As we are having a workday in class tomorrow, the homework I assigned on monday will help you better understand what is possible when storyboarding for animation. Remember that I need you to read chapters 2 and 3 fully by next monday, and 4 and 5 fully by the monday after.
- Storyboarding example 1: Watch Bee and Puppycat at this link.
- Review the storyboards for the pilot here: http://www.scribd.com/doc/179687713/Bee-and-PuppyCat-Storyboard
Make note of differences between the initial boards and the final show. We do not know if these boards were the final draft or not, but the accuracy and clarity of storytelling shines through. - Storyboarding example 2: Watch Seoul Sessions Vol 5: Putting it all together. This is a precursor into creating layouts for animation. In class, I will ask you about the video, in terms of the importance to layout design for animation. Layout is the next step in the animation process, and we will do it as we animate together. From a psychological standpoint, think of layout as "setting up your scenes to be animated properly."
- As requested, here is Lesean Thomas's storyboards for Lin Beifong's pivotal scene in Legend of Korra, along with a clip from youtube. (Storyboards are huge! Download file and zoom in to view everything!) Note the vertical format for the storyboards, an eastern tradition in storytelling. You can check his deviantart page for many more samples of storyboarding.
- Storyboarding example 3: Here is a link for storyboards from 25 EPISODES of ADVENTURE TIME. Pendelton Ward classifies himself as an okay artist, yet note the clarity of message and storytelling in the boards. If you have any trouble as you are working on your boards, or in establishing shots, take a look at these and see if you can get some ideas for your cartoon.
- Have your designs and environments posted to the blog for grading! I will ask you to comment on each other's work in the next couple days!
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