Comments on: Production Journal – Getting the Show on the Road

By: Karen J Lloyd

Karen J Lloyd — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:56:29 +0000

Hi Emma.

SC stands for ’scene number’, BG stands for ‘background number’ and Panel is for ‘panel number’.

You don’t always need to use BG. It’s usually when you re-use a background in animation. So you write the number from which scene you’re re-using it from.

Scene numbers will change from cut to cut (or any transition). And panel numbers are WITHIN the scene. You can have a scene that needs 3 panels to explain the shot/acting. So it might be SC.4 and you’ll have Panel 1, Panel 2 and Panel 3 of that scene.

Hope that makes some sense. I’ll be creating a sheet to help with labeling in the near future. Any other questions just contact me.

By: Emma Owen

Emma Owen — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:56:36 +0000

On the storyboard template sheets – what does the SC / BG / panel stand for?

Thanks

By: Storyboard Artist Karen J Lloyd Separates the Good Scripts from the Bad Scripts :

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:44:31 +0000

[...] I mentioned in my previous post, I see myself as the ‘fresh eyes’ when I get a script. Board artists can point out things that [...]

By: KJL

KJL — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:20:57 +0000

Yes, Boots is the director…and he does sit in a corner…but the show is about a cat named Kat.

It all gets a bit confusing…
-K

By: Will

Will — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 23:20:39 +0000

Aha! So Boots is a person and not a cat sitting in a corner. Good to know.

This was a great post. Very informative, interesting and it even had the word “schlep” in it.

By: KJL

KJL — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 03:19:48 +0000

Thanks for stopping by Boots!

Maybe you can contribute by telling us about that other side of the table. : )
-K

By: Boots

Boots — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 00:18:39 +0000

Indeed, it was fun… although it’s still strange for me to be on the other side of the table in such meetings.

By: KJL

KJL — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 17:58:12 +0000

Thanks Debi!
Obviously, things would be a little different if you’re doing a board for a film. Such as no design packs and they probably won’t give you paper and all that.

Mostly just the script and meeting the director. One main difference might be that when you have that meeting, you probably should be thumbnailing out frames as you discuss the story (now this is for live action film, not animation).

This gets you both on the same page, you get some immediate feedback and reduces revisions in the long run…in theory : ).

I’ll be talking about thumbnailing very soon. Thanks for reading.
-K

By: Debi

Debi — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 07:37:16 +0000

I feel like a fly on the wall. Which is great, just don’t swat me.

Once more, great info. Can’t wait for more updates.

Good luck with the job!

-Debi