Taught by two very experienced directors of the animation action and adventure show genre, Alan and Max will share with us how to use Storyboard Pro and Blender to create dynamic action sequences.
For the first 3 weeks, Alan will teach the topics of: “Understanding the principals of cinematography and how to use camera moves to enhance storytelling”, “Refine storyboards by integrating 3D camera moves to engage the audience”, and “Combine-elements of cinematography and 3D storytelling for a polished presentation”.
In week 4-10, Max will cover the topics of "Technical set up for storyboards with 3D assets" and "Applying 3D techniques to a 3 minute storyboard". Mastering these techniques will give prospective board artists a competitive edge while staying within industry-standard software. This is a great class for intermediate level storyboard artists who want to up their game in their storyboard abilities.
You will receive all the class-related emails for this course about a week before the first day of class.
- CLASS #: 104
- TIME: Saturdays, 2:00 PM - 6:00PM (PST)
- START DATE: Feb 15th, 2025
- (The first day of this class will now start on Feb 15th, 2025)
- DURATION: 10 Weeks*
- (Alan Wan will be teaching week 1-3, Max Collins will be teaching week 4-10. Storyboard Pro and Blender required for this class.)
RECOMMENDED PREREQUISITE:
- Perspective and Cinematography
- Vis Com 1: Dynamic Sketching
- Analytical Figure Drawing
- Sketching for Environment
- Costume Gesture Drawing
- Figure Invention for Animation
MATERIALS:
- Computer/Laptop with Wacom
- Storyboard Pro
- Blender
INSTRUCTORS: Alan Wan & Max Collins
Alan Wan is both a director and producer for many major animation studios. His awards and nominations including the Primetime Emmy, ASFIA Annie Awards, and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) in 2023. Alan co-founded Studio Giggex, his other notable projects include Sonic X Shadow Generations: Dark Beginnings. Tales of the TMNT, Rise of the TMNT, Blue Eye Samurai, TMNT 2012, and Star Trek: Prodigy.
Max Collins is a storyboard artist and animator at Netflix, currently contributing to the upcoming Stranger Things animated series. His past notable projects include Rise of the TMNT, OKKO: Let's be Heroes!, Star Trek: Prodigy, Smiling Friends, and Blue Eye Samurai.
TIME ZONE: All CDA class days/times listed above are based on the Los Angeles PST/PDT time zone.
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*Due to reasons such as instructor sick day, family emergencies, storm, earthquake, fire, flood, disease outbreak or other unforeseen circumstances, Concept Design Academy reserves the right to push any class back 1~2 weeks in schedule if necessary and change the class format to adjust for the emergency situation. Students are strongly recommended to plan their schedule with some flexibility in mind to avoid schedule conflicts.
*** Limit one seat purchase for each class per student. Multiple seat purchase of same class will not be honored. ***