STORY
COLOR AND SHAPE
CHARACTER DESIGN
ENVIRON. DESIGN
STORYBOARDING
100

WHAT IS STORY?

CONFLICT

100

WHAT IS SATURATION?

INTENSITY OF A COLOR

100

BREAK DOWN A MINION INTO ITS BASIC SHAPES.

SQUARE AND CIRCLE

100

WHAT ARE LEADING LINES? 

Implicit/natural lines in the scene that point in the direction of the focus.


100
WHAT IS A STORYBOARD?

A storyboard is a graphic representation of how your video will unfold, shot by shot.

200

Coincidences to get characters into trouble are great; coincidences to get them out of it are ______. 

CHEATING

200
GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE OF COMPLEMENTARY COLORS.

RED AND GREEN, PURPLE AND YELLOW, ORANGE AND BLUE, ETC.

200

WHAT ARE SOME COLORS ASSOCIATED WITH VILLAINS? NAME 2!

Dark colors, dark purple and green, deep reds and blues, unnatural greens

200

WHAT IS AN AERIAL PLAN?

  • BIRDS EYE VIEW OF THE FLOOR PLAN

  • Character progression inside house

  • Rough indicator, but helps you decide how to draw your background designs

200

GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE OF AN ESTABLISHING SHOT

SIMPSON'S HOUSE, ETC. 

300

WHAT IS THE STORY SPLINE FORMAT? 

Once upon a time there was ___. 

Every day, ___. 

One day ___. 

Because of that, ___. 

Because of that, ___. 

...

Until finally ___.


300

WHAT IS A MONOCHROMATIC? 

SINGLE HUE, DIFFERENT SHADES 
300

WHAT IS SAME FACE SYNDROME?

An artist who has Same Face Syndrome repeatedly draws the same face on every character they draw.

300

WHAT IS PERSPECTIVE? 

Method of drawing 3-D objects on a 2-D surface to create the illusion of height, depth and distance relative to each other and to the viewer.

300

GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE OF A JUMP CUT. 

FAST FORWARDING THROUGH TIME, CLOCK GOING FORWARD. 
400

WHAT MAKES A GOOD MOOD BOARD? (LIST 3 THINGS)

-CONVEYS A MOOD 

-ALL IMAGES HAVE A SIMILAR ART STYLE

-NO WATERMARKS! 


400

WHAT DO SQUARE CHARACTERS MEAN AND GIVE ME 2 EXAMPLES!

The square shape is sturdy, compact, and blocky. They’re strong, often large, dependable voices of reason. 

EX: FERB, GRUNKLESTAN, ETC.

400

WHAT IS FLANDERIZATION?

The act of taking a single (often minor) action or trait of a character and exaggerating it more and more over time until it completely consumes the character!

400

WHAT IS FRAMING, WHAT IS IT MADE OF? NAME 2 

  • Composition

  • Lighting

  • Lines

  • Color

400

COME TO THE BOARD AND DRAW A FOREGROUND, MIDGROUND, AND BACKGROUND. 

YAY U DID IT. 

500

WHAT IS THE FALL-RISE STORY SPLINE CALLED? 

MAN IN A HOLE

500

NAME A CHARACTER WHO DOES NOT FOLLOW TRADITIONAL SHAPE CHARACTERISTICS!

LOTSO, SPONGEBOB, ETC. 

500

GO UP TO THE BOARD AND DRAW AN EXAGGERATION OF A BABY CRYING. 

YAY U DID IT 

500

COME TO THE BOARD AND DRAW 2 POINT PERSPECTIVE. 

YAY U DID IT. 

500

WHAT IS THE 180 RULE?

Maintaining the logic of conversation: the camera rotates on 180 axis: this is what the audience is used to!

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