Week 5: Layouts re-loaded

Hmm...this kind of scared me when I heard layouts...I was like, we're not expected to do that now for this Animatic assignment are we? But no alas...it was just a bit of revision from luverly Mark. Revision is good. I actually really enjoyed the layouts, but do remember being confused at the time I did the last lot for our Toon Boom assignment last semeseter...I couldn't understand why there was so many layouts of the same camera move...but today a few of these things again were cleared up for me.

So here we go:

1. Always rough everything out in BLUE it is the creative colour AND always rough out at least 2 fields larger outside of the original field you intend to use.

Draw in actual field guide on first animation page. This is so you have reference later on.

N.B* when laying out characters, make character move from hips pivot point. This creates for a more interesting Character on Screen.

2. Pose 2 Pose - use arrows to show direction from one pose to the next and a bit of written reference in corner of whats happening.

N.B* X-Sheet is done at time of storyboards and/or animatic

3. Coversheet is then marked out

4. Do Key Background *Remember to watch eyeline of characters*

When writing in scene info on coversheet put any re-use in RED ie. B/G A4

Then mark just discussed how to show different camera moves on the layouts for example, camera shakes, pans, zip pans, cut ins etc.

I found a great article from the Animation World Magazine on Layouts for storyboarding. Great read if you wanna check it out click here