This is a guide for those wanting to learn about storyboarding without going into massive debt due to art school
Note: This is mostly for boarding for Animation!
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Boarding Basics!
Videos:
Rajen Ramkallawan- Introduction to Storyboarding
Really great playlist of videos that covers the foundation of storyboarding. Each
video ends with an assignment that you can do to help understand the concept!
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLobImvrZtQ1zj1pDcBUIpqCLmZFkmfd4P
Dwooman- Youtube channel
Channel is a great resource for storyboarding but here are some specific videos
Shot Types: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJpGWqUC1CE&t=216s
Shot Types and Cuts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuzwjmHIt-4
Different types of Camera movements
Storyboard 101- by Matthew Humphreys
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLLs917gZ7w&feature=emb_logo
StoryboardArt Drawing and Portfolio Challenge
5 videos that go over storyboarding concepts and prompts
Nic Parris’ Storyboarding Process
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/691746400
TV Storyboards: A Survival Guide with Mike Moloney
The Art of the Storyboard with Lyndon Ruddy ($10)
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This website is packed with storyboarding knowledge:
http://www.floobynooby.com/comp1.html
Natalie Nourigat’s Storyboarding resources-
https://homeiswheretheinternetis.blogspot.com/2017/09/animation.html
Violaine Briat’s Storyboarding guide
Ash’s Bite-sized Board Zine (PWUW): https://gumroad.com/l/ASH_SB-SC01_A
MB Art Guide to Storyboards(PWUW) https://gumroad.com/magicbunnyart#fjvKA
Jim Mortensen Storyboard tips (PWUW):
https://gumroad.com/l/JMMStoryboardTips
Nic Parris’ Let’s Learn Some Storyboarding! (PWUW)
https://gumroad.com/nicparris#JyCxo
Mike Moloney’s TV Board Survival Guide ($10)
https://gumroad.com/l/JMqKc?fbclid=IwAR19Ea9BevUnlhU6aFnk4jM4QOCSJr
Screen Design
Every Frame a Painting: Great film analysis channel
Edgar Wright- How to do Visual Comedy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FOzD4Sfgag&t=127s
Jackie Chan- How to do Action Comedy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1PCtIaM_GQ
Akira Kurosawa- Composing Movement
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doaQC-S8de8
Vanity Fair- Director breaks down a scene
Parasite- Bong Joon Ho: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doaQC-S8de8
Rian Johnson- Knives Out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69GjaVWeGQM&t=1s
Studio Binder
Directing Camera Movement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbnYBmqBbKA&t=12s
Shot Composition and Framing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQNiqzuXjoM
Ultimate Guide to Camera Shots: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyML8xuKfoc
Film Studies for Storyboard Artists (PWUW)
Anatomy/Gesture
Videos:
Toniko Pantoja’s Basic Human Anatomy and Figure Invention for Animation
Sycra’s Playlist on Human Anatomy
Natalie Nourigat Figure Drawing Tips
Toniko’s Drawing Figures Fast with Technique for Animation
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Natalie Norigat’s Tips on Loosening Up
Vee’s Tutorials for Art and Animation (PWUW)
Figure Drawing Models (NSFW)
Perspective
Videos
Matt Laskowki’s Perspective Class
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Thomas Romain’s Tips on Keeping Things in Perspective
Ernest R. Norling Perspective Made Easy
Chelsea’s Tips, Tricks and Tutorials
Bridgit Let’s Talk about Perspective for Storyboarding! (continuous series)
Programs
Storyboard Pro playlist by Toon Boom
Stephan Park’s Intro to Storyboard Pro Stream
Kaitrin Snodgrass’ Storyboard Pro tutorial
Ben Juwono’s Improving Storyboard Pro Workflow
Toasty’s Tips for Storyboard Pro
Kaitrin Snodgrass’ Parallaxing tutorial
Creating Animatics and Advanced Features
Marie Lum Deleting Hidden Layers tip
MB Art’s Guide to Making Brushes
Storyboard Art- Setting Up Photoshop for Storyboarding
Rad Sechrist’s Procreate Workflow
Industry Advice
Videos:
Netflix Recruiters talk about what they look for in Story Portfolios
Toniko Pantoja Story Portfolios Advice
Michelle Lam Storyboard Portfolio Tips
Michelle Lam’s Accepted Story Portfolio
Meg Lloyd’s Storyboard Summer Hall
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Madeleine Flores’ Guide on Breaking into Animation
Lissa Treiman’s Story Portfolio Tips
TAG Story Group Portfolio Website Advice
TAG Story Group is a great resource for learning more about the Guild
Maaike’s Working in TV Animation Guide (PWUW)
Angie Duran’s Cover Letter, Resume, and Industry Advice ($3)
Thread of what showrunners, recruiters, and directors look for in story portfolios
Interview Advice from Netflix Recruiters
Storyboarding Process/ Day to day
Day to Day of a Storyboard Artist by Latoya Raveneau
Day to Day of a Storyboard Revisionist by Latoya Raveneau
Erik Fountain’s Boarding on Adventure Time Guide
What’s it like to be a Storyboard Artist on Infinity Train by Sam Spina
What’s it like to be a Storyboard Artist on the Regular Show by Sam Spina
Peter Paul’s process of storyboarding at Dreamworks TV
Other’s Story Resources
Natalie Nourigat’s Story Resources
Mike Moloney’s Story Resources
Jen Bennett’s General Storyboarding Advice
Lori’s How I studied Storyboarding Without College thread
Alex’s How to get into Storyboarding for Cheap thread
Open Animation is a great initiative trying to make education available for everyone!
Follow their twitter and join their discord to learn more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GujlztE9tLw&ab_channel=OpenAnimation
MISC Tips
Pixar in the Box Storytelling Lecture
Stu Livingston’s Craig of the Creek Do’s and Don’ts
Ariel VH Storyboard Revisionist Guide
Look into how Recruiters look at Online Portfolios
SCAD SBC is always retweeting good advice/tips
Toniko Pantoja’s Guide to Genuine Expressions
Marie Lum’s Guide on Using Arrows
The Importance of Hook-Ups by Taylor C
Irene Martini’s Storyboarding Tips
Animation Network constantly posts workshops. Sign up for their newsletter!
Storyboard Examples
Amphibi-Crew Tumblr (Board excerpts are posted)
Steven Universe Future- Volleyball
Home: Adventures with Tip and Oh Pitch
Frozen- Into the Unknown Animatic
Reviews
Dwooman sometimes does review streams and I learn a lot from seeing how he critiques
others
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyYS5o8m3EI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2GLj6lfOVQ
LBX2020 StoryboardArt Portfolio Reviews
Rise Up Animation offers portfolio reviews for BIPOC artists
Animation Network provides Mentorship sessions ($30) and Portfolio Reviews ($15)
Discords
Discord servers are a great way to help build up a community of artists and connect with others without going to art school. Once you get a good group of artists, I also suggest making a storyboarding focused discord with close friends!
Animation Story Group
Black ‘N Animated
If you’re a Black creative, message their twitter to get access to their discord server!
https://twitter.com/Blacknanimated/status/1342148530564071428?s=20
RAD Artists Network
Emotional Support Artists
Open Animation
https://discord.com/invite/4KHZ7JhtxD
Webinars
Cartoon Network Storyboarding
Building your Storyboarding Portfolio
Cartoon Network Studios: The Art of Storyboarding
Nickelodeon
Life Lessons for Storyboarding
Lightbox Expo
Storyboarding With a Point of View by Maggie Kang
A StoryboardArt Welcome to Lightbox 2020
The Storytelling Biz Straight from the Pros
Rise Up Animation
My Journey into Storytelling by Juan Pablo Reyes
Podcasts
The Animated Journey was a bimonthly animation podcast featuring
animation professionals working in television, film and games. Veterans as
well as newly minted professionals in the field shared their tales of becoming a part of the animation industry and how they continue to enjoy the journey.
An Animation Podcast hosted by @shiyoonk and @MinkyuLee1, and
produced by @andygotabird
An animation podcast to educate, inform and inspire black artists pursuing
careers in animation. Hosted by Breana Williams and Waymond Singleton.
A group of artists from the animation industry get to together to talk their
experiences within the industry as well as interview fellow artists to learn about
their journey.
Where we celebrate women working in animation, and explore representation
behind the scenes and on the screen.
ANIMATION HAPPY HOUR IS A MONTHLY PODCAST HOSTED BY THREE
FEATURE FILM ANIMATORS. OUR PODCAST MISSION IS TO PROVIDE
PRACTICAL ADVICE FOR STUDENTS, JOB-SEEKERS, AND ANIMATION ENTHUSIASTS ON HOW TO BREAK INTO ALL ASPECTS OF THE ANIMATION INDUSTRY.
A weekly podcast where we interview animation industry professionals about
their life and career paths!
Hey, Hire Us! is a podcast where Abigail and Arielle bring on their talented and
unemployed friends to pitch themselves and talk about the job search.
The best way to get better at storyboarding is just to storyboard! Here are some prompts if you’re stuck:
Feboardary has a lot of prompts to pull from as well
If you can save enough money, Online classes are another option. I would recommend taking one after practice storyboarding on your own for a bit. Online classes are helpful due to individual feedback.
This doc is a good start to learning storyboarding but there are probably tons of more resources out there! I would definitely follow your favorite story artists on twitter and Instagram. A lot of them are constantly posting industry tips or their work
My DMs are open if you have any questions!