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StoryboardingWorkshop

AlexisCarrozza,ITFacarrozza@gradcenter.cuny.eduSeminar1:TheArtsinNewYork

November19,2015

Storyboarding&theVideoAssignment

•  Whatisstoryboarding?Howwillithelpme?Whatresourcesareavailable?

•  Outcomes:–  Learnbasicsofstoryboarding,pracRceinclass

–  Developprojectplanningandmanagementskillsbyusinglow-stakesprojects

Right:StoryboardforJurassicPark(1993)byDavidLowerySource:Flavorwire:AwesomeStoryboardsfrom15ofYourFavoriteFilms

Youtube:“Crea-veSpark:Dus-nLanceBlack”“InthisvideoOscar-winningscreenwriterDusRnLanceBlack—Milk,J.Edgar—takesusthroughhisownprocess,fromhowhegoesaboutresearchingtohowhelaysoutsceneswri`enonhundredsofindexcards.”[Source]

Low-stakesAc-vity#1:Createastoryboardaboutmakingasandwich

Usingtheindexcards,create

astoryboardabouttheprocessofmakingasandwich.

YoumaywanttothinkofthisasastoryboardthatanswersthequesRon“Howdoyou

makeasandwich?”Considerthefollowing:•  Keepingoneideatoacard•  Whatisa“cinemaRc”imagefor

thisprocess?•  Story=beginning,middle,end•  Whoisyouraudience?

“TheAvengers”StoryboardarRst:JaneWu

Source:

“15MovieStoryboards:SeetheEarlyConcepRonsofYourFavoriteMovieScenes,”Screencrush.com

Low-stakesAc-vity#2:CreateastoryboardwithyourthreeobjectsUsingtheindexcards,createastoryboardforyourobjects.Useoneobject/cardsothatyoucanmovethecardsaroundasyouenvisionyourfinalassignment.Considerthefollowing:•  Whydidyouchoosetheobject?

Howcanyoucommunicatethatreasontoanaudience?

•  WhydotheseobjectscompriseanarraRveorstoryaboutyourself?

•  Tryrearrangingthecardstoconsiderdifferentbeginning/middle/end

•  Perhapsconsidertheobject’sconnecRontoyourgroup’stheme.

•  MaybekeepaseparatesheetofpapertojotdownconnecRons,inspiraRon,ornotes

FindingNemostory-board

Source:Pa`yP.,userphotouploadedtoPixarAnimaRonStudiosonYelp

CreaRngyourvideoassignment&thevalueofthelow-stakesproject•  Toprepforyour

assignment,createalow-stakesprojecttolearnhowtouseiMovie–  Example:film3minutesofyourpet;editthefootageinto1minutemoviethatshowcasesyourpet’spersonality.

•  Benefitsoflow-stakesprojects

Right:PixarStoryboardingRooms•  BehindthescenesofInsideOut

•  TheMakingofWALL-E

Keytakeaways

•  TwomethodsofpreparaRonthatallowyoutotroubleshootinadvance:– Storyboarding– Thelow-stakesproject/acRvity

•  Short-termbenefit:preparaRonforyourvideoassignment

•  Long-termbenefits– Developproject&Rmemanagementskills– EnhancevisualthinkingandcommunicaRonskills