Editing Storyboarding For Animation Introduction

== Overview ==

Basically an introduction to Storyboard Pro software. Theory such as editing theory, use of composition, etc. were not covered.

Instructor: Pete Michels

== Board artist roles ==

* '''Director'''
* '''Editor'''
* '''Actor''' — body language, facial expressions, reactions<br />Emphasize clean facial expressions & hands
* '''Timer''' e.g. expressed with the Timeline in Storyboard Pro, which allows syncing with dialog
* '''Layout Artist''' — perspective (syncing character to BG), composition
* '''Writer'''
* '''Designer'''

== Use of color ==

In general use only black lines.

Exception: One prop or character needs to be differentiated from the the rest of the scene.

Exception: Crowd with hook ups & character continuity can be handled by coloring characters separately. Also label characters on the SB. 

== General rules for production storyboards ==

Do not use too many layers in Storyboard Pro. It makes revision difficult; the revision artist will need to hunt through the layers to find any layers that need to be edited.

Size comps are important. Animators will resize according to the SB, potentially hurting the overall composition. 

Keep naming of layers in Storyboard Pro consistent. This way it’s possible to scale across panels. 

== Storyboard Pro Timeline ==

The Timeline can animate elements in the panels to the point where a movie exported by SBP can serve as an animatic.

== Egg Sheets ==

Many times for TV an animatic is used in place of egg sheets. 

Egg sheets are more specific when sending things overseas. Better documentation when ordering retakes.

Hook ups can be described without poses included in the storyboard.

== Misc ==

'''Reveal without cutting''': classic example: ''12 Angry Men'' where characters walk into the frame, or other characters walk out of the frame revealing a new point of interest. 

== Visual reference ==

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|description=Kung Fu Panda rope bridge fight scene. Complicated action scene that maintains coherence with 6 characters fighting by sticking to the 180&deg; rule.
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Breakdown of the coreography in The Incredibles by Brad Bird somewhere online, explaining the use of perspective to focus attention.

== Reading ==

''Film Directing Shot by Shot''—Good reference for editing shots.

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