Video: Design Fundamentals: Storyboarding Pen & Ink

How do you block out the shot and tell a story using traditional tools? What if you can’t draw? Are there any tips or shorthand for drawing?

Session 2 in a series of storyboarding a surfing sequence with Chris Do, Mark Contreras and Aaron Szekely.

-- 01:30 Marker tools/supplies that we use for storyboarding 09:25 Aaron's Surfing Sequence review 18:02 What is the goal of our storyboarding process? 18:28 Why we Storyboard: Be clear and intentional with how you frame and sequence things together so that you capture key moments. 21:09 Search for the shot, learn how to edit/cut the film in your mind 22:33 Sketching the camera viewpoint for the right shot 24:35 How to determine the centerpoint - rule of perspective 35:09 Mark's Shot - Critique 35:48 You don't want everything to be parallel to the picture frame 41:22 Draw straight lines - Lock your arm to draw better 47:15 Imagine that there is an oven mitt on the hand that you want to draw 54:37 How do you guys translate a complex camera movement in a drawing? 1:10:14 When you are creating a shot, you should pay attention to the focal point 1:12:09 Editing is about patterns - One shot won't, two might, three will 1:43:45 A Storyboard provides you with a shared conceptual framework 1:44:26 Do clients approve your storyboard, or is it for internal use in your creative team? 1:49:53 Summary & Outro

Show References

Storyboarder - https://wonderunit.com/storyboarder/

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