Article · Animation Obsessive
Storyboarding Like Satoshi Kon
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Intermediate
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2021
About this lesson
Traces how director Satoshi Kon's storyboards grew more exacting across Perfect Blue, Millennium Actress and Paprika, treating each board as a near-final blueprint for shot composition, cutting rhythm and camera movement rather than a loose guide for later refinement.
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