Introduction to Storyboarding for Animated Films
Acting and Relationship of the Characters
A course by Petra Popescu , Storyboard Artist
About the video: Acting and Relationship of the Characters
Overview
“The acting of the characters continues. How is the interaction and relationship of the characters brought to fruition? You will find out in this lesson.”
In this video lesson Petra Popescu addresses the topic: Acting and Relationship of the Characters, 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
“In this lesson. we focus on the topic of acting. It's frequently mentioned that in major American studios. animators and storyboard artists have the enroll in acting and improvisation classes to enhance their skills. I also took an acting course in Leipzig for half a year. which was a huge challenge and hurdle for me. the first class. i actually didn't want to go back. It's certainly a completely different challenge to get your body and face to portray something. or to have the ability to imagine and draw it. Acting class teaches many valuable skills. You learn to empathize with characters ...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Storyboarding for Animated Films
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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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