#canonthought

Some things I personally own:

Understanding Comics - Scott McCloud

Paper Dreams - John Canemaker

Disney Archive Series: Story

A really good YouTube series to look through:

Every Frame A Painting

Also pretty good to check out:

The 5 Cs of Cinematography - Joseph Mascelli

Honestly a real good way to study is just to go through good movies (classic ones are a good place to start; they’re usually classic for a reason) and go through a scene shot by shot to see how it’s laid out!

You don’t need a specific degree for storyboarding, since the most important thing is your portfolio! However, school is very good for other reasons, namely for meeting people in the industry or if you have difficulty staying on task or trying new things. So it’s at least important to look for a school that’s accredited and has teachers who know the industry well. (And beware of scammy schools...I know there’s lists out there.) 

Important skills to learn: drawing quickly and getting a pose down without much rendering, good composition, general sequential storytelling skills, expressions, poses, perspective, general film language. Helps to look at a wide variety of TV, film and animation! 

Portfolio is definitely the most important: good to have samples of different style of boarding, such as a board for action, one for comedy, etc. Original ideas as well as attempting to reinterpret a script are both good. And just general sequential storytelling and lots of life drawing is good to have, too.

*hugs and gives a milkshake*

Gonna name him after a guy who got too close tot he sun and fell to his death?… Seems legit :D

Sad puppy D: