Introduction to Storyboarding for Animated Films
Film Editing
A course by Petra Popescu , Storyboard Artist
About the video: Film Editing
Overview
“This lesson continues with the topic of film editing. I'm going to show you some basics like the Kuleshov effect and rhythm.”
In this video lesson Petra Popescu addresses the topic: Film Editing, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Storyboarding for Animated Films. Learn to visually interpret a script and capture the emotions of the plot and characters with your drawings.
Partial transcription of the video
“film editing In this lesson we will look at film editing, what it means and what it can do for the film. I also give you practical tips such as the 180 degree rule and what to look out for to make the cuts work better. When I was editing a film, I used to think only of the time component. I did an internship on average and watched the editor as she worked for weeks and days moved the images forward and back a few frames. The right timing is an art in itself, but it is only one aspect of the film editing. I would like to paraphrase Hitchcock. He says that film editing is actually the wrong t...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Storyboarding for Animated Films
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Category
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Areas
Animated Illustration, Animation, Character Animation, Digital Illustration, Drawing, Figure Drawing, Motion Graphics, Storyboard, Traditional illustration

Petra Popescu
A course by Petra Popescu
Petra Popescu lives in Germany and works as a freelance storyboard artist in the animation industry. After graduating with a degree in graphic design, she found her calling during the first few projects she worked on as a prop and character designer and director's assistant. She started exploring the world of black-and-white Japanese comics at a young age thanks to anime series Dragon Ball, sparking her life-long fascination with the expressive power of a few simple lines and shading.
The current aim of her art is to elicit intense emotions from her audience using minimal resources. Her work ranges from film projects and video game cinematics to US and German children's shows, as well as movies and series for Netflix.
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