This was the first class activity that we did in our first-week storyboard rotation. During this class, the teacher introduced to us a lot of different techniques on how to draw a good storyboard. She also showed us a lot of examples such as the famous part from the animation movie “Up” with a side-to-side storyboard comparison, it was a really useful thing to look at because it could give as an idea of how to do a storyboard that is not too detailed but can really show the main event that happens in that frame.

We learned about different things including visual literacy, composition, and cinematography, I think this was a valuable lesson because that knowledge can not only apply to storyboarding, but also in other areas such as 3D animation is still really useful.

The aim of this activity is to draw a scene in one frame, my chosen prompt was “A surprising discovery”. I decided to show depth by showing the size contrast between my two characters. I put the ants on the side to show the effect of an over-the-shoulder shot, to show an ant’s perspective. I also used the magnifying glass to highlight the size difference and give a focal point for the audience.

I think what I need to improve on first I should make the ants lower and smaller because the composition that I have now is not exaggerated enough. I also think that there are some details I need to fix and show, such as the angle of the magnifying glass does not really make sense.