posted: Sep 19th, 2010
If you’re planning an action film, you’ve got a lot to think about. Your budget, your artistic vision, and your “money shots” must all come together to create an exceptional, exciting movie. Crafting polished, professional storyboarding is the key to effective previsualization – the storyboard acts as a detailed template that maps out the...
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posted: Sep 18th, 2010
If you’ve got an idea for a hilarious short comedy, you’ll need to create commercial storyboarding that streamlines your pre-production process. By mapping out every scene, frame by frame, you can organize your project and save time, money, and hard work once the cameras start rolling. The best filmmakers in the business rely on careful sto...
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posted: Sep 17th, 2010
Every genre, including drama, comedy, or horror, may require a different storyboarding approach. In order to get the best results, it’s important to look at the techniques directors use to get their pre-production in order. Different methods of storyboarding can offer better previsualization and a more streamlined end result.
The most importan...
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posted: Sep 17th, 2010
Filming a good documentary requires great attention to detail -careful research, passion for the subject matter at hand, and painstaking preparation can combine to create an unforgettable “slice of life” – one that really resonates with viewers. However, you must approach the pre-production part of your project correctly – part of getting i...
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posted: Aug 26th, 2010
If you’re interested in figuring out the entire video creation process, from start to finish, there are lots of things you need to learn. From the initial previsualization phase, to the final concept, to the technical challenges of creating a perfect, finished DVD…there are many elements involved…each of them play an important role in the suc...
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posted: Aug 25th, 2010
Whether you’re planning a film, presentation, or animated short, you need to consider every scene – each one will have it own arc and its own “feel”. By mapping out your scene from start to finish, you can study the arc of the action, and streamline the effect of your script and action. This process is known as scene creation, and it begins...
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posted: Aug 20th, 2010
Previsualization is a system of mapping out an artistic vision and script before the cameras roll – for decades, this process has been used to set up shots, share ideas, and generally get organized before the actual shoot. In the days before digital cameras, most shots were set up and practiced using foam shapes, low-tech hand-held cameras, and p...
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posted: Aug 19th, 2010
The most successful directors in the business have all learned the secret of effective pre-production…motion picture previsualization is the keystone of setting up a great film. From the first frame to the final fade, previz can organize and refine your artistic vision…and it’s so easy to do. For decades, filmmakers have relied on different m...
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posted: Jul 28th, 2010
Today, students need to work harder than ever to stand out and to achieve the grade point averages they need. In order to make presentations more appealing, many students opt for storyboards that map our their initial ideas during the pre visualization phase. By organizing their thoughts with a frame-by-frame model of their coming presentation,...
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posted: Jul 27th, 2010
Throughout the decades, certain advertising campaigns have really hit their target. These clever composites of text, images, and action have become a part of our culture – they’ve inspired the imagination and lived on in our memories and hearts. Often, these singular ads started out as storyboards…
In the early days of animation, vintage a...
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