Iliana Franklin teaching Story & Previs at Escape Studios |
Previsualisation and storyboard artists share a common goal - to pre-imagine the story, and bring it to life before the expensive business of animation or principal photography begins.
Storyboard by Ronnie Kim |
Our Master's Degree course in Previsualisation and Storyboarding allows students to focus on two career pathways: using traditional drawings skills (storyboards), or digital skills (previs). Storyboard artists and previs artists both have to solve many of the same problems, including shot flow, cinematography, narrative rhythm, and continuity. Both work closely with the director and editor to bring the story to life.
Storyboarding
Storyboarding is an important part of the story-telling process and one that is currently an area of skills shortage. Industry has long told us that they cannot find enough skilled storyboard artists to satisfy the huge growth in animation and vfx production in the UK in recent years.
Storyboarding is a basic skill that every film-maker should have; being able to express a sequence of shots visually is one of the key skills in narrative storytelling.
Software
We have a number new software packages recently installed at Escape Studios.
- Toonboom Storyboard Pro, arguably now the industry leader for storyboarding
- Panel Forge, a hybrid software that blends 3d modeling resources with drawing tools. Panel Forge is essentially a stripped-down version of Maya, pioneered by Blue Zoo and Jellyfish animation, that greatly speeds up the storyboarding process.
- Storyboarder. This free software is open-source and a welcome addition to the board artist's toolkit.
Wacom Cintiq - industry standard kit |
We have some great new kit for the course - full-scale Wacom Cintiq tablets so that all our students have access to industry-level hardware.
Who this course is for
Our Master's Degree course in Previsualisation and Storyboarding is aimed at anyone who wants to learn the art and craft of storyboarding and presvisualisation. We teach all our students from scratch (though some knowledge of Maya is helpful), and our goal is to make you job-ready by the end of the course. As befits a masters' degree, you will also engage with the theory and practice of the medium at masters' level.
Where and When
Our Master's Degree course in Previsualisation and Storyboarding will taught at our Central London Campus at 190 High Holborn, WC1.
Iliana Franklin teaching at Escape Studios |
Course content
Module 1 - Introduction to Storyboarding
- The foundations and theories of writing, creativity and storyboarding
- Different storyboarding techniques and their application
- Cinematography, 3D layout and the use of cameras
- Design and character in storyboarding
- The video production pipeline from concept to script to final output
Brodiaga by Anastasia Gurova |
- Mime and pantomime
- Storyboards, storytelling
- Editing techniques
- Camera, continuity and cutting
- Creating and animating basic 3D assets
- 3D cinematography
- Character and creature performance
- Previsualisation editing techniques
- Sound design
For this module students work in teams to an industry brief. This group project will allow students to use the tools and techniques learned to create industry-standard work. Four student films: Street Ratz, Moon Rockz, Animal Lover and Hat Shop, were directed this year by our MA students, and have recently been entered in festivals, already winning selections and awards.
Module 5 - Production Project
For this final project students work independently and develop their own project. Students refine and produce a substantial storyboard/previsualisation project that will showcase their best work.
Success Stories
To see some of our Escape Studios animation success stories, follow this link. We're proud of our track record of helping our students break into industry.
Official site
Follow this link to the official site.
You can also read about the course at awn.com
The Escape Studios Animation Blog offers a personal view on the art of animation and visual effects. To find out more about our new BA/MArt, now recruiting for September 2022, follow this link. To apply, visit the offical page here.
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