How to Design Storyboard in Animation

The first step in the process of animation is to bring your script to life and present it to other people. A storyboard is a sequence of thumbnails that show the breakdown of the video, illustrating the key scenes who will be present and what actions will take place. It is often used as a mockup for movie scenes, music videos and TV production. It can be created by hand or using digital software. Below we will explain to you the steps on how to design storyboard, illustrate the keyframes and few tips to design storyboard.

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5 Steps to Design Storyboard in Animation

1. Create a Template

Draw a basic storyboard template by hand then simply dividing a posterboard inside empty frames of equal size using a straightedge and a pencil. The template setup looks like a comic book, with rows of square cells that show how the whole scene will look on a screen. If we prefer, you can use Adobe Illustrator or inDesign to create a storyboard template in vertical or horizontal format.

2. Sketch Your Thumbnails

In this step start bringing the scenes to life by sketches you drafted out into the template you designed. As you sketch each scene, tinker with the following components, erasing and redrawing as often as necessary:

• Composition (lighting, color palette,foreground/background, etc.)
• An angle from which the camera is shooting
• Type of shot (wide shots, over-the-shoulder shots, close-ups, tracking shots, etc.)
• Props (objects in a frame)
• Actors (people, cartoon talking couch, animals, etc.)
• Special effects

Click on below Video: Digital Sketch and Painting

3. Add Information

Fill all the other important information below every cell what’s happening in your scene. Add another information about the length of time the shot will take. Lastly, number the cells so they are easy to reference when you discuss your storyboard with others.

4. Finalize the Storyboard

Once you have known the key points of the subject and worked out a design for each frame, review your work and make the final changes. Be sure that each cell represents the action you want it to describe. Change the descriptions and dialogue if necessary.

• Consider adding colour.
• If you are creating an advertisement storyboard, this will help your ideas pop.
• Remember that it’s not fundamentally important that the drawings look realistic.
• Depending on the viewing audience, simple stick figures might suffice.

Tips To Create Storyboard:

• Use squares box that is the same aspect ratio as video.
• Number each box for easy reference in discussions.
• Bone up on standard shot types used in the video before you begin.
• Make objects/subjects in the background smaller, so they appear further away.
• Recombine your storyboards to play in sequencing and narrative.
• Use the finished storyboard to create an original shot list. This way nothing will get overlooked during production.

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Keep the storyboard clean and simple, so it can be understood by anyone who sees it and make sure to share the finished product.