Hi guys! I'm new here. Here's something I boarded last month, based on my mom's experience with a bunch of roaches, during a fuming procedure in our rubbish chute :)
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Hey guys, first post here. I'm working on a little storyboard here for a short animation and I was wondering what you all think. It's meant to be just a short, lyrical, open ended narrative following the themes of nature vs. man-made, organic vs. artificial, and isolation. Any feedback would be awesome.
Nori RetherfordHi Robert! I like the mood you've got with all the slanted light. I'm a little unclear about some of the actions taking place. I'm not sure if there is only one person or two. Maybe you could include some wider establishing shots? You could still maintain some mystery by having the character in shadow or with their back facing us or whatever, but it'd be nice to have a little more clarity on the space and how they're moving through it. Maybe some more written direction under each panel would... moreHi Robert! I like the mood you've got with all the slanted light. I'm a little unclear about some of the actions taking place. I'm not sure if there is only one person or two. Maybe you could include some wider establishing shots? You could still maintain some mystery by having the character in shadow or with their back facing us or whatever, but it'd be nice to have a little more clarity on the space and how they're moving through it. Maybe some more written direction under each panel would help too. Also, is this going to be a square-format video? That's an interesting choice and I'm curious what your thoughts behind it are. You're dealing with some cool themes and I'm interested to see where you go with this!
Robert LaingThanks Nori! It is indeed square format. It's a little collaboration I'm doing with some friends (we started an animation collective and we're working on some little projects for instagram and stuff like that). The square format is definitely throwing me off a bit; it seems to make establishing shots especially hard to pull off because of the lack of room on the sides to spread out.
I think I'll take your advice on the establishing shot idea and do a revision. I was experimenting with a... moreThanks Nori! It is indeed square format. It's a little collaboration I'm doing with some friends (we started an animation collective and we're working on some little projects for instagram and stuff like that). The square format is definitely throwing me off a bit; it seems to make establishing shots especially hard to pull off because of the lack of room on the sides to spread out.
I think I'll take your advice on the establishing shot idea and do a revision. I was experimenting with a device where the girl starts of really large in the frame, and then slowly diminishes from shot to shot, and vice-versa with the bird (small to large). I might experiment with that idea a little more still, but it seems like the trade-off of using that would be a lack of over-all clarity to the scene.
Thanks again for the feedback, I really appreciate it
So...Story Workshop guys. Let's get to it! I've been lurking around AB for sometime and have been waiting to see who might post any storyboards, 2 months later I'm wondering why there isn't any storyboards still (like I should talk lol) but then I went through everyone's profile, out of curiosity who my online classmates are. And...I hope it's not too forward of me for saying but I def feel like everyone here could use some resources to get better at this thing called Story. Because it is... moreSo...Story Workshop guys. Let's get to it! I've been lurking around AB for sometime and have been waiting to see who might post any storyboards, 2 months later I'm wondering why there isn't any storyboards still (like I should talk lol) but then I went through everyone's profile, out of curiosity who my online classmates are. And...I hope it's not too forward of me for saying but I def feel like everyone here could use some resources to get better at this thing called Story. Because it is really f*cking hard! But we're all in this together...so I've compiled some websites and so forth that might help everyone out here. I truly do look forward to seeing everyone's reels/animatics. I'll be posting an animatic as soon as I finish the boards I'm currently working on.
I've set them up in categories, do your best everyone! But also, please pass these on to anyone else looking to do what we're here to do too. Thanks! -KH
( disclaimer: no one is paying me for this, these are just things I have in my pocket, and I think it would help you out too! Most of these were passed down to me by mentors and friends, please do the same to those who need it. Goodluck everyone! )
Mario Furmanczyk
this is a great resource, thanks for sharing! Yes I agree story is KING. I'm hoping to get a story artist one day to run a Story workshop. But for now, this is all we got haha. I think there is probably a lot of interest among members for this kind of information!
Kat
For sure! I have tons more resources but I figured this would be a good appetizer to the main course haha. Hey, but you know at least this is a step forward and hopefully there's someone who can pitch in once in awhile. : ) Thanks again for doing all this Mario, this is awesome especially for those of us who aren't in L.A. just yet! (And also paying it forward as promised to mentors and friends!)
