2_4 Storyboard

Due Dates

Upload visual materials to the "W2 Storyboard" section by Thursday, March 16 (beginning of class).

Create a cohesive succession of images (or frames) that provide a visual map of how events will unfold over time, identifying the key transitions between them. Establish the narrative structure of your concept.

Develop a story board which specifies how your design ideas can be put into a sequence to explain your motion concept. There is no specific requirement in regards to how many frames you need to explain your concept. At least 7 titles are to be included in the title sequence: Select from the following titles: film studio, title of film, starring actors, costarring actors, director, editor, cinematographer, producer, title designer, special effects, musical director, writer/adapted for the screen.

Display only the compositions that move the narrative forward. Create new panels for your storyboard if there’s a change of scene, or if you need to show a specific piece of information. Don’t worry about showing the interim states. You want to move the story forward rather than getting bogged down in details. The only time you need to show the interim states is if there’s an essential element of change or transition. You’re trying to highlight certain parts of the animation that are essential for telling the story.

Upload your story board combined as a single JPG or each frame separately (preferred) to the class website. Comment the frames to clarify object, movement or transition. Remember that your storyboard may still change as you progress.

You may use pencil on paper for the initial storyboards but create a more refined version later on in Illustrator or another layout tool of your choice.

• Are the sketches dynamic in their use of space?
• How can scale, color and shape help express the meaning?
• Is the animation used to enhance and further meaning? or it is moving just because it can?
• Conceptual/visual realization will be favored over technical solutions. Simple animation can be successful when supported by a strong composition.
• Consider how the narrative sequence can express your ideas.

—Class discussion: submit your complete story board to the class website. A story board shows the major transitions and developments, each name introduced, for example.

—Final: refined, clarified JPGs of your complete story board submitted to the class website. Individual meeting with instructor for final approval and discussion.

Recommended Fonts

During previous semesters you should have received and installed the fonts in the list below on your computers. Font choices can be important to set a certain tone or to represent a certain time period. Most important though for this assignment is how you use a font, what you do with it and how text relates or interacts with other graphic elements, images or motion footage.

Adobe Garamond Pro
Adobe Garamond Expert
Baskerville MT
Bauer Bodoni
Bembo
Berthold Bodoni BQ
Clarendon LT
DIN
Futura
Helvetica Neue
L L Brown
Mrs. Eaves
Scala
Scala Sans
Serifa
Univers LT