How I determine a Storyboard Artist's Skill Level

I talk about storyboard artist skill levels and what is needed for studio work
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[@icecreamhero2375]

What I learned over the years about storyboarding 1) Characters don't move until their legs move. No jump Cuts 2) Have a story reason behind every shot. Example if a character has a zit make it as big as possible or do an extreme close up.

[@BBWahoo]

I'll pass on the gross zit shit, I've seen enough Nick gags for a lifetime...

[@icecreamhero2375]

@@BBWahoo You get the point right. Also I can think of more disgusting things than a face blemish.

[@BBWahoo]

@@icecreamhero2375 Oh yeah, I absolutely get the point, things need purpose and attention, excuse my kneejerk reaction hehe :p

[@icecreamhero2375]

@@BBWahoo You typed the same comment twice.

[@BBWahoo]

@@icecreamhero2375 Nuh-uh (You saw nothing)

[@TheRiordane]

As someone who literally got pushed into the storyboard pool 3 months ago working as intern and now Im a mini jobbing trainee I am super stoked about this video. I feel still like a total beginner but I already board whole scripts of episodes and it feels wild. Im learning with the flow but still your recommendations are gold to me. I will totally start doing more exercises at home too!

[@BBWahoo]

I love when CalArtterpillars turn into beautiful boarderflies ;')

[@TheRiordane]

@@BBWahoo Oh im not in CalArts! :) I actually study something vastly different in a european Art university.

[@BBWahoo]

@@TheRiordane LET ME MAKE MY PUNS! xD Jk, and that actually sounds incredible!!

[@onionjuiceinc.7702]

@@TheRiordane I'm a self taught newbie

[@aka-adhi]

Hi I learning storyboarding can you pls tell me how to start as a beginner And progress

[@oliveuk]

Very good analysis! I took several storyboarding courses and I feel it would have been better if we gradually went through those steps instead of doing everything from the get-go.

[@rentakaww]

I’m just starting out in animation, and this video helped me a lot! I never realized how important it is to make things clear, I usually changed camera angles a lot in my story boards or made lazy sketches and jump-shots to scenes instead of being patient 😭

[@Pehtruhkor]

Thank you for the advice. Currently working on my storyboard portfolio

[@NoLongerTwee]

Perfect timing! I was just starting a storyboarding project!

[@Rin-qj7zt]

Forget your video. Your thumbnail skills are impeccable

[@doortoroad1680]

Thank you for your work, man ❤

[@ayan4697]

This is amazing content about storyboarding, wow! Much thanks and appreciation, kind sir.

[@DeviousPossum]

Hi! I’m 15 and I recently had to do an art project where I created a comic strip to work on cartoon stylization and found I quite liked it! I’m considering getting into creating animatics and learning storyboarding, if I end up really enjoying it then I may consider being a storyboard artist as a career

[@val_barr]

New video! Thanks for sharing this acknowledge

[@tomatoblast3465]

I see that you're using the power of gigachad in your thumbnail. Based.

[@hotsauce7124]

Great Advice!!!

[@Analogburner]

I love this

[@nobodyimportantt341]

this is really interesting! i'm currently studying in a program that prioritizes shot composition and editing before character performance

[@natiart]

Why does your tutorials are THAT underrated? You should have like 40049394003 likes

[@gutobicalho8722]

Nice video. Looking further into what makes an advanced story artist to me is someone who can turn a mediocre script into a good story without rewritting It

[@lielikevortigern113]

Goated thumbnail as always bro, also thanks for the video.

[@BBWahoo]

Better to be GOATED than to be GOATSED

[@paxonite-7bd5]

Thank you I am trying to figure out storyboarding for motion graphics

[@SoraiaLMotta]

thanks

[@erliling6978]

Wow, this is so helpful! I just wish I saw this video three years earlier!

[@BBWahoo]

There's always, ALWAYS going to be something artists wish they'd have been sooner. I've accepted that facr long ago, just don't let the feeling of missing out on that 'something' get you discouraged!!

[@erliling6978]

@@BBWahoo Yes, I won't! Thank you for the encouragement =）

[@DiamondT-rex]

CAN YOU FEEEL MY HEART?!?!!!

[@aaaaaaaaaame]

Hello, thank you for your videos :) I'm a total junior and I have a question for a personal project : I have a text I'd like to board. It's a tense dialogue scene, so the rhythm is based on the lines. But I suck at acting with my voice. I'm not sure where to put the pauses or how long some words should be. And so I'm a bit stuck, cause some shots' length depends on the lines, but I'm not sure if my lines have the good timing. Should I still continue with my awful records and then improvise the timing ? ( But I'd still be embarrassed to show those records in a demo...) Should I ask someone to record it ? (But without showing them a board clear enough, might be difficult to convey my intentions...) So yeah, I'm a bit confused about the steps with dialogue scenes ha ha...

[@BBWahoo]

Having a close group of friends with vested interests helps, that way you don't have the pressure of paying them for a service when they'll do it help you. I helped a lot of friends with things and they've helped me back, I think that is important even outside the industry

[@thatpeskyrat]

you’re probably already with this scene but the advice I got in in animation school was to always record dialogue before you storyboard

[@LillianGraceFullofficial]

I’m working on a analog horror so it’s nice to listen to your advice right now

[@BBWahoo]

Anal Horror on the other hand would be 1man1jar

[@vicky121wicky3]

Good luck 😼

[@kvassmacncheese]

Seeing Chad on Thumbnail title: I click. Also seeing your video: I click.

[@azure_sparkle]

Oh, I thought it was a JoJo reference at first! But it also reminded me of handsome Squidward 😂

[@rainpooper7088]

If the storyboard artist doesn't normally write aN episode, who does? I always kind of assumed TV animation writers these days have to be able to storyboard with all of those storyboard driven shows going around in this past decade.

[@zigzaq]

I think storyboard artists generally board out whatever’s in the script (written by separate people) in a script-driven show. But for board-driven shows I think there’s still scripts and direction for the episode from writers ahead of time but artists will come up with more dialogue and gags. Sorry if I misinterpreted your question

[@LemonMoon]

For board driven shows, at least on Steven Universe, there was an episode outline given by the writer of that episode given to the board team, who would then do the dialogue and stuff like that.

[@sandrahart6195]

[I wish High School students would watch this AMV. They need a coverletter, resume, and art portfolio to get their first animation jobs out of school. Also, a salesmen to sell extra art could be useful.]

[@sandrahart6195]

Also, in the Animators profession, mentors need to get paid. ( education isn't free after a 2 year college.)

[@Tech-bagmash24]

What the difference between storyboarding for animation vs boarding for comics or commercials?? Even though the processes are similar

[@allanredhill8682]

At least regarding comics youre gonna be thinking differently about your compositions due to paneling and text bubbles. While in animation youre basically sketching the rough draft of a movie wich means its needs to be more sequential and grounded in a cinematic language (tho there is a lot of overlap between the two ofc)

[@Markeveli237]

I got a long way to go

[@GustavoRighetti]

which software are you using for the storyboarding?

[@liampetersen3297]

Does anyone know what internal and external performances are?

[@LemonMoon]

Is a revisionist a more entry level position than a full board artist? I always was under the impression that you needed to be more experienced.

[@BBWahoo]

As long as it's not a holocaust denying revisionist you should be good

[@rogansayson]

Hi Toniko, is this scene 07:59 Harakiri 1967?

[@unkno0wonly]

Storyboard chad

[@jeannettemaldonado2082]

Level 5 you mentioned tone and mood and being able to be versatile so that we dont fall into one genre. so my question is when applying for a job, if we were to have a storyboard with the genre of drama (for example) and we get hired based on that how could we showcase that we can do other genres?

[@TonikoPantoja]

if you're applying for a studio, your portfolio should display different scenes and scenarios. An action show could have comedic moments. A feature story board could have goofy moments.

[@jemmatoons_1111]

@@TonikoPantoja okay, thank you! And how many storyboards would you recommend we have when applying. Should we include any gesture studies and/or character expression sheets?

[@TonikoPantoja]

@@jemmatoons_1111 usually 3 sequences is good for a hard copy portfolio but have a website where you can keep more. anything like studies or character expression sheets are good supplemental just be careful it doesn't start to feel like a 'general' portfolio

[@jeannettemaldonado2082]

@@TonikoPantoja yikes! now i want to know what a "general" portfolio is so i can avoid that. do you have a video of what a good storyboard portfolio looks like? Thank you so much for answering my questions by the way, you're super helpful.

[@blacklotus432]

do you draw with a tablet or do you use your mouse?

[@silverblaize]

Yes

[@drian3932]

What's the Animation Software in video? little question.

[@TheRiordane]

It's Storyboard Pro from Toon Boom. Looks like Storyboard Pro 20 - Now 22 is avaiable - Toon Boom softwares are usually quite pricy tho. If you're a student I recommend the student license as christmas present to yourself. :) 200 Bucks for a year.

[@drian3932]

@@TheRiordane thank you, But I just learning to animate and looking for easy and at best (free) program bc don't have that much money :'D

[@TheRiordane]

@@drian3932 There are plently free programs! You can even use Blender! :)

[@BBWahoo]

@@drian3932 Pirate it :D No one will ever know if you're a scrub

[@abiane]

@@drian3932 Some free ones are Blender, Krita and Opentoonz :)

[@DrownedPirate]

what's an example of something over animated?

[@BBWahoo]

Overanimated as in "I don't like the new spongebob" or overanimated as in "this is wasting resources that could be used elsewhere"

[@coolazn81]

:)

[@lelandcrincoli1742]

😞 'Promosm'