Advanced Media Art: Storyboarding Animation

In Advanced Media Art we are beginning work on our animation projects and we'll review storyboarding today before writing the pitch.  Students can work in groups or individually but the length and expectations of the film will differ based on the type of animation and the amount of people working on it.  The film above shows the process of becoming a storyboard artist and offers some insight into what's necessary in the job.  Storyboards will be due on Tuesday 3/24

Media Art: Storyboarding

Today we we be storyboarding our public service announcements using the 12 frame template and reviewing for our quiz on cinematography tomorrow. Here's the quizlet to review: cinematography flashcards.

Media Arts: Storyboarding

In film and animation creating storyboards is always one of the first and most vital steps in making a film work (and in saving time and money) and it's something that we will be doing as a class before each big project.  Storyboards are basically like comic books that show what will be filmed in order to plan filming and it allows directors and animators to work out decisions on the page rather than in the middle of filming which would be chaotic.  Here's a link to a terrific Vimeo film school lesson on storyboarding with some more information and examples to aid you in creating your first storyboard for this week's pixilation and below is an example from a student in class.

Scott McCloud

Here's an interesting video from Scott McCloud who is a terrific animator and author discussing art, life, and cartooning.

Two important things to note:

first: how Scott gives some of his personal background and how that relates to his concepts and art (remember pulling from your own experience generally results in the most original and interesting work you have to offer)

second: how Scott's "out of the box" narrative style of presentation reflects the "out of the box" variations in cartooning that he discusses (like he mentions this is just his nature- getting in touch with your own instincts and nature will inform your art and in a larger sense your choices and views in life)

As an extra credit assignment try to create an "out of the box" comic that uses space and direction in an interesting way (due when we return from break)