Storyboarding For Film Video And Animation Short Course
Course description
Course overview
A storyboard is an important work of art that can help elevate a script and move an audience. It can dictate when we laugh, cry, scream and cheer, adding subtext to humour, pacing and more.
This short course aims to help you communicate your ideas and create engaging storyboards - be that for narrative, factual, or more abstract works. It includes some drawing tuition (and pointers for further study), but we will be focusing more on refining visual storytelling skills, rather than creating polished illustrations.
Each lesson will consist of lectures, (including a wide variety of live-action and animation clip analysis), discussions and practical exercises. Detailed handouts will be provided for each topic covered. This course will give you the skills to not only enhance your work as a storyboard artist, but as a storyteller too.
Students will receive 1-1 feedback throughout the course and will learn how to critically analyse and build on their work as well as the work of others.
Who this course is for
This course is suitable for anyone interested in creating engaging live action and /or animation.
It is designed for beginners, but can accommodate those with more experience. No previous drawing or software experience is necessary
Key information
Topics covered
- Fundamentals of film grammar and cinematic storytelling
- Different types and functions of storyboards
- Perspective and character drawing for beginners
- Design fundamentals including composition and shape language
- Camera angles, moves and shot types, editing techniques and transitions
- Blocking basics including schematics and the 180 degree rule
- Shaping sequences: visual motifs, timing, rhythm and pace.
- Photography basics including lens choice, depth of field, image composition and framing.
- Industry standard annotations.
- Working from a professional animation script
- Animatics and Previs
Learning outcomes
- Recognise how visual storytelling can communicate ideas and move an audience.
- Annotate your storyboard with industry-standard makings and terminology and use elements of film theory and film grammar in your work
- Identify ways of translating ideas and/or script material into an effective piece of visual storytelling and/or poetry.
- Spot potential problems with initial drafts of your storyboard and make relevant adjustments.
- Gain insight into to screenwriting, filmmaking and camera techniques
- Display a small portfolio of work
- Receive a digital badge and certificate of attendance
Materials
- 2B pencils
- Pencil sharpener
- Eraser
- Ruler
- A4 or A3 sketchbook
- Any other drawing materials you wish to use
Tutor
Kate Sullivan
Kate Sullivan is an award-winning animator/designer/director and documentary filmmaker. Since graduating from the Character Animation PG Cert (now MA) at CSM, she's worked on a wide variety of high-profile content. Clients include Cartoon Network, BBC, Ch4, Zeekay Junior, CITV CBeebies, CBBC, Google and NBC. Recent work includes: Designing and animating titles, credits and establishers for 'Upstart Crow' - Designing and animating titles and ad-break bumpers for 'Mitchell and Webb Are Not Helping" - Animating a pilot for a preschool show voiced by Sophie Ellis Bexter. Kate is currently creating an animated documentary project about the creator of the world's first computer-generated cartoon character.
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