Monday–Friday, July 25–29, 12–4 pm

Great films start with great storyboards. In this camp, we will learn how to design to tell your story in the best way possible. What does it take to make your audience feel how you want them to feel? Learn the tricks that engage your audience by understanding the principles of film storytelling and how to visually develop your story on a storyboard. Students will create a storyboard for a short film then turn that storyboard into an animatic (an animated storyboard). Students should bring a short script (1-3 pages) the first session to develop into a storyboard during the camp. No prior drawing skills required.

Tuition: $240

Carlos Merino is a freelance Illustrator, Graphic Designer and Storyboard Artist. He has storyboarded many different genres for short films, animated series, and commercials. He worked as an Art Director in Spain for different animation studios and co-published “Gutter,” an award-winning comic anthology. Later he moved to the US, where he graduated with two degrees in Illustration and Graphic Design. He is currently directing a cartoon animated series produced by universities in Spain and Mexico and providing illustration services to those who seek to empower their message through visual storytelling. Recently he’s been working as a storyboard artist for an Amazon Original animated show, Danger and Eggs, produced by Puny Entertainment. He will be also teaching storyboard at Dakota County Technical College starting this fall. His portfolio is online at rentapencil.com.