Storyboarding 2/E: Turning Script to Motion (Digital Filmmakers' Series)

This updated and revised text is designed to demonstrate the process of converting static images to an effective animation of characters and effects. Unlike many of its competitors, Storyboarding 2E uses the companion DVD to show the storyboards in conjunction with a final short film and script (companion files available for downloading from the publisher with Amazon order number by writing to info@merclearning.com). The text and tutorial disc take an in-depth view on the step-by-step process for developing characters, scenes, and camera angles through the full production of a finished project. The book includes numerous techniques for analyzing scripts, provides a comprehensive look at the various types of storyboards, and covers methods used in filmmaking in addition to video game, motion graphics, and e-learning storyboards. Solutions to exercises and samples are available to instructors.

Features
•Uses the companion DVD with an original short film, Overtime, to demonstrate the storyboards in conjunction with the script (companion files available for downloading from the publisher with Amazon order number by writing to info@merclearning.com).
•Includes video game, motion graphic, animatic, motion comic, and e-learning storyboards with selected sample projects
•Loaded with projects, figures, tips, and interviews that offer practical advice
•Includes in-text commentaries on the storyboards by both the director and artist
•Includes a comprehensive glossary of key terms used in the film industry

Brief Table of Contents:
Brief Background on Storyboarding. Producing the Storyboards. Preproduction. Production. Storyboards in Video Gaming, Motion Graphics, and E-Learning. Technology Used in Creating Storyboards. Glossary. About the Companion DVD (companion files available for downloading from the publisher with Amazon order number by writing to info@merclearning.com).

About the Authors
Stephanie Torta is an instructor in graphic design at Boston University and Emerson College.
She is an accomplished graphic designer and photographer with over twenty years experience.

Vladimir Minuty is a filmmaker and storyboard artist who has worked in the film industry for the past seventeen years as an assistant director on feature films, commercials, and music videos, as well as working in the locations and art departments