Introduction to Storyboarding

Learn how to translate a script into creative illustrations that tell a story

• Introduction
• Learning the Language of Cinema
• Rules of Thumb
• My Process
• How to Present Your Work
• Final project

Discover how to tell your stories with creative and professional storyboarding by learning the fundamentals of visual storytelling. Award-winning storyboard artist and character designer Laura Ewing teaches her step-by-step method for creating a storyboard that captures the essence of a script with mood and power.

In Laura’s first course, she teaches her students how to create a character design for animation in Photoshop. In this course, learn to tell your story through a lens, using cinematographic techniques and professional storyboarding methods. Are you ready to dive into storyboarding?

• Introduction
• Influences
• What We Will Do in This Course?
• Why Do We Need Storyboarding?
• Types of Shot Sizes and Why We Use Them
• Framing and Composition
• Rule of Thirds
• Crossing the Axis 180º
• Looking at Others Do What They Do
• Perspective
• How to Represent Camera Movements
• Getting Technical Notes
• Thumbnails Testing Framing and Composition
• Story Sketch
• Final Panels
• How to Name Your Scenes and Present Your Work
• Dealing with Clients
• Portfolio and Website Tips
• Introduction to Storyboarding