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I'm sorry if I have asked this before but geniunely, what software(s) do you use for storyoarding/animatics? your work is amazing and I'm in desperate need of a guide

Thank you very much and no worries !

I use Toon Boom storyboard pro for my animatics because it's the software I was taught on, and I believe it became industry standard where I live. I also find the interface fairly easy to understand and maneuver (got taught the basics of it in under 3 hours).

It's however quite an expensive software given it's mostly for the industry, but I'm not gonna pretend I don't know students or small independent artists who got it "for free".

Your ask got me curious about other board software though, because Stopro is all I know :,) I found a software called "Storyboarder" by Wonder Unit ? It seems to be free and by the look of the interface only, quite easy to use !

And then without being specifically "for storyboard" I'm assuming a lot of softwares with animation features could be used for board and animatics ? So photoshop, clip studio paint, Tvpaint, that new procreate one etc !

Hope this helped you ! And go forth with your animatics, it feels soooo good when you see your drawings move and come to life !

Centaurworld S01E09 - Storyoards of the song I’ve Been Searching For You (Kimiko Glenn, Jessie Mueller) + Show Footage, by Katie Shanaham

Playing with scale and hiding the cuts - through camera movement or FX wipes.

This is called “invisible technique” or “seamlessness,” and the goal is to hide the film making so the audience can focus more on whats happening on screen.

Storyboard from a scene of the “Monkey Wrench Gang” written by Edward Abbey. Great book !! ;) 

Btw I know this is not a new fact but

As I was working on editing/creating ONF tarot...

I find myself appreciating the visual quality and prettiness of their MV more and more!!!

Man those who participate the shooting team behind and the editing team behind the MV, I salute you with full respect and awe. ESPECIALLY WHO THE ONE THAT DID STORYBOARD FOR MV

i dont post here but you will look at my deca-dence cyborg oc all the same ^_^ he is called kukon and he wants to be a top-ranking player! (not the best but he wants to be on the leaderboard). he looks like a traffic cone and his midsection rotates/spins around. i like putting him in storyboards

i post way way WAY more frequently on twitter! @arvozephyr

Regrets

having that autism day where trying to do assignments is like pulling teeth

“how’s your search for the novi star character designer turning up” oh well you know

CLIENT STUDIES 2020/2021

PROJECT TWO: STORYBOARDING

My second project was producuing a stroyboard for a short film that my brother (Sam) was in the process of planning.

After he had explained the idea to me and I was on board to do the illustrative work, Sam sent me a few documents containing the moodboards, script and shot list for the project.

I had previsouly completed a very short storyboard for him earlier in the year, so in terms of style and detail, I sort of had complete free reign as I already knew what he was looking for and the general tone he was after.

Whilst working together, Sam made it clear that I didn't have to produce an image for each individual shot, that he just wanted a general gist, the only thing that he asked for specifically was the small hints of colour for the bird.

I sent the over roughs as I worked and overall Sam was really pleased with what I had done, he mentioned that my illustration were far more detailed than he expected and he really liked them a lot. I was very aware that sometimes your family can be nicer about your work than a client with no personal attachment might be, but Sam reassured me that he was being honest about how good he thought these were, by showing me a comparison to the work of a professional storyborder that the company he works for usually uses. To put it shortly, he felt like he had now been a bit ripped off by the previous illustrator since my storyboards were at a much higher level of standard than these other ones. It really boosted my confidence and it was a really rewarding experience to do this project and have the client be so pleased with the outcome.

I think one of the things that really worked in my favour for this project was the genre of the short film, as well as already having an understadning of my brothers taste in films and aesthetics. As soon as he sent the moodboard over I knew what he was looking for. Something that we did discuss a lot after the completion of the storyboards was my ability to really hit the nail on the head with the visuals, during this process we didn't really have large amounts of conversation over how these shots were going to be layed out. I only had the shot list to go off, so the rest of the detail was really up to me, I suppose in bigger companies there would be a lot more detail added to these shot requirements, but I didn't have that and sort of had to imagine directing this myself. Sam was really over the moon though, he said it was like I was in his head and I really delivered his vision.

I don't really know how much of that was good luck or whether I am more capable of understanding what the client is looking for. I know that a big part of selling youself as an illustrator or in any design aspect, is to be able to know what your client wants and even be able to produce work they didnt know that wanted until they saw it. That is really something I have gained from this project and is a skill I think can be transfered to near enough all areas of illustrative practice.

Taking on this project allowed me to add some diversity to my skill set and take on a task that wasn't totally familiar to me both in content and in practice, as I did this digitally on photoshop using a Wacom tablet. It is something that I find quite easy since the stroy is already made for you, you just have to bring it into life visually. I like the fact that storyoarding is the first time a film idea is realised visually and it is something that I would have interest in doing in the future.

ask thing --> 1, 11, 14, 15, 18, 24, 30

1. if someone wanted to really understand you, what would they read, watch, and listen to?To add to this: Blackheart by Two Steps From Hell is my goddamn soul song

11. describe your ideal day.I wake up well-rested, my cat sleeping on or next to me. I have breakfast (boterhammen met choco) out in the garden/terras under the sun, the air is cool so I can wear a hoodie. I go to work, great my colleagues, they’re very nice and a lot of fun to talk and work with. I animate/work on a storyoard till 12h when it’s time for lunch. My colleagues and I go outside the office to either a pub or a pizzeria to eat, we have fun and talk. I continue working ‘till 18h, my boss is very happy with the things I make. I come home tired and hungry, there’s left-overs in the fridge and a movie on tv that I haven’t seen yet. I watch it while catching up on work/social media. Maybe sketch and doodle some for myself. I might take a shower. I go to bed with a book I’m reading,I’m at a really exciting part, until I can’t keep my eyes open anymore and fall asleep.

14. are you a musician?I wish I was, I want to learn to play the violin and the flute, but I’ll do with my voice for now.

15. five most influential books over your lifetime.Pffffff, good question... uhm.I’ve got a shitton of fanfiction that made me explore alot of my on sexuality and gender and generally what I want my future to look like (ie, mediocre, the coffee shop AU but wtihout coffee and without a love interest). They also made me a reader who reads every day and can’t function if I haven’t read something by the end of the day.

18.what’s your patronus?SNOW LEOPARD 

24. have you ever felt like you had a “mind-meld” with someone?My cat.Sidenote: she was sitting with me in my room until I had to go to the bathroom and she followed me, so I think ‘okay she wants to go downstairs, I’ll take her after I’m done with my business’. Instead she just sits by the door, as if she’s waiting for me to be done to take her downstairs, and then when I’m done she just goes back into my room??Like... okay, apparently we’re close enough that she wants to watch me poop.

30. pick one of your favorite quotes.“Ugh” - me, all the time.

walk the line idiom storyoard

More experiment

I made a gif, according to my storyoard with this new colour selection.

Ponyo