Reference Images for Artists

rufftoon:

giancarlovolpe:

Hey kids!  If you’re a filmmaker, animator, or storyboard artist and you don’t know what screen direction is, you might want to read this.

For the record, there are always exceptions to the rule in filmmaking, which is why I pointed out 3 examples here.

I’ve also found that comic books tend to NOT take screen direction as seriously as film does, but I’m still on the fence if this is wise or not.  My favorite comics pay close attention to screen direction so as to not confuse the reader.

Good luck!

Very good notes, as it is INDEED the mistake most often made in storyboards. There are other exceptions to the 180 rule, but you have to know it in other to break it efficiently…and it has to serve the story!!

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