Introduction to Storyboarding for Animated Films
When Do We Cut and Why? Hook-up
A course by Petra Popescu , Storyboard Artist
About the video: When Do We Cut and Why? Hook-up
Overview
“Now let's deal with the hook-ups. I'll explain how to motivate the cuts so that they are logical and not flashy.”
In this video lesson Petra Popescu addresses the topic: When Do We Cut and Why? Hook-up, 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
“This lesson emphasizes practical editing. Unlike Unit 2's focus on montage. it teaches how to motivate cuts. Cuts should be logical and seamless. Our goal should always be for the cuts to be logical and inconspicuous. You've probably noticed that I often cut during movement. This is a way to make cuts disappear. Especially with difficult cuts where we risk creating a jump cut. the edit can become playful by cutting during movement. Movement is a way to guide the viewer's eye. The audience's attention is drawn to the motion. and when this motion smoothly shifts from one cut to another. the r...”
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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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