Filmmaking Basics/3D Storyboard

Introduction

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We need both beautiful and accurate storyboards

 * FrameForge 3D Studio FREEdemo version
 * In this lesson, you replace your thumbnail storyboards with very beautiful storyboards using free 3D software. The program you will use is FrameForge 3D Studio's free demo version for either the Macintosh PC or the Windows PC.


 * When you are finished, you will have the frames that you need for your animatic (which is a movie made from storyboards.) Therefore, you must be very careful to get the best possible images.  These are the final frames you will use.  Make them great!


 * If you wish, you can watch the FrameForge introduction movie to learn more about FrameForge 3D Studio.




 * Why create an animatic?
 * Even though you have completed the thumbnail storyboards, you still do not know the timing, pace, and rhythm of the story.


 * To get this information, you need to create a movie from the storyboards which is called an animatic. That will give you the timing, pace and rhythm of the story.


 * The animatic will also give you a good idea if the movie will be a success or not.


 * The thumbnail storyboards are not good enough to make an animatic. You need better looking storyboards which are more detailed and accurate. We can make these storyboards using free 3D software such as FrameForge 3D Studio or free DAZ Studio, etc.


 * Note: In this course, we do not use programs such as Storyboard Artist which is only a 2D program. Programs such as Storyboard Quick and Storyboard Artist are great for thumbnail storyboards but are not accurate enough for your animatic.


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Convert a thumbnail to a 3D image

 * Here is a frame from a thumbnail storyboard which must be turned into a more accurate and more beautiful storyboard.


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A thumbnail storyboard
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The final storyboard

 * Here is a frame from a 3D storyboard.


 * This was done in FrameForge 3D Studio using the free demo version.

One student's comment "Working on FrameForge is not easy!! I have to get myself used to it. But one thing is for sure. This is one helluva software. Amazing! I really am enjoying this experience."

Regards, Sushant


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A 3D storyboard
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The young person thinks for a moment. YOUNG PERSON : Humm!


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For more info about lenses, skip to the next lesson.

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The next page

 * The next page shows you how to get started with FrameForge 3D Studio free demo version.


 * And you can download the movie set file at from the FrameForge community forum.


 * Introduction to FrameForge 3D Studio free demo version


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