Clarafi

This tutorial series will get you going with your first storyboard for scientific animation. We will cover the basics including: film and story structure, the function of shot types, the role of the camera, and the dynamics of lighting. Along the way, we will apply these topics to the storyboard. We’ll show you how to turn blank canvases into fully drawn panels that will communicate the production needs of your scientific stories.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Understand basic animated story structure
• Draw and compose basic shot types
• Draw character action and movement
• Understand how cameras affect composition and framing
• Draw camera action and movement
• Apply colors and use them as visual cues
• Understand basic lighting
• Apply basic shading to colors
• Understand the purpose of supporting graphics
• Export images and create final documentation

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