Last week in class, I learned about storyboards. Previously, I had no idea that storyboarding was a critical step in the production of movies and animations. It was fascinating to read about this process and examine examples from famous films such as The Matrix and Star Wars.
For our assignment, we were tasked with creating a reverse storyboard. This involved watching video clips on YouTube or scenes from our favorite movies and then drawing six panels per video. I chose SpongeBob SquarePants because its simpler character designs are easier to draw, and Plankton is one of my favorite characters. I think it turned out pretty good considering that I spent only 15–20 minutes per panel.
Overall, reverse storyboarding takes forever. Sometimes, there are so many details in the background that it’s difficult to decide what to include and what to leave out.
One major piece of feedback that I’ve been receiving from my professor is to “use your blending tool.” The professor said that the texture of the paper should not be visible when shading my drawings, but I’m not sure how to do that just yet. I’ll keep working on that in the future.