Introduction to Storyboarding
A course by Laura Ewing Ferrer , Character Designer and Storyboarder
Learn how to translate a script into creative illustrations that tell a story
Learn how to translate a script into creative illustrations that tell a story
Discover how to tell your stories with creative and professional storyboarding by learning the fundamentals of visual storytelling. Award-winning storyboard artist and character designer Laura Ewing teaches her step-by-step method for creating a storyboard that captures the essence of a script with mood and power.
In Laura’s first course, she teaches her students how to create a character design for animation in Photoshop. In this course, learn to tell your story through a lens, using cinematographic techniques and professional storyboarding methods. Are you ready to dive into storyboarding?
What will you learn in this online course?
18 lessons & 29 downloads
- 100% positive reviews (305)
- 8,947 students
- 18 lessons (2h 30m)
- 29 additional resources (13 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: English
- English · Spanish · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
Recommended software for this course
Adobe PhotoshopWhat is this course's project?
Create a storyboard based on your own script or favorite scene in a book or play.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
For illustrators and future storyboarders who want to learn about the language of cinema to add more narrative to their work while also discovering the mechanics of the industry. Cinema enthusiasts who want to learn basic tools to create storyboards for live-action movies, advertising, or animation will also enjoy the course.
Requirements and materials
To take this course, basic drawing skills will be helpful but not essential.
You will need a computer and digital software with a layer function. Laura will use Adobe Photoshop, but you can use whichever you prefer. If you don’t have experience in perspective drawing, you can use software like Autodesk, Krita, or Photoshop that have built-in perspective functions. You can also use a pencil and paper if you feel more comfortable.
Reviews
A course by Laura Ewing Ferrer
Laura Ewing is a freelance illustrator and storyboarder with a passion for animation. As a young girl, she would spend hours watching documentaries and DVD extras of her favorite animated films, in disbelief that creating these stories was a real job.
She went on to study Graphic Design, with a specialization in illustration, to then study Fine Art at The Florence Academy of Art in Italy, and obtained her Master’s degree in storyboarding at Lightbox Academy.
Her diverse experience in the industry includes working in-house at Smile and Learn, as well as working as a freelance artist for documentaries, pilot series, and publishing houses. She most recently worked on a storyboarding project for a live-action movie, which will be released in 2021 and for Madrid 2120 as a storyboard artist, which received this year’s Goya award for best short animation.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Introduction
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Influences
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What We Will Do in This Course?
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U2
Learning the Language of Cinema
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Why Do We Need Storyboarding?
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Types of Shot Sizes and Why We Use Them
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Framing and Composition
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U3
Rules of Thumb
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Rule of Thirds
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Crossing the Axis 180º
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Looking at Others Do What They Do
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Perspective
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How to Represent Camera Movements
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U4
My Process
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Getting Technical Notes
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Thumbnails Testing Framing and Composition
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Story Sketch
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Final Panels
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U5
How to Present Your Work
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How to Name Your Scenes and Present Your Work
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Dealing with Clients
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Portfolio and Website Tips
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FP
Final project
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Introduction to Storyboarding
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sketchyson
An excellent introduction into the fantastic world of storyboarding! This course has a bit of everything and will inspire you to get started yourself!
evanna3d
Muy recomendado.
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mirigartt
Plus100% recomendado, da muy buenos tips y explica muy bien
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ian_vivaz
Da muy buenos tips, no solo de storyboard sino de escenas de películas y esto te ayuda a entender aún más las tomas, movimientos de cámara, etc. Me agradó mucho el curso.
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il_filto
Great course to learn the basics of storyboarding!