters and backgrounds all accumulate along the way. The workshop enrolls students from Irvine and nearby communities, with terms running 7 to 8 weeks and a finished piece at the end of each.
Which grades in Irvine is it for?
Grades 3 to 8. Because the class spans both writing and drawing, it helps to choose by what a child most wants to push on right now: Digital Arts concentrates on drawing technique, while Picture Book Design ends in a finished, bound book rather than a film.
How is this different from an art class?
The end product is a narrative film, not a single image. Drawing here serves the story: characters and scenes follow the storyboard and are then assembled into the film. For concentrated work on technique, Digital Arts is the better fit.
