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Week 4: Exploring Lines with Bill Perkins

Week 4: Exploring Lines
Master the Skill of Visual Storytelling Discover the impact lines have in storytelling.

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Movie clips in this lesson: North by Northwest, 1959, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; The Untouchables, 1987, Paramount Pictures; Shadow of a Doubt, 1943, Skirball Productions.
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Instructor
Bill Perkins
Subjects
Art Theory, Entertainment Arts
Topics
Composition, Design
Mediums
Charcoal Pencil
Duration
2h 11m 21s

In week four, instructor Bill Perkins will lecture on the importance of both visible and implied lines in visual storytelling. You will learn how to lead the viewer’s eye around the picture frame and effectively deliver your narrative. You will discover the impact of line variation. Then, Bill will analyze how line and direction are used in films to help drive the action and storytelling.

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