Week 1 - Storyboarding for Animation

What is a Storyboard?

• Storyboard Vs Animation - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1re0dqrSds

Exercise #1 - Create Storyboard

• Create a storyboard of your morning

1. The Purpose of Storyboarding
• Visual representation of a script
• What characters are in the frame, and how are they moving?
• What are the characters saying to each other, if anything?
• How much time has passed between the last frame of the storyboard and the current one?
• Where the "camera" is in the scene? Close or far away? Is the camera moving?
• Used to pitch a concept
• Reference for production team
• Saves times and money
2. Various uses of Storyboarding
• Video (Film, Advertising, Music Clips)
• Animation
• Interface/Web Design
3. Ways to create a Storyboard
• Any technique that represents a visual idea (sketch, computer drawing, cut-out montage, photos etc)
4. Examples of Professional Storyboarding
• Extremely similar to comic art
• Animation/Director knowledge is essential - Steven Spielberg - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBH89Y0Xj7c&feature=related
• Simple Storyboards - http://accad.osu.edu/womenandtech/Storyboard%20Resource/
• Attention to Detail - John Watkiss - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BW7D08-FHXw&feature=related
• Storytelling - Sherm Cohen (The Ren & Stimpy Show, Hey Arnold, SpongeBob SquarePants, The Mighty B, Phineas and Ferb) http://cartoonsnap.blogspot.com/2010/05/start-of-storyboard-week.html 
• Animatic - The Lion King http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gO49iR0HguE

Resources:

• Introduction to Storyboards - http://accad.osu.edu/womenandtech/Storyboard%20Resource/
• Storyboard Template: http://www.animationmeat.com/templates_downloads/tv_storyboard_template.pdf