Developing The Story Board
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Saban Kumar Maharana
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Course Name : Developing The Story Board
Code(Credit): CUTM2407 (0-4-2)
Course Objectives
- The paper aims to provide students with a clear understanding of how to develop a storyboard with different software
- To achieve proficient technical and aesthetic skills using various tools to generate a broad range of two-dimensional images.
Course Outcomes
On successful completion of this course, students will able to:
CO1. Students will be able to develop storyboard and storytelling.
CO2. The storyboard is the visual blueprint of any animated film.
CO3. This course provides the foundation for students to learn elements of good craftsmanship, the use of the virtual camera, the performance art of pitching and the basics of writing for animation.
| COS | COURSE OUTCOMES | MAPPING COS WITH POS (High-3; Medium-2; Low-1) |
| CO1 | Students will be able to develop storyboard and storytelling. | PO1(3)PO2(3) PO3(3),PO6(2) |
| CO2 | The storyboard is the visual blueprint of any animated film. | PO1(3)PO2(3) PO3(3)PO6(2) |
| CO3 | This course provides the foundation for students to learn elements of good craftsmanship, the use of the virtual camera, the performance art of pitching and the basics of writing for animation. | PO1(3)PO2(3) PO3(3)PO6(2) |
Course Syllabus
Module I
Introduction to Screenwriting: The visual nature of movies. Screenplays as blueprints. Where to find ideas. Forming a premise. High and low concept. Hollywood vs. Indie. Genre. The usefulness of outlines
Module-II
Finding a major dramatic question. The three-act structure. The difference between classic plots and subtle plots. Making a story map. Finding a strong protagonist. Handling other characters. Making characters dimensional through desire and contrasts. Creating character profiles. Showing characters through their actions.
Module-III
Format/Description: format of a screenplay. Writing effective screenplay description. Scene defined. Length of the scene. Tenets of good scenes—importance, desire/conflict, structure, compression, visual storytelling. Sequences. Making a step outline. Dialogue's illusion of reality. Compression. Characterization through dialogue. Subtext. Exposition. Stage directions.
Voice over. The value of subplots. Romantic subplots. Other kinds of subplots for the protagonist. Non-protagonist subplots. Subplot structure. Finding subplots in your story. Creating an effective climax. Flashbacks.
Module-IV
Developing tone through genre, world, and lightness/darkness. Consistency of tone. Theme defined. Types of a theme. Weaving theme into a story, learn with story binder.
Books Recommended:
1. Storyboarding Essentials: SCAD Creative Essentials (How to Translate Your Story to the Screen for Film, TV, and Other Media) by David Harland Rousseau (Author), Benjamin Reid Phillips (Author)
2. Professional Storyboarding: Rules of Thumb by Sergio Paez (Author), Anson Jew (Author)
Session Plan
Session 1
Introduction -What is Storyboarding.
Video: https://youtu.be/RQsvhq28sOI
Session 2,3&4
The Storyboarding process.
Assignment: Choose a sequence from a film that’s in the AFI top 100 list and reverse storyboard it.
Video: The Storyboarding process.
Session 8
Discussion of silhouette and how it’s a key element to boards
Session 9,10,11&12
Perspective, use of grid lines, concept design.
Assignment Create design & expression sheets for characters for sequence #1.
Session 13.14 & 15
Review reverse storyboards, pick one log line to move forward.
Assignment Thumbnail 5 beats for sequence #1 (focusing on beginning, middle, end.)
Session 16
Character performance.
Session 17&18
| Staging and blocking, Thumb nailing demo |
Session 19,20,21&22
How to use Photoshop to craft your Storyboards
Assignment
Thumbnail sequence #1 (this should not exceed 50 panels.)
Session 23, 24, 25 & 26
Group critique of previous assignment
| Assignment |
Draw 1 example of a single shot, which tells a simple story. Then redraw the same shot using different compositions (no limit) to describe different aspects of emotions or mood.
Session 29, 30 & 31
Composition
Assignment -Revise/add thumbnails for sequence #1
Session 32
Camera and character movement (Close-ups )
Session 33 & 34
Cutting (Film examples will be shown)
Session 35
| Group critique of previous assignment |
Session 36
Student Q & A
Session 37
Discuss and show examples of the writing planning process and setup.
Session 38 & 39
Group critique of previous assignment.
Assignment Rough out sequence #1
Session 40
Student Q & A
Session 41
What the pitch is -How to pitch -Show examples
Session 42 & 43
In Class Workshop as students develop sequence.
Session 44
In structure will do walk-around to view progress and advise.
Session 45 & 46
Theatre Games as prep for next week’s pitches.
Session 47
Group critique of previous assignment
Session 48, 49, 50, 51 & 52
Shorthand and Clarity for boarding.
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Mr. Saban Kumar Maharana, working as Assistant Professor in School of Media and Communication, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, He has completed M. Phil. from Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, He has more than 17 years of experience in the field of Graphics and Animation in the leading channel and Production Houses in […]