Storytelling for Animation and Motion Design
X-ray of the story (base idea + tone + structure)
A course by Smog , Designer and Animator
About the video: X-ray of the story (base idea + tone + structure)
Overview
“I will introduce and explain the primary equation (base idea + tone + structure) that allows us to build a good animated story. ”
In this video lesson Smog addresses the topic: X-ray of the story (base idea + tone + structure), which is part of the Domestika online course: Storytelling for Animation and Motion Design. Learn narrative techniques and tools to create spectacular animation projects.
Partial transcription of the video
“Next, we will see what I call the radiography of the story, that finally is what allows us have a general vision of what we are going to tell. For that, we'll first see the equation that makes it up. In this unit we are going to work with what we call the radiography of the story. As the name says, what we are going to do here is to take an X-ray to the process that occurs between we have a simple story and base to count until it transforms into a memorable story, is the main DNA of what we know as storytelling. For which, in this first lesson, present roughly what is what we know as the eq...”
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Course summary for: Storytelling for Animation and Motion Design
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Category
3D & Animation, Illustration -
Areas
Animation, Drawing, Motion Graphics, Narrative, Storyboard, Storytelling

Smog
A course by Smog
Moisés is a graphic designer by trade, but years of experience in the field led him to discover the magic of storytelling and its applications as a design tool. That's what inspired him to create Smog in 2006 alongside Pablo González. This prolific audiovisual design studio, based in Santiago de Chile, is dedicated to telling captivating stories through a combination of design and animation techniques.
Smog's work can be found in film, television, events, and digital media. They've worked for clients such as IKEA, Pizza Hut, Huawei, and The World Economic Forum, but many of the pieces they create are commissioned by nongovernmental organizations like Todo Mejora, Oceana, Amparo y Justicia, and Greenpeace.
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