Storyboarding for TV animation
This class is to help introduce TV storyboarding to those interested in working in a TV animation pipeline. Together we will use Toonboom storyboard pro (the TV animation industry standard) and review pipeline, best practices to follow, review film language, understand how to do film studies and understand show style. Towards the end we will break down a script into thumbs and students will have a final sample. We will wrap up with understanding what professional boarding portfolio should have.
Leslie Park: Director at Disney Television Animation, Storyboard Artist at Bento Box Entertainment, and more.
Clients: Walmart, AV Squad, Broadway Video, Mass FX Media, Convicts, Honda HRI, Honda R&D
See profile for more detail:
Gold Tier (with Crits)
$800
Very Limited!
Silver Tier (without Crits)
$400
Limited!
Bronze Tier
Free
CLASS STARTS: July 9, 2025
CLASS TIMES: Monday 7:00 - 9:30 p.m. PDT (Pacific Daylight Time)
CLASS DURATION: 8 Class Session (Zoom)
CLASS ENROLLMENT DETAILS: First class is free. Sign up within 5 days to continue. Class runs only if minimum enrollment is met.
Course Overview
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Week 01: Introduction of storyboarding
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Overview of topic
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What is expected
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Animation is film, we are filmmakers
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Where we are in production - why starboard are important
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Intro to basic storyboard pro (PDF
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Simplifying drawings
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Week 02: Staging
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Camera
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Perspective
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Composition
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Terminology
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Scene V Seq
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Intro to basic storyboard pro
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Week 03: Shot choices
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Hook ups
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Composition with ⅓’s
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Cuts
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Show don’t Tell
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How to study films - breakdowns
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Are you ahead, with, or behind the character?
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Flat V dramatic
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Week 04: Character Acting and simple stories
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Shorthanding - power of simplification
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Gestural drawings over structural
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Who’s in power? Who’s the story about in that scene?
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Acting
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Week 05: Shot progression
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Varying shot choices
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Pacing and rhythm
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Subtext and Poetry with angles
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Plus-ing moments
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Week 06: Breaking down a script
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Thumbs to roughs and cleans
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Expected professional speed
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Week 07: Pitching
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Acting WITH the story - show don’t tell
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Week 08: Working professionally in studio and as freelance
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ORG chart of leadership
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Schedules
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Expected roles
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SB and revisionist
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Rates
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Instructor: Leslie Park
Leslie Park is a Los Angeles based storyboard artist and director. She has worked in prime time animation (Housebroken, Farzar, Paradise PD) and children’s animation (Hailey’s on it!, Toca-boca). She also works in live action commercials and short films as well as professionally teaching at Woodbury university.
