Storyboarding is a key skill for any live action or animated production. This course highlights components of storyboarding, including prep, materials, and illustration techniques.
Overview
Syllabus
Introduction
- Get into the business of storyboarding!
- What are storyboards?
- Benefits to production
- Sample files
- Build a portfolio
- Get an education
- Skills story artists need
- Find storyboard jobs
- How to charge for storyboards
- Materials for storyboarding on paper
- Materials for digital storyboarding
- Storyboard forms
- Benefits of drawing digitally
- Live action vs. animation storyboards
- How much of a project requires storyboarding?
- Presentation boards versus shooting boards
- Write and read a storyboard
- Prep for a storyboard job
- What to request when you land a job
- References and research
- Director research
- How to create storyboards if you can't draw
- Quick sketching tips
- Toy references
- Digital drawing tips
- Final storyboard art and cleanup
- Coloring storyboards
- Arrows
- Camera movement and terms
- Special effects
- Numbering
- Pitch your ideas
- Delivery of storyboards
- Next steps
Taught by
Mark Simon
