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Here is what will be covered in the first few lessons of this course.

Step 1. $$\Rightarrow$$ The Script Formatting · (Click here to start this lesson.)
Every motion picture starts with a story. Even though our story is very short, we still have to cut it down to the bare bones for our movie script. And as we do this, we must type the script into a standard format which all people in Hollywood will feel comfortable with.

Step 2. $$\Rightarrow$$ The Storyboard · (Click here to start this lesson.)
Once the script is ready, we immediately make the movie... on paper. The rough storyboard, which is done with stick-figures in tiny frames no bigger than your thumb, is all of the visual elements of the movie. But this still does not give us the timing for the movie. To do that, we need to make a movie of the storyboard (called an animatic). But that cannot be done until we have the rough music and the recorded dialog for our movie.

Step 3. $$\Rightarrow$$ The Rough Music / Temp Score · unfinished
Our movie will have background music and narrative music. The narrative music will be just like another actor in our movie. Therefore, we need to leave room for the narrative music when we create our animatic. That is why we begin our film scoring early. (In the meantime, (to learn the basics of creating music sound effects, click here.)===

Step 4. $$\Rightarrow$$ The Dialog of the Characters · unfinished
When we create the animatic (movie of the storyboards), we need the storyboards, the narrative music, and the recorded dialog (voices of the actors). Normally, this can be very rough but we will use this same dialog for the animated movie.

Step 5. $$\Rightarrow$$ Edit the Animatic · unfinished
Once we have the storyboards, the recorded dialog, and the music, we will use an editing program (such as Final Cut Pro) to create the animatic (the movie of the storyboards.) Only then will we know if this movie will be a success.

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