Storyboarding: Directing Through Drawing

Description

In this course students will learn the foundation for cinematic narrative filmmaking storytelling through storyboarding. Students will use the visual tools of filmmaking through drawing to think like filmmakers when staging a scene using character acting, environment, props, cinematography and timing.

Course Author

Calvin Leung

Program AreasAnimation, Game Design, Illustration

IntensityINTERMEDIATE

Duration8 weeks

Course Outline

Module 1 • Writing Fundamentals

Writing Fundamentals: Story Beats, Motivation Cinematic Film Language Foundation: Composition, Shot structure and flow, camera movement, what is the shot for

Module 2 • How to write a scene

How to write a scene (What are you passionate about? What do you want to say in the story?) Using 3D Software Tools: Unreal Engine, Blender

Module 3 • Editing in Storyboarding

Editing in Storyboarding: Think like a Director and Editor Staging: How to use the Background and Environment to enhance the story

Module 4 • Character Performance

Analyzing Character Performance and Acting (character objective, obstacles, emotion and thought) How to Key Animate in Storyboards (key pose, breakdowns, secondary animation)

Module 5 • Analyzing Cinematography

Analyzing Cinematography (Camera movement) and Lighting (key light, full light, rim light, shadows)

Module 6 • Preparation for Storyboard Team

Professional Roles & Preparation for Storyboard Team (storyboard director, artist, revisionist) Analyzing Sound Design and Music Thinking about Action in your scenes

Module 7 • Technology Advances

Current Technology Advances and future of Storyboarding: 3D advances, layout, writing, timing

Module 8 • Portfolio Considerations

Portfolio Considerations and using social media/streaming in storyboarding

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