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FILM STUDIES & CINEMATOGRAPHY | FINAL PROJECT — STORYBOARD & ANIMATIC


Week 10 – Week 15 | 26/11/24 – 30/12/25
Emily Soh Ching-Ling | 0359478
Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Creative Media
Film Studies & Cinematography | Section 01 | PVT60104
Final Project — Storyboard & Animatic

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

1.0 LECTURES 

*Sidenote: All lectures have been completed in Project 1.

2.0 INSTRUCTIONS 


3.0 FINAL PROJECT — STORYBOARD & ANIMATIC 

Instructions: 
  1. Produce a 1–3 minute based on your story from Project 1.
  2. Requirements / Submission:
    1. Thumbnails:
      1. Format: A4, PDF.
    2. Storyboard:
      1. Format: A4 (landscape), PDF.
      2. Contents:
        1. Panel number.
        2. Page number.
        3. Description (monologue, dialogue, sound effects, etc.)
        4. Duration.
      3. Use arrows to guide the actions and camera work.
      4. Use black and white to show depth in composition.
    3. Animatic:
      1. Resolution: 1280 × 720.
      2. Frame Rate: 24 fps.
      3. Format: .mp4.
      4. Import the images for each panel and arrange them according to the panel sequence.
      5. Put the right estimated duration for each panel.
      6. Replace the arrows and animate the actions, camera work, and transitions.
      7. Put the right audio elements.
      8. Indicate each panel number and time code through text overlays.

3.1 FINAL SUBMISSION


Figure 3.4-1: Final Project — Thumbnails (Final Submission), Week 13 (16/12/24)

Figure 3.4-2: Final Project — Storyboard (Final Submission), Week 14 (24/12/24)

Figure 3.4-3: Final Project — Animatic (Final Submission), Week 15 (30/12/24)

4.0 REFLECTION 

Wish I had more time, but alas. I got really sick during the last month of the semester, so it felt like my brain was leaking out of my ear while I was making this. Here's to hoping the new year will be less cruel on my health.

5.0 FURTHER READING 

5.1 WEEK 11 — HOW TO MAKE AN ANIMATIC

Figure 6.1-1: How to Make an Animatic by Mc Guinness

Reference: Mc Guinness, K. (2024, April 2). How to Make an Animatic. Boords. https://boords.com/animatic/how-to-make-an-animatic. 

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