I’ve got a treatment for a 6hr animated film planning to make and sell via vimeo acts as eps, or entire film at a reduced rate. I’m making the storyboard based on my treatment. And I wondered is it ever okay to get your storyboard looked at instead of script? I skipped writing a script because I’m making it myself, but now I’m thinking about getting a script read, so I suppose I should write a script?
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How clear and professional are your storyboards? Who are you showing them to— animators, investors, both? Do you have the whole thing storyboarded?
As an animator, if I’m handed clear storyboards accompanied with good notes and dialogue, that’s fine. If you’re trying to raise money, you might need more.
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Reading the responses for this one because I’m in a similar boat with only a few varying factors. Wishing the best of luck and good vibes for you and your project!
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Mike Boas Yeah the drawings i’ve to a certain extent turned into diagrams to be more clear. I’ve handwritten the dialogue and the sketches I think the gestures, expressions, framing are clear but it’s basically expanded stick figures. So I think another animator or crew could follow especially if I included the treatment which is typed, so the dialogue is there in both. But if I was getting a content read for feedback, I’m not sure, would it be too rough to show to a pro content reader? And does anyone know where I would find someone like a director or producer willing to look at storyboards. And no it’s not finished it’s 11pgs of 360 right now. I aim to have it done by December.
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Hi PolyD Flynt - sounds like a very cool project. Agree with Mike - for most industry readers a screenplay with an accompanying pitch deck with character renderings and descriptions is what I've seen but for creative partners and even investors if the vision is strong and people can follow along easily and have fun experiencing it then you could certainly work with a storyboard book. Wishing you huge luck with it!
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Thanks Sam Sokolow !
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If what you have are stick figures, you’re probably better off with nothing until you have a pro do some boards.
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I’m thinking of making an animatic with voice actors for a reel but I probably shouldn’t have a six-hour reel.
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And the animation will be properly done.
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I want to hack it together in rpg maker 2003 and NCH video pad video editor, with maybe some 3d rough stuff in Blender.