Storyboards

166 Students: Storyboarding

The most important ingredient is to have a PLAN. 

Don Bluth used to say, "If you fail to plan - you plan to fail".

In order to PLAN - you have to THINK. Ask yourself these kinds of questions:

• a. What is the purpose of this scene?
• b. What is the character doing in this scene?
• c. How does this scene contribute to the whole piece?
• d. What is the mood of the scene?
• e. What are the emotions of the character?
• f. What came before...what follows?
• g. Do I have enough images to explain the story? (Show it to another person and ask them if     they under stand what is happening).

Below are sample Story Board Animatics

As you watch all of them, pick one and count the number of changes that happen and count each change as a frame.

For Thursday, please read chapter 1 in the textbook
"Ideas for the animated short" be ready to talk about your projects theme and the story archetypes.

October 22, Drawing Challenge

Here is Today's Monster Draw Challenge

Remember... The goal is to be inspired by what you 

see and to reinterpret the character. Select the link 

below for the image.

http://amonsterdrawing.blogspot.com/

October 21, Drawing Challenge

Here is Today's Monster Draw Challenge

Remember... The goal is to be inspired by what you 

see and to reinterpret the character. Select the link 

below for the image.

http://amonsterdrawing.blogspot.com/

Welcome Summer 2014 Students

I welcome one and all from the Cave... Summer 2014 

Cartoon Animation is about to begin.

See you all on Monday June 16. 

Think, Draw, Communicate

Hanging out... Pondering a little more about thinking in a visual way, here are two videos: One that talks about the process and the other that shows it. This is the foundation of storyboarding. 


Here is quick clip from Monsters Inc. that compares the movie to the story board. Notice the poses and the camera angles.



Here is are some great tips by Sherm Cohen on the language of storyboards. Sherm is the head storyboard artist for the Spogebob Squarepants series.
Sherm Cohen Website

166 Godzilla Project

My apologies  for any spelling errors that may result in the down fall of western civilization.

Monster Draw