Storyboard & Animatic
6 weeks · 0 milestones
Storyboard and assembled animatic for an animation, film, or motion design project. Triad: concept/ideation artifact (treatment document: narrative or motion concept, visual tone, intended audience, and directorial intention — the rationale that explains every visual decision that follows), technical execution artifact (storyboard panels — minimum 12 panels showing scene composition, camera angle, and movement direction — assembled into an animatic with approximate timing and rough audio or sound notes), documentation/critique artifact (brief response rationale: how the storyboard addresses the creative brief, why key visual, pacing, and compositional decisions were made — demonstrating that the storyboard serves the story, not just that it covers the scenes). Proof Accessibility Rule applies: free storyboarding tools include Storyboarder (open source), hand-drawn panels (photographed and sequenced), and Canva for basic frame composition; animatics can be assembled in DaVinci Resolve (free) or CapCut. Studio critique: animator or motion designer reviews pacing, coverage, and visual storytelling. Proof: treatment document, storyboard panels, animatic video link, brief response rationale, critique notes. Verifier: professional animator, motion designer, or animation tutor.
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Analyse the project brief or script and plan the visual sequence shot by shot. Produce a minimum of 20 storyboard panels covering all key scenes, transitions, and camera movements. Include timing annotations and a mood board defining the visual language.
Proof required
Submit your storyboard document (minimum 20 panels) as a PDF or image set with camera direction notes and timing annotations. Include a 150-word written rationale explaining three key visual storytelling decisions.
What gets checked
- Panels show clear shot progression with camera angle, movement direction, and framing marked on each
- Timing annotations are specific — in seconds or frame counts, not vague descriptors like 'slow' or 'fast'
- Written rationale explains visual storytelling decisions in terms of how they serve the brief