Bring Stories to Life through Visual Storytelling in Action
Master the art of creative direction in storyboarding by honing your observational skills and deepening your understanding of filmmaking. Through a series of film studies, you'll analyze acting, cinematography, editing, and directing to enhance your ability to visually communicate a director’s vision. This course will help you refine your storyboarding techniques, applying fundamental principles with efficiency and clarity. By the end, you’ll have developed the ability to design compelling sequences, track character emotions, and collaborate effectively within a production pipeline, making you a stronger and more versatile storyboard artist.
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Lecture Type
THE MORE YOU KNOW, THE BETTER.
"- intro
- students' show & tell
- visual storytelling, no dialogue
- discuss cartoon (classic disney, wb, mgm) or vaudeville (chaplin, keaton)
- storyboard process: idea, thumb, ruff, tie down, clean
- in class exercise next 5
- review exercise next 5
- aspect ratio"
"- identify tentpole moments
- beat boards
- whose perspective/pov
- LOCK
- character vs plot
- constrast
- review assignment"
"- Kuleshov effect
- action | reaction
- focus on thought process
- focus on relationship, not individual characters
- visual continuity / eye trace
- review assignment"
"- talking heads
- wants vs needs
- finding subtext
- ""business""
- ""plussing""
- review assignment"
"- mise en scene
- staging & blocking
- 5W1H
- objective vs obstacle
- review assignment"
"- character(s) state of mind
- plot progression
- anticipation & expectation
- character vs plot
- what's next? leaving them wanting more
- review assignment"
"- pitch
- brainstorm
- feedback
- review assignment"
"- review assignment
- portfolio, industry talk
- observation & obsession"
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GET ONE YEAR ACCESS AND TRANSFORM YOUR ARTISTIC JOURNEY
Take your CGMA learning further with CGMA+, a companion add-on featuring
over 70 new, stand-alone workshops—more than 250 hours of content you
won’t find in your core CGMA program. You’ll learn from multiple
instructors, each with a unique style, so you can see how different
artists approach the same subject in various ways. This additional
material builds on what you’re already studying, broadening your
perspective and helping you look at topics from fresh angles. It’s a
straightforward way to strengthen your studies and boost your skills.
PRICING SCHEDULE
Even though our courses are the most affordable for the quality of education, these finance options allow you to focus on your goals instead of the barriers that keep you from reaching them.
3x Payments
$249.67
2x Payments
$374.50
Full payment
$749
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