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WORD SIGN SHOT

STORYBOARDING FROM SCRIPT TO FILM OCTOBER 9 - 11 2015

WORKSHOP

THE TEACHER

DAVIDE DE CUBELLIS

Illustrator, storyboard artist

Davide De Cubellis, born in Rome in 1977, is an illustratorand a storyboard artist since 2000. He worked with most of Italian entertainment and advertising agencies, collaborating with directors such as Marco Risi, Paolo Virzì, Sergio Rubini, Matteo Garrone, Daniele Luchetti, Ricky Tognazzi and many others. He also worked with internationally renowned directors like Wes Anderson and Guy Ritchie. In 2003 Davide won Pierlambicchi Award of ...

From words to pictures. A journey that starts from ghostwriting to storyboarding and shootingboards, going through the meaning of frames, how to use them and their variations, techniques of shooting, production’s needs, the dialogue with the director, market contradictions and mechanisms involved in Italian production system, that are all aimed to reach the final goal: the feature film, the tv film, the advertisement. A path aimed to all those illustrators who dream about working in the cinema and advertising industry.

PROGRAM

DAY 1 + 2

 Previsualization

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  • From word to picture

  • History and Evolution of visualizing, from pictograms to droodles, passing through Gestalt

  • Visualizing the screenplay

  • The “Best Way” and the picking

  • The crafts of Previsualization

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Advertising

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  • Storyboard

  • Shootingboard

  • Technique

 

Framing/ Space

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  • Definitions and formats

  • Inside, Outside and on the Other Side

  • Types and cuts

  • Meanings and Signifiers

  • Camera movements and shooting techniques

 

Time

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  • Film time and narration time

  • Animatics and Previzualization

 

Theme and characters

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  • Introductions

  • The technique used in narration

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Narration

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  • Metaphorical cinema and metonymical cinema

 

The picture

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  • The interpretation

  • Composition, focuses and vectors, weights and balance

  • Color related to perception

  • Vision and tertiary values

 

Work

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  • In Italy and abroad

  • The Industry

  • Contests and production workflow

  • Anecdotes, curiosities and contradictions

DAY 3

Lab

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  • Work simulation, starting from real productions with brief, Documentation, shoot lists, changes, etc.

  • From roughs to final illustrations

  • The line of the horizon and the effective drawing

COST AND SCHEDULE

Cost: € 280,00 VAT included. For more info on discounts and promotions visit the FAQ page

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Time Schedule: 10:00 – 13:00 14:30 – 18:30

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Course language: Italian

Required tools: Laptop and graphic tablet, paper and pencil

Required knowledge: Basic drawing skill

General requirements: N/A

Notes: An interpreting service will be available for a minimum of 5 requests. Students can bring their own portfolio to analyze it with the teacher

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

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HOW TO ENROLL

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Courses can be booked:
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The booking is not binding and it turns into a real enrollment only after paying the enrollment fee. In case of payment through bank transfer, students have to send the TRN code via email to info@idea-academy.it

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