Storytelling for Animation and Motion Design
A course by Smog , Designer and Animator
Learn narrative techniques and tools to create spectacular animation projects
Learn narrative techniques and tools to create spectacular animation projects
The key to communicating effectively and captivating the viewer is having a compelling story to tell, but even more important than that is knowing how to narrate it. Moisés Arancibia is a creative director and founder of Smog, a studio specialized in telling stories through design and animation. Over the course of his career, he has explored the endless possibilities of storytelling with audiovisual media, collaborating with numerous commercial clients and nongovernmental organizations.
In this online course, learn to tell engaging stories through animated images. Moisés gives you an exclusive glimpse into his methods and techniques to guide you as you create your own animated narratives with motion design.
What will you learn in this online course?
16 lessons & 12 downloads
- 97% positive reviews (183)
- 3,765 students
- 16 lessons (1h 52m)
- 12 additional resources (6 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Create an animation using storytelling techniques to visually interpret a voice-over text that Moisés shares with you.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Designers, illustrators, animators, and anyone interested in telling engaging stories through animation.
Requirements and materials
No prior knowledge of drawing or animation is required; Moisés walks you through the entire process involved in planning out an animated story.
As for materials, you need pencil and paper, as well as a computer with basic video-editing software.
Reviews
Moisés is a graphic designer by trade, but years of experience in the field led him to discover the magic of storytelling and its applications as a design tool. That's what inspired him to create Smog in 2006 alongside Pablo González. This prolific audiovisual design studio, based in Santiago de Chile, is dedicated to telling captivating stories through a combination of design and animation techniques.
Smog's work can be found in film, television, events, and digital media. They've worked for clients such as IKEA, Pizza Hut, Huawei, and The World Economic Forum, but many of the pieces they create are commissioned by nongovernmental organizations like Todo Mejora, Oceana, Amparo y Justicia, and Greenpeace.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Presentation
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Influences
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U2
Storytelling, the basis for a good story
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What is storytelling
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Planning
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U3
X-ray of a story
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X-ray of the story (base idea + tone + structure)
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X-ray of the story: basic idea
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X-ray of the story: tone
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X-ray of the history: structure
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U4
Build a story
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Storyboard
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Characters
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Transitions
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Visual analogies
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Let's assemble our history
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U5
Bring a story to life
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Animatic
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Audio
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Let's give life to our history
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FP
Final project
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Animated Storytelling
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What to expect from a Domestika course
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Learn at your own pace
Enjoy learning from home without a set schedule and with an easy-to-follow method. You set your own pace.
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Learn from the best professionals
Learn valuable methods and techniques explained by top experts in the creative sector.
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Meet expert teachers
Each expert teaches what they do best, with clear guidelines, true passion, and professional insight in every lesson.
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Certificates
PlusIf you're a Plus member, get a custom certificate signed by your teacher for every course. Share it on your portfolio, social media, or wherever you like.
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Get front-row seats
Videos of the highest quality, so you don't miss a single detail. With unlimited access, you can watch them as many times as you need to perfect your technique.
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Share knowledge and ideas
Ask questions, request feedback, or offer solutions. Share your learning experience with other students in the community who are as passionate about creativity as you are.
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Connect with a global creative community
The community is home to millions of people from around the world who are curious and passionate about exploring and expressing their creativity.
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Watch professionally produced courses
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FAQs
Domestika's courses are online classes that provide you with the tools and skills you need to complete a specific project. Every step of the project combines video lessons with complementary instructional material, so you can learn by doing. Domestika's courses also allow you to share your own projects with the teacher and with other students, creating a dynamic course community.
All courses are 100% online, so once they're published, courses start and finish whenever you want. You set the pace of the class. You can go back to review what interests you most and skip what you already know, ask questions, answer questions, share your projects, and more.
The courses are divided into different units. Each one includes lessons, informational text, tasks, and practice exercises to help you carry out your project step by step, with additional complementary resources and downloads. You'll also have access to an exclusive forum where you can interact with the teacher and with other students, as well as share your work and your course project, creating a community around the course.
You can redeem the course you received by accessing the redeeming page and entering your gift code.
shinnek
Es muy bueno el curso para introducirse en la animación, todavía no lo termino, pero me gusta el contenido.
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eviaje
Conciso
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ruthojitosdemiel
Pluses justamente lo que estaba buscando en encontrar soluciones para mis animaciones. Es vexcelente!!!!
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nativaturevista
Excelente
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samisaurio
curso muy completo!
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