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Article · Skwigly Animation Magazine
Storyboarding Tutorial – "The Do's and Don'ts"
By Wade Konowalchuk
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Beginner
- Price
- Free
About this lesson
A working storyboard artist lists thirteen concrete dos and don'ts for boarding: giving every scene a reason to exist before cutting away, not moving the camera just because it's possible, avoiding confusing jump cuts, and keeping silhouettes and screen direction consistent panel to panel.
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