Introduction to Storyboarding for Animated Films

Cleanup

A course by Petra Popescu , Storyboard Artist

Storyboard Artist. Leipzig, Germany.
Joined August 2021
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About the video: Cleanup

Overview

“The roughboard must now be traced cleanly. In this lesson, I'll show you how I go about "cleaning" and getting the board ready for presentation. ”

In this video lesson Petra Popescu addresses the topic: Cleanup, 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 start cleaning up the storyboard. Depending on the job. this can mean varying amounts of effort. When working on a 2D animated series. we may need to draw very precisely and ensure proportions and sizes are correct. In a 3D cinema film. we should focus on capturing as much as possible from the moment. we should primarily try to make the most of the moment. This might mean leaving some areas rough and highlighting others with grayscale. This can vary from project to project. Let's try to find a healthy middle ground here again. Proportions and sizes should be correct. We a...”

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Course summary for: Introduction to Storyboarding for Animated Films

  • Level: Beginner
  • 94% positive reviews (71)
  • 4410 students
  • 5 units
  • 18 lessons (3h 46m)
  • 9 downloads
  • Category

    3D & Animation, Illustration
  • Areas

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

Petra Popescu

Petra Popescu
A course by Petra Popescu

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Storyboard Artist

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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Introduction to Storyboarding for Animated Films. 3D, Animation & Illustration course by Petra Popescu

Introduction to Storyboarding for Animated Films

A course by Petra Popescu
Storyboard Artist. Leipzig, Germany.
Joined August 2021
  • 94% positive reviews (71)
  • 4,410 students