Learn to Storyboard: Disk One

[Dave]

The process of finding the best graphic way to tell the story is fraught with dangers. It is easy to settle for a mere illustration of the script thereby shortcutting the power of the motion picture. The scriptwriter has used words to create an emotional response. You, the storyboard person must in a similar way, while maintaining the spirit of the story, use pictures to create a greater emotional response.
This tutorial explores those possibilities.



http://donbluthanimation.com/Storyboard/_Disk_One.html

[feliceworkshop]

Thank you so much I've been waiting for this DVD with much anticipation! Definitely a great addition to your Art of Story-boarding book.
I can't wait for the next one where you animate a scene from the cyber garage project!)

(...and my collection of Don's DVD keeps growing,....)

[lavallelee]

I cant wait to get it. This one i know for sure I will be watching again and again.

[OwenWelsh]

My copy is on the way!

[ericaanimation]

My copy is also on its way. It is what I spent my Birthday money I got Monday on.


Erica Bey

[zanekohler]

My copy is on it's way as well! I actually hit the purchase button half way through watching the clip.

[lavallelee]

I actually didn't watch the clip, i'd rather see it in full first.

Hope it comes in the mail tomorrow!

[zanekohler]

Originally Posted by lavallelee

I actually didn't watch the clip, i'd rather see it in full first.

Hope it comes in the mail tomorrow!

Ha yeah, I would have bought it anyway...but I am a sucker for spoilers. You'll never guess the twist ending!

[pudleiner]

The amazing thing watching Don board, is the confidence with his drawing.
Also, he boards in such a way that animators can use his boards for key drawings for the scene. If i remember him and Dan Kuenster drawing them almost on 8's. You could visually see the scene play out and it wasn't even animated yet.

Figuring out the main acting { the fun part } and letting the rest be done by others on the crew ;-)
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Question for Don : How often were you happily surprised by how a scene turned out by an animator ?

Meaning that maybe you didn't put too much thought into the scene, just because of what it was ... yet seeing it for the first time once the animator showed it to you, you were surprised with how well it turned out. How the animator took the scene and turned it into something more entertaining than you had thought once it left the boarding stage ?

Are there any scenes that come to mind ?

I'm sure John must of surprised you quite often with his work over all those years.

I would imagine that those moments would be great to come across every now and then.

take care
-mark

[Don Bluth]

Originally Posted by pudleiner

The amazing thing watching Don board, is the confidence with his drawing.
Also, he boards in such a way that animators can use his boards for key drawings for the scene. If i remember him and Dan Kuenster drawing them almost on 8's. You could visually see the scene play out and it wasn't even animated yet.

Figuring out the main acting { the fun part } and letting the rest be done by others on the crew ;-)
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Question for Don : How often were you happily surprised by how a scene turned out by an animator ?

Meaning that maybe you didn't put too much thought into the scene, just because of what it was ... yet seeing it for the first time once the animator showed it to you, you were surprised with how well it turned out. How the animator took the scene and turned it into something more entertaining than you had thought once it left the boarding stage ?

Are there any scenes that come to mind ?

I'm sure John must of surprised you quite often with his work over all those years.

I would imagine that those moments would be great to come across every now and then.

take care
-mark

Hi Mark,
It is good to hear from you. I have such happy memories of our stay in Ireland and the pictures that we all made together there. To answer your question about animators surprising me with their interpretation of the storyboards I can easily say that it happened very frequently. Many animators created scenes that topped what I had originally visualized. These surprises happened frequently during Rockadoodle. Animation, after all, is a collaborative effort and our Ireland Crew, I think, was top notch.
I hope live is being good to you. Please join us in one of our weekly seminars; I'd love to hear from you there.

Don