09.03 Animatic and Storyboard Reference Assignment

Assignment Deliverables

1. Revised Script and professional reference screenshots for at least 6 storyboard frames
   • Label file YYYY-MM-DD Lastname Firstname VP Revised Storyboard and script (.pdf)
2. 20–60 second animatic with sound
   • Label file YYYY-MM-DD Lastname Firstname VP Animatic (.mp4).

Assignment Overview

Build on your shot recreation exercises and original virtual production plan. Revise and complete your storyboard and make a pre-viz animatic, a timed edit of images, optional video placeholders, and sound that tests your sequence before recording on the XR Stage. Add enough detail for someone else to understand how to record each shot.

Revise Script and Collect Storyboard Reference Images

1. Revise Your Story and Production Plan

1. Read through your script.
2. Update your script so it has a clear beginning, middle, and end.
3. Update your production plan to identify performers, assistants, props, costumes, physical set pieces, and what appears on the LED wall.

2. Revise Storyboard and Collect Professional Composition References

1. Review your storyboard images for clarity and that every planned action has a shot, and important changes are visible or audible.
2. Find a professional screenshot for a minimum of 6 individual storyboard frames showing useful shot compositions. You can mix productions and media such as a wide shot from television, close-up from animation, and medium shot from a game cutscene. Films and music videos also qualify.
3. For each reference image, include the production title, timestamp, and link.

Build Animatic in Adobe Premiere

1. Set Up and Import Images

1. Create a project folder with your Premiere project file .proj and subfolders for storyboard images, references, video, audio, and exports.
2. Label images 01_Shot.png, 02_Skateboard_Shot.png, 00_Establishing_Shot.png etc.
3. Create a 1920 × 1080 horizontal sequence at 24, 30, or 60 fps.
4. Before importing images, set Timeline preferences > Still Image Default Duration to about 5 seconds. Still image duration instructions
5. Import images as individual stills
6. Import any optional video placeholders. Video import instructions You may record short live-action clips with your phone or another camera and use them as placeholders for some or all shots in your animatic. Frame the shot intentionally to match your selected professional reference’s framing and composition. Live-action footage is optional. An animatic made entirely from still images is ok.

2. Edit the Sequence

1. Place images and optional video clips on the timeline in story order. Six 5-second shots total 30 seconds but you may add additional shots and vary the shot length and pacing to suit your story.
2. Select a still-image clip on the timelne and choose Fit to frame in the Properties panel to automatically resie it to the sequence size.. Fit to frame and other Properties controls
3. Trim or extend clips to fit the action, dialogue, and reactions. Use straight cuts unless another transition serves the story.

3. Suggest Camera Movement When Useful

1. Use Position for pans/tilts and Scale for zooms/push-ins. These moves suggest camera movement without changing 3D perspective.
2. Select the clip and open Window > Effect Controls > Motion.
3. At the clip’s beginning, set the starting composition. Click the stopwatch beside Position, Scale, or both to create keyframes. Motion controls for Position and Scale
4. Near the clip’s end, change those values to create ending keyframes.
5. Play back and adjust the movement and timing. Keyframe instructions
6. Avoid exposing image edges.

4. Add Sound and Revise

1. Record all scripted dialogue at a believable pace using a phone or microphone.
2. Stories without dialogue still need sound.
3. Place important sound effects and ambience where they occur. Adobe Premiere Add Music and Sound
4. Use music when it supports the scene while keeping dialogue and important sounds clear. _All music and sounds must be originally created by you, in the Public Domain, or royalty free such as Kevin McLeod’s Music .

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5. Review and Tweak Your Animatic

1. Watch the full edit without stopping.
2. Fix rushed, confusing, repetitive, or slow sections.

5. Export and Check Your Submission

1. Export the animatic as an H.264 MP4 with audio, 1920x1080, 24/30/60 fps. How to Export Video from Adobe Premiere
2. Watch the exported file before submitting.

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