TV Storyboarding A Survival Guide

Dive into the nitty gritty with storyboarding for TV. This two hour lecture will provide you with specific entry level job advice and insight into what the industry is really looking for, portfolio tips for extra polish and more. 

What Will Be Covered 

You'll receive a copy of TV Boards Survival Manual. Mike will go over ideas from the booklet that include the taking of tests to what is expected for entry level jobs. Mike will share tips to give storyboards extra polish through a demo. The goal is that you leave this lecture with a clear goal in mind that will lead to tangible results. 

 Beginner Tip: 

Crowded compositions are a common problem with new board artists. Characters don’t have enough acting room or the elements in the room crowd the screen. A drastic but very effective solution is lower the horizon line. The space around the characters ‘opens up’. A faster solution is to widen shots and cheat elements (couch,tv) placement. If the couch moves a foot or two no one will know." Mike Moloney 

WHAT IS INCLUDED 

• A copy of TV Boards Survival Manual 
• A 1-day exhibitfloor only pass to the CTNanimationeXpo 

PRE-REQUISITES 

A basic idea of story-boarding fundamentals 

Beginner Tip: 

This is a really important tip because it values your time as a board artist (and in tv you NEVER have enough time). It also makes you NOT rely on draftsmanship but rather your shot choices which best tell the story. It’s easy to draw something you fall in love with but that can hurt you if it doesn’t tell the story the best way. Thumbnailing is about doing iterations much like writing multiple drafts of a paper. Something to think about when starting on a script." 

RULES: 

Please note that it is prohibited to record or distribute talks and demo's of this Online Session on any other platform. Please be respectful to the artist and the other participants in this stream.