{"id":6,"date":"2023-12-19T09:17:28","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T09:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parrottcliff.com\/index.php\/services\/"},"modified":"2024-10-11T11:01:38","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T11:01:38","slug":"storyboards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/parrottcliff.com\/index.php\/storyboards\/","title":{"rendered":"Storyboards-Animatics"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Why Storyboard?<\/h5>

To save time, many animation and film studios go straight into the animatic and with software such as Toon Boom Storyboard Pro<\/strong><\/a>, it\u2019s an option. But from experience, if the goal is to save time, the best way to insure the board artist and the director are on the same page \u00a0(pun intended), it\u2019s wise to start with at least a thumbnail pass of the boards.<\/p>

Traditional Animation Boards<\/h5>

I started boarding when they were printed out and updated by cutting out\/inserting Post-It notes with Scotch Tape (Sellotape). By the time the board was \u2018locked<\/strong>\u2019, the stack of pages could be fairly thick. The various copies to the crew, director, producer and network were made by putting them through a copier. Though you\u2019d never put them through an automatic feeder – did it once and it destroyed days of work. Luckily, those issues are a thing of the past not that it\u2019s all digital.<\/p>

Storyboard Stages<\/h5>

Depending on the studio, customs, and workflows, the usual stages of boarding are:<\/p>