BSA703 23/3

Class Discussion on Learning Outcomes For This Paper

- Document individual and team contributions with analytical commentary via an online platform
    
- Use conceptual, aesthetic and technical skills and knowledge to communicate an original story/theme for screen

- Research and document applicable practices in relevant screen productions to inform project.

Research Production Pipeline

Wolfwalkers(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZdv_f9f5Jo&t=100s)

     - Iker Maidagan(storyboard artist) https://maidagan.medium.com/wolfwalkers-the-story-behind-story-96a8ee746911

Storyboarding Review

    - 17 expert storyboard tips for TV animation https://www.creativebloq.com/advice/storyboard-tips

Storyboard tips:

1. It's all about telling the story
2. Build on the line of action
3. One drawing equals one idea - we may have crowd scenes in our film, but the audience can only see one thing at a time, so in the storyboard process we need everything to be as clear as we can. 
4. Draw cleanly for animation
5. Find clarity in silhouettes
6. Communicate the story through character poses
7. Think like an actor
8. Use the frame as the 'eye'
9. Sketch thumbnails for a simple panel
10. Establish the point of view with the horizon line/eye line 
11. Use grids to help with object placement
12. Create rough storyboard panel
13. Clean up the storyboard
14. Ensure continuity -Unless when we have weird shots
15. Consider film time and editing - The storyboard artist and the director has to work together, Whether its the director saying what shots he would like, or the storyboard artists can pitch ideas, but it all has to be quick quick
16. Compose for movement
17. Think about animation layout

    - A Movie Storyboard Artist Reveals the Secrets of His Trade https://screencrush.com/movie-storyboards-2/ Gabriel Hardman has been a Hollywood storyboard artist for the last two decades, this link is showing the storyboard panels for 10 of his most well known projects with a behind the scenes sneak peek of the process.

For companies:

https://www.quicksprout.com/instagram-marketing-strategy/

For individuals:

https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-4-artists-share-tips-instagram-grow-art-practice

Social Media Advertising

There is a couple of ways we can take our social media, I really like the setup that the creators of Bojack Horseman took it (https://www.instagram.com/bojackhorseman/). They created an Instagram account for Bojack and made posts as if he was a living person, utilising common post styles from other accounts. It seems like a fun way to create hype for the animation, without blasting potential viewers with the same release posters over and over. I feel like people would relate to a character more than artist BTS posts.