MODEL SHEET

 The animators apply character model sheets as a guide for creating new characters. They offer
each character's construction, structure, proportion, design, etc.
 "ON MODEL" denotes that the model sheets have been precisely followed, making the character
appear to have been drawn by a single artist rather than by over 300.
 4 types of character rotation front, back, ¾, side.
 A character rotation should display the character from the front, back, 3/4, and profile angles.
The animators can better understand the character's structure and proportion thanks to these
views.
 A close-up of the character's head's details, dimensions, and structure may be seen on the
following page of the MODEL SHEET.
 A sheet of five or six action postures of your character can be found on the third page of the
CHARACTER MODEL SHEET.

KEY DRAWING
 A key drawing is a visually significant pose in a movement, often an extreme position.
For example, if a character that is sitting down falls on his back, the key poses would be
the character sitting and the character on his back. Of course, it may vary from one
animation to another.
 A breakdown drawing is a pose somewhere between two key poses that better shows
the movement. Most animation moves are arcs, such as an arm waving, somebody
bending, or a leg walking. All of these movements are rotations. The breakdown pose is
used to describe this curve better
 The breakdown drawing is then used to indicate secondary poses, also called the follow-
through. These actions can be a big stomach jiggle as somebody jumps, a cloak floating
behind somebody that is running, or arms moving after the main body action. These
moves will generally have a different timing than the primary action. They will mainly
start later and finish later. So, the breakdown drawings are used to complete the key
drawings.
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STORYBOARD
 A storyboard is a tool that helps to plan and organize the sequence of events in a story.
 The storyboard technique has been in use since 1930 by Howard Hughes and Walt
Disney.
 Organize your thoughs - A storyboard helps you concentrate on a single event,
thereby perfecting each event individually.
 Share your ideas - A storyboard serves as an effective communication tool to convey
your idea to other people, invite feedback and work on it before production.
 Identify problem early - Since you can test your ideas with the help of a storyboard,
you can identify problems that you may encounter in the future.
 Plan better - As a storyboard deals with bits of information, it ensures you don’t miss out
on essential details.
 Simplify everything - You can efficiently utilize your energy and create impactful work
apart from saving time and budget.
 Traditional storyboard - Traditional storyboards are a series of pencil or ink drawings
that help to visualize the video before filming begins.
 Thumbnail storyboard - Thumbnail storyboards involve making small sketches the
size of a postage stamp of the shots in your video on a few pieces of paper.
 Animated storyboard - Animated storyboards with speech and music are now
achievable thanks to technology.
 Digital storyboard - A storyboard is a written or graphical representation of all of the
elements that will be included in a digital story.
  A good storyboard can convey the information in rough sketches, figures, or computer-
generated drawings in an understandable manner.
 Panel: A panel is the most basic design element consisting of a space filled by a
filmmaker.
 Shot number: The number indicates the sequence in which the shots must appear
according to a video’s list.
 Action: The primary activity happening in a shot.
 FX: The technical details explain the creation of a shot in production and post-
production. (e.g., aspect ratio, camera angles, camera movement, shot type, sound
effects, special effects.)
 Description Panel: A description panel consists of notes on the sequence of events. It
may be located on the same page as the frame or opposite a spread.
 Arrangement: This element decides how the frames and notes are arranged in a
storyboard.
 Stablish a timeline - The ideal method to organize your story so you can start bringing it
to life is by defining the parameters for when and where your story takes place, as well
as the order in which the events in the story occur.
 Identify the key scene in your story - A storyboard is made to provide the audience a
general idea of how the tale will be portrayed on screen.
 Decide how detailed to get - A storyboard may include artwork that represent each
shot in excellent detail.
 Write a description of what each cell will show - Consider how to illustrate the action
in each image now that you are aware of the primary scenarios you intend to display.
 Decide what medium to use your template - A pencil and straight edge to divide a
posterboard into identically sized empty frames.
 Sketch your thumbnail - To start bringing the situations to life, draw the sketches you
previously generated into the format you established.
 Add other important information - Provide a description of the situation next to or
beneath each cell.
 Finalize the storyboard - Once you have determined the subject's main points and
developed a design for each frame, go over your work and make any necessary
adjustments.

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