Storyboarding Essentials
By David Harland Rousseau and Benjamin Reid Phillips
By David Harland Rousseau and Benjamin Reid Phillips
By David Harland Rousseau and Benjamin Reid Phillips
By David Harland Rousseau and Benjamin Reid Phillips
Category: Art | Movies & TV
Category: Art | Movies & TV
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$25.99
Jun 25, 2013 | ISBN 9780770436940
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Jun 25, 2013 | ISBN 9780385345590
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Table Of Contents
Contents
Foreword, by Stratton Leopold
Introduction
1. What Is Storyboarding?
The Types of Storyboards
A Visual Road Map
2. Interpreting the Written Word
Script Basics
Script Breakdowns
Spec Scripts Versus Shooting Scripts
“And Now, a Word from Our Sponsor”
Exercise: Script Breakdowns and Thumbnails
A Difference of Opinion: The Great Savannah Race
Interview: Kenny Chaplin, DGA/DGC
3. Rendering
Rough or Polished Finish
Little Drawings, Big Ideas
The Right Tool for the Job
Compositing
A Difference of Opinion: Un-Deadwood
Interview: Keith Ingham
4. Principles, Elements, and Conventions
Aspect Ratios
Getting Started
Blocking the Composition
Staying Organized
Numbering
How to Insert Shots
Exercise: Numbering
5. Continuity
What Is Continuity?
Axis and Allies
Breaking the Axis
30 Degrees of Separation
Neutralizing and Cutaway Shots
Screen Direction and Visual Logic
Avoiding Confusion
Building Tension and Creating a Surprise
Don’t Turn Around
A Difference of Opinion: Hyde from Jekyll—the Chase
6. What the Camera Sees
The Camera
Deep and Wide
Shooting on Location
Framing Heights and Angles
Other Shots to Consider
Cut to the Chase
Behind the Scenes
Exercise: Identifying Framing Heights and Angles
7. Move Me!
No Reaction Without “Action!”
Movements
Drawings Versus Diagrams
Camera Moves as Drawings
Photomatics and Digimatics
Order Out of Chaos
Exercise: Movement Calls
A Difference of Opinion: Hyde from Jekyll—Transmogrification
Interview: Whitney Cogar
8. The Martini Shot
Putting It All Together
A Toast to Storyboarding
Afterword: Humans Tell Stories, by Tina O’Hailey
Appendix
Index
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