Character Creation for Animation: Shapes, Color, and Expression
Interpreting a Brief
A course by Laura Ewing Ferrer , Character Designer and Storyboarder
About the video: Interpreting a Brief
Overview
“In this lesson, we will tackle a brief. When you work with studios on a project they will have a clear idea of the kind of show they want to create. A brief is a summary that gives you key information about the project. I’m going to show you an example of a brief so that we can break it down. If you get a brief sent to you and you are missing any of the information we mention during this class be sure to ask them follow-up questions. That will help things run much more smoothly and economize your time better. ”
In this video lesson Laura Ewing Ferrer addresses the topic: Interpreting a Brief, which is part of the Domestika online course: Character Creation for Animation: Shapes, Color, and Expression. Reveal your character’s personality by working on a concept and illustrate it using Photoshop.
Partial transcription of the video
“INTERPRETING A BRIEF Now we're gonna talk about briefs. A client gives you a brief so you have all the information you need to create your characters. I'm gonna break down a brief and we'll look at all the things you could ask them. If you see that anything from this class is missing in a client's brief, contact them and ask them all the questions. This will save you so much time and look more professional. Follow me. Here is where everything is set up and summarised for you to know what to do. This one is for "The Norseman Chronicles". "Episode for TV show". Generally, we have seasons and ...”
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Course summary for: Character Creation for Animation: Shapes, Color, and Expression
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Category
3D & Animation, Illustration -
Software
Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Animation, Character Animation, Character Design, Drawing
Laura Ewing Ferrer
A course by Laura Ewing Ferrer
Laura Ewing is a freelance illustrator and storyboarder with a passion for animation. As a young girl, she would spend hours watching documentaries and DVD extras of her favorite animated films, in disbelief that creating these stories was a real job.
She went on to study Graphic Design, with a specialization in illustration, to then study Fine Art at The Florence Academy of Art in Italy, and obtained her Master’s degree in storyboarding at Lightbox Academy.
Her diverse experience in the industry includes working in-house at Smile and Learn, as well as working as a freelance artist for documentaries, pilot series, and publishing houses. She most recently worked on a storyboarding project for a live-action movie, which will be released in 2021 and for Madrid 2120 as a storyboard artist, which received this year’s Goya award for best short animation.
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