Motion & Video Design

Visual Storytelling & Storyboarding

Tell stories one frame at a time

12 lessons4 modules9h 0m durationbeginner level

Instructor: StretchLearn Faculty

About this course

This beginner course teaches the craft of structuring narrative through frames: shot composition, story beats, and the storyboard documents that real productions run on. You will build beat boards, thumbnail panels, and shot lists using free tools, then assemble an animatic to test timing before anyone shoots or animates. Every module ends in a tangible artifact you can show a client, director, or team.

Curriculum

Module 1: Reading the Language of Shots3 lessons

Shot Sizes and What They Make the Audience FeelPreview45m
Camera Angles, Height, and Point of View🔒45m
The 180-Degree Rule and Screen Direction🔒45m

Module 2: From Script to Beats to Shot List3 lessons

Finding the Beats: Structure Your Story First🔒45m
Beat Boards and Thumbnails: Thinking in Pictures🔒45m
Building the Shot List and Sequence Plan🔒45m

Module 3: Drawing and Annotating Storyboard Panels3 lessons

Composing the Frame: Rules That Make Panels Read🔒45m
Panel Layout, Aspect Ratio, and Drawing Fast🔒45m
The Annotation Language: Arrows, Moves, and Notes🔒45m

Module 4: Animatics, Pitching, and the Production Handoff3 lessons

Building an Animatic to Test Timing🔒45m
Pitching the Story: Presenting Your Board🔒45m
The Production Handoff and Revision Workflow🔒45m