5_4: Storyboard

Due Dates

Upload visual materials to the "W2 Storyboard" section by Tuesday, April 4th (beginning of class!).

Create a cohesive succession of about 12-16 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. A storyboard shows the major transitions and developments

Develop a storyboard that 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.

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 storyboard 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.

• How can scale, color and composition of typographic elements help express the meaning?
• Is motion used to express/enhance meaning – or it is moving just because it can?
• Conceptual/visual realization will be favored over technical solutions, so keep it simple.
• Consider how the narrative sequence can express your ideas.

—Class discussion: submit your complete story board to the class website by beginning of class Tuesday, April 11th.

Please also read this article about Storyboards.

Credits Name Selection

From the full Cast and Crew select 8-10 names. These should be the key personal for the movie in the following typical order:

• Starring: 3-4 actors (show them one by one, not all of them together)
• Cinematography by...
• Editing by...
• Music by...
• Produced by...
• Directed by...

The film title itself can be placed in the beginning or the end of the sequence.

The complete list of your film's cast and crew can usually be found on https://www.imdb.com.

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