Storyboarding for Film: Illustrating Scripts and Stories

Learn to draw the sketches that create your favorite films. This one-hour class is perfect for artists, writers, filmmakers, and creative storytellers of any skill level—all you need is a pen and paper.

Storyboard artist Ryan Falkner explains why storyboards and scripts matter to filmmaking, covers core concepts of cinematography and camera angles, and illustrates a short script from start to finish, revealing key insider tips on how to think like a storyboard artist, "see like a camera," and draw from your mind's eye.

With a wealth of downloadable additional resources—including a warm-up exercise, pages of annotated scripts and storyboards, a storyboarding template, and helpful reference charts illustrating key concepts—this is a fascinating, engaging class for everyone who loves good stories and wants to tell their own.

• Trailer
• Introduction
• Warm-Up: Storyboard a Tweet
• Core Concepts: Storyboards
• Core Concepts: Scripts
• Cinematography: Camera Shots
• Cinematography: Camera Angles and Thumbnail Sketches
• Cinematography: Camera Diagrams and Frame Sizes
• Storyboarding: Page One
• Storyboarding: Page Two
• Storyboarding: Page Three
• Storyboarding: Final Pages
• Final Touches: Transitions and Advice for Aspiring Artists