Learn To Storyboard For Film Or Animation

An introduction to drawing storyboards for Film, TV, Animation or Gaming

What you'll learn

You'll be able to draw storyboard panels for anyscript or story idea

You'll learn the entire process of storyboarding, for animation or for film, from start to finish

You'll know all the main camera angles and shots used in film, animation, tv and gaming

You'll learn directing and editing techniques

You'll learn concrete skills, like how to draw characters, layouts and scenes

You'll learn how to draw basic characters and character model sheets

You'll be able to draw scenes and backgrounds using 1-point and 2-point perspective

You will learn principles of animation and how to draw for animation

Become a Storyboard Artist

Requirements

A love of story telling, film, and visual language

You don't have to be able to draw - I'm going to teach you techniques for drawing that you can easily start using today

You can draw your storyboards on paper and follow this course; or you can use a drawing tablet such as a Wacom tablet and pen

Photoshop or a similar digital drawing application is preferable

Description

This is a complete overview of Storyboarding for Film, Animation or Gaming. By taking this online storyboard course, you will be taking your first steps towards an exciting career path. In this course, I take you step-by-step through the entire process of making storyboards: from how to draw, to what camera angles to use, to breaking down a script and drawing it out. I'm here to help and support you along the way.This course covers everything you need to know to about the creative process of Storyboarding for Film or Animation. You will learn concrete skills such as how to draw characters, how to draw in perspective, what camera angles and shots to use for your scripts, and how to make your shots and scenes flow together. As a Storyboard Artist you get to draw the film, shot for shot. It's by far the most creative job in the whole production process. Whether you are interested in gaming, animation, sketching, comic books or filmmaking, the concepts and techniques in this course will get you started on the road to professional success. You can begin to build a portfolio from right within the course, or you can start storyboarding your own projects now to a professional standard. I've packed this course with only the most relevant and detailed material. I've distilled everything I've learnt in my 15 years as an animation and film professional into each lesson.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Welcome to the Course!

Lecture 2 What You Need to Get Started

Lecture 3 Storyboard Templates

Lecture 4 Shots, Scenes and Sequences

Section 2: Drawing Skills

Lecture 5 My Top 7 Tips for Drawing in Animation

Lecture 6 Drawing Characters and Scenes

Lecture 7 Drawing the Male Figure

Lecture 8 Drawing the Female Figure

Lecture 9 Drawing in Perspective

Section 3: Process

Lecture 10 Camera Angles and Shots

Lecture 11 Overview of the Boarding Process

Lecture 12 Breaking Down a Script

Lecture 13 Drawing Thumbnails

Lecture 14 Refining

Lecture 15 Thumbnailing Part 2

Lecture 16 Refining Part 2

Section 4: Visual Storytelling

Lecture 17 Introduction to Visual Language

Lecture 18 Principles of Composition

Lecture 19 Storytelling Shots: The P.O.V.

Lecture 20 The 180 Degree Rule

Lecture 21 Camera Moves

Section 5: Conclusion

Lecture 22 Wrap Up and Review

Anyone who is interested in animation, how to draw storyboards, comics, thumbnails,If you are interested in film making and script writing,Filmmakers who need to know how to storyboard their own projects,Anyone interested in getting into professional animation storyboarding,Anyone who wants to be able to professional present their script, idea or concept in a visual format,Animators who want to develop storyboarding skills,Illustrators who want to get into animation