Product Description

Storyboards are the blueprint for a multitude of media productions, including TV shows, movies, commercials, music videos, computer games and animation. A critical part of the creative process, they can be used to pitch an idea, communicate a concept, help build a budget and execute an entire shoot. This book is the ultimate storyboard manual, packed with professional, fully finished and work-in-progress examples from students and industry professionals. As well as being an essential guide for aspiring storyboard artists, this comprehensive book will enable anyone working in media production to get the most out of both the storyboard artist and the storyboard process.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #138847 in Books
• Published on: 2008-02-18
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

The Independent
'Tells you how to get down the essence of a film for no more than the cost of a pad and a pencil'

About the Author
Giuseppe Cristiano is a renowned Italian cartoonist, illustrator, director and storyboard artist. He has taught storyboarding for film and television, teaching at a number of art schools and film schools in Europe, as well as directing his own online course.

Customer Reviews

Has lots of industry tips
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R3MKG0FLFP6P07 There seems to be two different versions of the book, The Storyboard Design Course: The Ultimate Guide for Artists, Directors, Producers and Scriptwriters (white cover paperback) and Storyboard Design Course: Principles, Practice, and Techniques (yellow cover paperback). The ISBN numbers are different but the number of pages are the same. The one I have is the white cover paperback or as it says, the ultimate guide.

Storyboards are essential tools used in the creation of media production. It is the best way to present a concept before sinking in manpower and money. If you take a look at the animation art books I have on site, you'll notice that storyboards are in almost every single one of them, e.g. All Pixar movies, Superman Returns, Wallace & Gromit etc.

This book is a guide to help the reader understand the purpose, function and techniques of storyboards. The author Giuseppe Cristiano has tremendous experience in the field and in this book talks about storyboards relating to films, advertising, music videos, games and animation.

There are eight chapters covering all the essentials of storyboards:

* Understanding storyboards and where they are used
* Skills required
* Going over basic drawing skills
* Looking at requirements for different types of storyboards
* Learning the techniques of storyboards such as placing camera angles, compositions, storytelling
* Working with scripts
* Things to look out while on the job
* Going professional

That pretty much covers everything. Lots of examples with actionable descriptions are provided.

I think it is important to note that this is not a step-by-step drawing tutorial book. People who already have basic drawing skills will gain a lot from this book if they want to learn how to storyboard. The focus of the book is on the storytelling aspect and how you can aid that with storyboards.

Just like the title suggests, this book is recommended for artists, directors, producers and scriptwriters.

There are more pictures of the book on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.