Animation and design · lesson 7 of 24 · free

Storyboards — Animation for kids

A storyboard is a row of quick drawings, one box (panel) for each shot, like a comic strip. Under each panel you write what happens and what is heard; arrows show where things move. The script holds the words; the storyboard holds the pictures; an animatic is the storyboard played as a rough video with timing and sound. A film is made in order: story idea → storyboard → keyframes → in-betweens → colour and sound → share. If each of 12 panels stands for 5 seconds, the film is 12 × 5 = 60 seconds long.

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Creator's tip

Plan before you animate — “sketch every shot in boxes, in order, before making the real thing”

  1. Script = the words; storyboard = a quick sketch of each shot; animatic = the storyboard timed with sound.
  2. Film length = panels × seconds each; panels = film length ÷ seconds each.
  3. Order: idea → storyboard → keyframes → in-betweens → colour and sound → share.

Use it for: Planning any animation, video or comic, school projects and making a film with friends.

Worked example: 📋 A storyboard has 12 panels and each panel stands for 5 seconds of film. How long is the film (in seconds)? → 60

  1. Film length = panels × seconds each.
  2. 12 × 5 = 60 seconds.

Check: 60 ÷ 5 = 12 panels ✓

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