Week 7 • Midterm • October 21, 2026

Final Production: The Motion Manifesto

The Professional Presentation. You aren't just turning in a video file for a grade -- you are pitching your vision to a creative agency.
Midterm due Sunday, October 25

Discord Final Submission Drive
💼 The Presentation Mindset

In this industry, being an amazing artist is only half the battle. The other half is the ability to clearly, confidently, and professionally build and present your ideas from scratch. From this point forward, every Capstone project will be held to this standard.

The 9 Deliverables

Motion Manifesto

Your narrative reflection of your "Why." (Can be public or private).

Mood Boards

Visual inspiration with a written explanation of the style's meaning.

Professional Script

A properly formatted script detailing VO and on-screen text.

Clean Storyboards

Professional layouts with digital text only. No messy handwriting.

Style Frames

The "Hero Shots" that act as the final visual benchmark.

The Animatic

The timed-out blueprint of your film, synced to your audio track.

Process Breakdowns

(Optional) Show off technical hurdles you conquered along the way.

FINAL PRODUCT

Your completed 60-90 second masterpiece in its final render.

The Case Study

Published live on your website, Behance, LinkedIn, or Portfolio.

How to Submit

Upload Instructions

1. Collect all 9 items into a single .zip file.

2. Upload the .zip to the shared Google Drive folder:

Google Drive Final Folder

Naming Structure

STRICT ADHERENCE REQUIRED.

You MUST use the file naming structure dictated in this class. Any file submitted with "final_v2_reallyfinal.mp4" will be rejected.

(Refers to the NCAD Standard: ProjectName_StudentName_Date_Version)

NCAD Submission Standard

Cap1_Final_StudentName_Manifesto_YYYYMMDD_v01

Package everything into a single .zip. Upload rendered .MP4 separately from your project .ZIP. Submit to both Google Drive and this site.

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