(RE)Storyboarding Movies: Framing Story is a 1-day all-levels workshop at The Art Club focused on strengthening cinematic storytelling through film analysis. One of the best ways for storyboard artists to fast-forward their career and deepen their storytelling skills is by unpacking films and deconstructing how and why directors and cinematographers make their creative choices. Through the study of three different film examples, students will explore framing, composition, staging, and visual storytelling through redraw exercises, note-taking, discussion, and hands-on storyboard exercises. Artists will learn what to look for when studying film and how to apply those cinematic ideas directly to their own storyboard work, all while having fun creating stories with a pen in hand and gaining a deeper love for film!
During the workshop, you will learn to:
Analyze film scenes through the lens of storyboarding
Study framing, composition, staging, and cinematic storytelling
Redraw movie frames to understand visual decision-making
Apply film techniques to original storyboard ideas
Develop stronger visual storytelling instincts and clarity
What You’ll Make: Film study sketches and notes, cinematic breakdown exercises, and original storyboard concepts inspired by the techniques explored during the workshop.
(RE)STORYBOARDING MOVIES: FRAMING STORY
(RE)Storyboarding Movies: Framing Story is a 1-day all-levels workshop at The Art Club focused on strengthening cinematic storytelling through film analysis. One of the best ways for storyboard artists to fast-forward their career and deepen their storytelling skills is by unpacking films and deconstructing how and why directors and cinematographers make their creative choices. Through the study of three different film examples, students will explore framing, composition, staging, and visual storytelling through redraw exercises, note-taking, discussion, and hands-on storyboard exercises. Artists will learn what to look for when studying film and how to apply those cinematic ideas directly to their own storyboard work, all while having fun creating stories with a pen in hand and gaining a deeper love for film!
During the workshop, you will learn to:
Analyze film scenes through the lens of storyboarding
Study framing, composition, staging, and cinematic storytelling
Redraw movie frames to understand visual decision-making
Apply film techniques to original storyboard ideas
Develop stronger visual storytelling instincts and clarity
What You’ll Make: Film study sketches and notes, cinematic breakdown exercises, and original storyboard concepts inspired by the techniques explored during the workshop.
Dates
Saturday - June 27
Time
12:00 - 3:00pm PST
Location
The Art Club - Discord: <https://discord.gg/TZb8wK292j> Green Classroom
FORMAT
Class meets on Discord
The class enrollment is limited to a maximum of 100 seats.
Viewers will be able to participate via text chat and ask questions directly to the instructor.
THE FACULTY
Lincoln Adams is a storyboard artist, illustrator, and designer with over 25 years of experience working across animation, film, and publishing. His credits include Lil’ Kev, Disney Jr.’s Ariel Mermaid Tales, Batwheels, Curious George: Cape Ahoy, Minions 2: The Rise of Gru, and the Sing 2 short For Gunter’s Eyes Only, among many others. He has worked with studios such as Warner Bros. Animation, Universal Animation, Illumination, Nickelodeon, Wild Canary, and Titmouse. Alongside his industry work, Lincoln is an Associate Professor in the Animation Department at the Cleveland Institute of Art, where he teaches storyboard and animation courses, and he also paints portraits and creates work for book covers and children’s books. More information can be found on his website Lincoln Adams Illustration, his LinkedIn profile LinkedIn Profile, and his IMDb page IMDb Profile.
Lincoln’s Credits
Prerequisites
This is an all-level class. In order to have a productive learning experience for all, prospective students need to fulfill the following requirements:
Drawing/Painting software
Computer with microphone
Access to Google Drive
Access to Discord
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This workshop explores the basic elements of film study, including composition choices, shot selection styles, and editing and pacing. Students will then apply these principles by analyzing specific film examples and unpacking how cinematic choices are made in context. We will begin by studying the Spaghetti Western, where students will redraw key shots, take notes, and recontextualize those shots into a new scenario. Next, we will examine how framing is used to communicate status between two characters through the same process of redrawing, note-taking, and reimagining the scene. Finally, we will study the “one-er” (the use of continuous camera movement without cuts to shape narrative beats) again breaking down key shots and reworking them into new narrative contexts to deepen understanding of cinematic storytelling.
Who is this Workshop for?
The (RE)Storyboarding Movies: Framing Story 1-day workshop at The Art Club is designed for artists who are wanting to understand how to apply film language to storyboards by directly translating these ideas into original storyboard ideas. Anyone, who has an interest in breaking down shot choices of the greats and what makes them great will enjoy applying these concepts into their own original ideas.
Outcomes
By the end of this workshop, students will be able to:
Gain an understanding of how to unpack film
Develop stronger shorthand skills for thumbnail storyboard drawings
Gain experience reconstructing cinematic concepts into original storyboard ideas
What You’ll Make: Film study sketches and notes, cinematic breakdown exercises, and original storyboard concepts inspired by the techniques explored during the workshop.
(RE)Storyboarding Movies: Framing Story is a 1-day all-levels workshop at The Art Club focused on strengthening cinematic storytelling through film analysis. One of the best ways for storyboard artists to fast-forward their career and deepen their storytelling skills is by unpacking films and deconstructing how and why directors and cinematographers make their creative choices. Through the study of three different film examples, students will explore framing, composition, staging, and visual storytelling through redraw exercises, note-taking, discussion, and hands-on storyboard exercises. Artists will learn what to look for when studying film and how to apply those cinematic ideas directly to their own storyboard work, all while having fun creating stories with a pen in hand and gaining a deeper love for film!
During the workshop, you will learn to:
Analyze film scenes through the lens of storyboarding
Study framing, composition, staging, and cinematic storytelling
Redraw movie frames to understand visual decision-making
Apply film techniques to original storyboard ideas
Develop stronger visual storytelling instincts and clarity
What You’ll Make: Film study sketches and notes, cinematic breakdown exercises, and original storyboard concepts inspired by the techniques explored during the workshop.
