Storyboarding Techniques and Tips

Become a Storyboard Artist, learn professional skills for story boarding for Film, Animation & Gaming

Created by: Siobhan Twomey
Artist, Animator & Figure Drawing Instructor

What Will I Learn?

• You'll learn how to draw storyboards for a script, and how to visually tell a story in the clearest possible way
• You'll learn about story beats, how to break down a script and how to choose the right shots and camera angles
• You will learn what gesture drawing is and what it isn't; and how to draw dynamic characters
• You'll also learn about filmmaking techniques like editing. I'll show you when to cut, when not to cut; how to stage the action
• This course unpacks composition principles for film and animation, you will learn how to best compose your shots

Requirements

• If you are brand new to storyboarding, you can check out my first course, Learn to Storyboard for Film and Animation.
• You should have a foundational knowledge of drawing and know the different camera angles and shots
• The only other pre-requisite is an interest in film and visual narrative!

Target audience

• This course is for film makers, directors, writers, animation students, comic book artists
• If you have stories or ideas that you want to be able to express in a visual way, this course is for you!
• Storytellers, animators, sketchers, comic book artists
• Anyone who wants to learn and work with visual language