SLIDES
IN-CLASS TUTORIALS AND ESSENTIAL RESOURCES
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
- “Toy Story’s Storyboarding process”– Video by Pixar studios
- “Finding Lady: The Art of Storyboards”– Video by ?
- “Concept to Creation: Story and Storyboards” – Article by Mark Simon on AWN.com
ASSIGNMNENT: ANIMATE PROJECT – STORYBOARD
Create a storyboard for your animated short. Use this template. Make sure you include all the information needed to clearly outline your plan:
- In the panel: Environment/props, action of the character, camera movements, movement within frame.
- Under the panels: Sound effects and /or music, description (clarify anything that may not be obvious from what you drew in the panel)
Make sure you use a variety of shots (close-ups, long shots etc.) and pay attention to staging (what is the focus of the frame) to keep the viewer engaged.
The length of your storyboard may vary depending on the pacing, type of action etc. Since your short film should be between 10 and 30 seconds long, you’ll probably need at least 3 panels. If you have more than 6, you might be overly ambitious for the time you have to complete this project.
Deliverables (on Blackboard):
- Scanned storyboard (scanned at home or in the LRC)
For the full project guidelines, grading rubric and examples, go to the Animate Project page.
