visual storytelling for research and innovation
Vision of the Future
I’m able to jump in at any stage of the visual storytelling process from initial concept development, to scripting, storyboarding, designing, animating and editing in order to produce compelling stories.
Using this flexible storytelling method process in this sample project shown below allows for a quicker, more iterative process for teams that are still honing in on their ideas.
The Process
Thumbnail Storyboard
Before starting any animation, the story is roughly sketched out in storyboard frames. This sketchy, fast style easily allows for changes and iterations to the scenes and script as the story is being mapped out. By the end of this phase, the script, visuals and storyline are mostly locked in.
Before starting any animation, the story is roughly sketched out in storyboard frames. This sketchy, fast style easily allows for changes and iterations to the scenes and script as the story is being mapped out. By the end of this phase, the script, visuals and storyline are mostly locked in.
Animatic
An animatic brings the storyboard to life by adding placeholder narration and timing the storyboard frames to it. This will give a general idea of how the final animation will flow.
An animatic brings the storyboard to life by adding placeholder narration and timing the storyboard frames to it. This will give a general idea of how the final animation will flow.
Final
Once the animatic is approved, it’s time to create the final video. To accommodate varying timelines and budgets, I offer two approaches. One is a storybook style animation that is faster and requires less intensive animation time on the back end. The other is a full motion animation.