{"id":23623,"date":"2023-10-01T17:31:10","date_gmt":"2023-10-01T21:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/?p=23623"},"modified":"2023-10-01T17:31:10","modified_gmt":"2023-10-01T21:31:10","slug":"frame-by-frame-writing-storyboarding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artsatmichigan.umich.edu\/ink\/2023\/10\/01\/frame-by-frame-writing-storyboarding\/","title":{"rendered":"Frame by Frame: Writing & Storyboarding"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week I focused on streamlining my animation’s story by breaking down my outline into scenes, and then sketching them out into storyboards.<\/p>\n

I have always loved horror movies that leaned towards surreal, and how they’re able to aestheticize typically scary or creepy imagery. For my short film I wanted to write a ghost story, and create a sense of the surreal\/the uncanny through the visuals and sound effects. I think ghost stories are easy ways to explore a character or an idea through a supernatural medium. For instance, what else can you be haunted by other than ghosts? Memories? Bad thoughts? Other people? My ghost story focuses on the pitfalls of perfectionism and conflict with the inner-self. After writing out a rough script, including scenes I knew I wanted in the film, I re-wrote it to tell a more cohesive story. Keeping in mind the time it will take to animate each scene and action, I made sure to be very specific in what movements would occur and why. Transferring my writing to a storyboard felt key in order to really think about the best way to visualize the story. What angles feel the most dramatic, do the cuts from one scene to another feel cohesive enough, how many backgrounds will in I need to draw? Now that I have the basic outlines set, I can begin to plan out how to best complete this project!<\/p>\n

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Scene 1:<\/span><\/p>\n