Storyboards, Second Edition: Motion In Art
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Storyboards: Motion in Art, Second Edition, is a comprehensive look at both the art and the business of storyboarding. This practical handbook details the preparation and presentation of storyboards for live action, commercials, animation, and special effects. The author clearly delineates the requirements of live action and animation boards as well as presentation and production boards. He explains how to use computers in enhancing, creating and animating boards… More >>
Storyboards, Second Edition: Motion In Art
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Daniel Antkowiak said :
February 19, 2010 at 6:22 pm
First of all, since my work is represented in the book, this could be seen as a biased review. It is not though. What Mark has put together for the 3rd Edition is so diverse and advanced, and in such great quantity, that a comparison to his previous book isn’t really fair. Full color printing, samples of art at all stages from scribble to digital rendering, and a wide variety of artists’ styles with a fair amount of work from each really make this the most comprehensive book available on the subject. There isn’t an area of application I can think of that isn’t addressed. I was taken aback by the size of this edition, and very pleased to see all the effort that went into it. This book has a dual focus of art technique and business that stays on message throughout, just like Mark does. It’s a great book.
Rating: 5 / 5
Jeff Scheetz said :
February 19, 2010 at 8:14 pm
The experience and practical wisdom that Mark Simon shares with his reader is what makes this book special. He offers an exceptional understanding of what is needed to start a career in animation and storyboarding. He then continues by presenting an overview of his own patterns for entertainment industry success that are relevant in nearly any career field.
In addition to his own ideas, I especially enjoy the sharp contrasts he draws by comparing how his colleagues would handle similar projects. This is an amazing chapter that I often re-read to keep my own thought process open.
I do teach a program in animation, and we do use Mark’s book in our classroom. It has been a valuable part of our curriculum. On occasion we have even invited Mark to present chapters to our classes and are never disappointed.
Rating: 5 / 5
Joseph I. Massey said :
February 19, 2010 at 8:47 pm
I enjoyed much of the information that was given in the book. It was helpful to see the type of renderings were being done and to see how other professionals have been able to accomplish given tasks.
Rating: 4 / 5
Diana O. Pappas said :
February 19, 2010 at 11:37 pm
I’ve never seen a book that covers half of what this book covers on storyboards. I had no idea there was this much to doing storyboards. The new 3rd edition is also beautiful with tons of great sample art.
Plus, the information is well written and easy to understand. I’ve been struggling to find an easy way to color my digital boards and this book quickly showed me how.
You won’t believe how big this book is. I can’t believe it costs less than the last edition, and this one is in full color. I’ve always been interested in storyboarding, and now I feel it’s something I can tackle.
This is my new bible on storyboarding.
Rating: 5 / 5
Max McCoy said :
February 20, 2010 at 1:41 am
This is by far the best (of the very few) books on storyboarding available. It is clear, concise, has plenty of illustrations, and even addresses the business side of storyboarding for movies, television, and commercials. It also gets at the heart of the matter, which is: the storyboard artist is often a film project’s first (uncredited) director by sketching set pieces, camera shots, and plugging plot holes. Highly recommended.
Rating: 5 / 5