STORYBOARD PRO STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Onion Skin ✅✅ANSW--something that animators used to see the previous drawings/frames.
-You can display the artwork from one or several panels before and after the current panel, allowing
you to decide how much of the artwork surrounding the current panel to use as reference.
-the previous panel will be displayed in red for the stage and camera view and it will be green for the
next panel.
-works only for the panels of that scene.
-So for example, there are only three panels in the scene, and the onion skinning visual will not show
you what's in the scene before or in the next scene. In order to access onion skin you need to do the
following steps. First you need to go to toolbar, Second choose the onion skin icon. Second way to
enable onion skin is by pressing ALT+O . Last way to enable onion skin is by going on to view, onion
skin and show onion skin.
Planning Storyboard ✅✅ANSW-Before you start storyboarding, what do you need to consider the
following
1) Script
2) Production
3) Structure
4) Delivery
all the ways to start a New Storyboard Pro project.
1) Go to storyboard pro icon
2) Double click
3) Click on create new project
4) Write the name of the project down
Another way to access storyboard is
1) go to file explorer
2) Go to files
3) Look out for storyboard icon
4) Click on the storyboard icon
Third way to create a project is by going on to the welcome screen:
, In the Project Name field, type the name of the project. This name will appear as the file name.
In the Project Directory field, specify the location of your new project.
In the Project Title field, type the name of the project title. It is a good idea to use the Project Name
for the Project Title. You can also type in the name of the Project Subtitle, but it is not mandatory.
These titles will appear in the PDF exports of your storyboard.
In the Camera Size menu, choose the resolution for your project.
Fourth way to create a project is by going on to final draft script
Creating a New Project from a Final Draft Script. In order to create a new project from a Final Draft
Script, you have to launch the software and already be inside. Once inside, you have to go to File >
New from Final Draft Script. The Import from Final Draft Script dialog box opens.
How do you import a Script? ✅✅ANSW-You import scripts in order to be able to have a better
view of scripts and scenes. When you import a script you have a better idea of all the work that you
have done to make the animation look more realistic and real. You also have a clear idea about the
scenes and if they are placed the way you want them in the movie.
One way to import script on storyboard pro is:
1) Open Storyboard pro
2) File
3) Import
4) Import the script
Another way to import a script on to storyboard pro is:
1) Storyboard view
2) Caption view
3) Select Import caption
4) Import caption browser opens
5) Select lost ad found txt file
6) Click open
7) Scripts appears in script captain field.
panel within Storyboard ✅✅ANSW--one specific action or moment in a storyboard. One drawing
is one panel.
-You will find all sorts of information in a single panel.
-A panel is part of a shot or scene. In panel there are many things happening such as action= an
action is what is going on in a specific scene.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Onion Skin ✅✅ANSW--something that animators used to see the previous drawings/frames.
-You can display the artwork from one or several panels before and after the current panel, allowing
you to decide how much of the artwork surrounding the current panel to use as reference.
-the previous panel will be displayed in red for the stage and camera view and it will be green for the
next panel.
-works only for the panels of that scene.
-So for example, there are only three panels in the scene, and the onion skinning visual will not show
you what's in the scene before or in the next scene. In order to access onion skin you need to do the
following steps. First you need to go to toolbar, Second choose the onion skin icon. Second way to
enable onion skin is by pressing ALT+O . Last way to enable onion skin is by going on to view, onion
skin and show onion skin.
Planning Storyboard ✅✅ANSW-Before you start storyboarding, what do you need to consider the
following
1) Script
2) Production
3) Structure
4) Delivery
all the ways to start a New Storyboard Pro project.
1) Go to storyboard pro icon
2) Double click
3) Click on create new project
4) Write the name of the project down
Another way to access storyboard is
1) go to file explorer
2) Go to files
3) Look out for storyboard icon
4) Click on the storyboard icon
Third way to create a project is by going on to the welcome screen:
, In the Project Name field, type the name of the project. This name will appear as the file name.
In the Project Directory field, specify the location of your new project.
In the Project Title field, type the name of the project title. It is a good idea to use the Project Name
for the Project Title. You can also type in the name of the Project Subtitle, but it is not mandatory.
These titles will appear in the PDF exports of your storyboard.
In the Camera Size menu, choose the resolution for your project.
Fourth way to create a project is by going on to final draft script
Creating a New Project from a Final Draft Script. In order to create a new project from a Final Draft
Script, you have to launch the software and already be inside. Once inside, you have to go to File >
New from Final Draft Script. The Import from Final Draft Script dialog box opens.
How do you import a Script? ✅✅ANSW-You import scripts in order to be able to have a better
view of scripts and scenes. When you import a script you have a better idea of all the work that you
have done to make the animation look more realistic and real. You also have a clear idea about the
scenes and if they are placed the way you want them in the movie.
One way to import script on storyboard pro is:
1) Open Storyboard pro
2) File
3) Import
4) Import the script
Another way to import a script on to storyboard pro is:
1) Storyboard view
2) Caption view
3) Select Import caption
4) Import caption browser opens
5) Select lost ad found txt file
6) Click open
7) Scripts appears in script captain field.
panel within Storyboard ✅✅ANSW--one specific action or moment in a storyboard. One drawing
is one panel.
-You will find all sorts of information in a single panel.
-A panel is part of a shot or scene. In panel there are many things happening such as action= an
action is what is going on in a specific scene.
