Introduction to Storyboarding for Animated Films

Introduction to Storyboarding for Animated Films

“We have now come to the end of this course on storyboarding. Thank you for the participation! I hope you had as much fun as I did and that you were able to deepen your knowledge. Now you can focus on your project! But first, let me remind you that I don't want you to follow my example project to the last detail, I want you to let your own inspiration run free. Here I recap the steps you need to follow to create your storyboard. Screenplay and thumbnails First of all, you analyze the script to understand what is happening in the scene. From what point of view is the scene told? Who is the main character? What are the emotions and what is the conflict? Based on this, you plan the camera settings for the scene by creating thumbnails, either directly digitally under the script or with pen and paper.

The rough board With the program of your choice, you first convert the thumbnails into shots. Then you create the roughboard or the first rough drawing and work with perspective and composition to create spatial depth. These aspects are also important for expressing emotions. The characters Make the characters move by drawing gestures, that is, animate them without actually animating them! Try to find appropriately expressive poses and the emotion behind the pose. Note the acting of the characters: How can you bring out the interaction and relationship of the characters? The cuts Motivate the cuts so that they are logical and not conspicuous. It is always important that the cut is motivated by something. Most of the time we want to discover what is happening together with the characters. The camera should therefore know no more than the characters. The Clean Storyboard Finally, you go through the roughboard again and then trace it cleanly, which means it is cleaned so that it can be exported and prepared for presentation. I would be very happy to see your finished storyboard in the forum, as well as photos of your workflow, which you are welcome to add a short description to. Simply click on "Create your project". The forum also gives you the opportunity to exchange ideas with the other course participants and find more inspiration. Of course I will be there too and will be there to give you advice and feedback. Until then, happy storyboarding! ”

Partial transcription of the video

“So. we've come to the conclusion of this course. Thank you for your interest and active participation. I hope you gained valuable insights for your personal projects and endeavors. Storyboarding can be really challenging at first. But don't get discouraged. because every beginning is tough. Enjoy the material and develop the scene in a way that brings you the most joy. In this course. you've learned key skills. Initially. i covered storyboarding and cinematography. These foundational elements are crucial for your creative projects. Then we looked at the application of film editing. We then ...”

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Course summary for: Introduction to Storyboarding for Animated Films

• Level: Beginner
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• 4410 students
• 5 units
• 18 lessons (3h 46m)
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• Category

  3D & Animation, Illustration

• Areas

  Animated Illustration, Animation, Character Animation, Digital Illustration, Drawing, Figure Drawing, Motion Graphics, Storyboard, Traditional illustration