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STORYBOARDING A SERIOUS COMICCase Study
Created by the Community Prevention and Intervention Unit of University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center with a grant funded by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
PROFILE
SITUATION
Prevention with Positives (PwP) is an initiative to help persons living with HIV to get assistance and care through 10 components and related resources.
•UTSW wanted to share the importance of PwP. •Did not with traditional elearning.•More of an awareness campaign in support of CDC initiative. •Tell a story about the journey of two people with different circumstances
learning of their HIV positive status and the managed care received.
SOLUTION
Write a story with an educational emphasis presented in a graphic novel format and comic style artwork. Develop in an accessible authoring software for packaging and delivery to the PwP website.
Splash screen concept sketch
PROCESS
•Script writing•Voiceover (VO) recording•Storyboarding•Character Development•Art Direction•Speech Bubbles•UI layout & design•Asset Management•Lessons Learned
THE SCRIPT
SCRIPT – original
SCRIPT – revised aided in VO
Audio filename indicator
Example: 2A.wav included 2.1, 2.2, and 2.3 dialogue
THE STORYBOARDING PROCESS
STEP 1: Sequential narrative sketches
STEP 2: Adjust flow
STEP 3: Get a really big board
STEP 4: Create storyboard from sequential narrative sketches
STEP 5: Rinse & Repeat
STEP 6: Keep working and refining the storyboard from script
StoyrboardingSTEP 7: OMG! What have I got myself into?!
CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT
GREG Need Pro
Artist Dude
STEP 1:
@hubriscomics
STEP 2: Feed the artist!
STEP 3: Pick a style, research, and draw a lot of concepts
INITIAL character development model sheet lineup
FINAL character development model sheet lineup
•No change to Frances and Carlos•#1 RJ look became #2 Stu•#1 RJ got a new look•Tiffani needed to be “cuter”•Jan needed to look older
#1
#2
CHARACTER MODEL SHEETS
FOUR INCH THICK FOLDER
ART DIRECTION
SCENE 4:Frances reviews Tiffani’s file
SCENE 4:Frances leaves enroute to Tiffani’s apartment
SCENE 5:Frances knocking on Tiffani’s apartment door.
Q: Health Department to Tiffani’s apartment. How do we know that’s Frances knocking on the door?
A: The prop. The large purple beaded bracelet in earlier scenes establishes the character in later scenes.
USE REAL OBJECTS TO MODEL
Frances’ bracelet
Health Department Community Health Clinic Community Support Center
The story revolved around three Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) that had to look similar as they are all in the same urban neighborhood.
Parkside CommunityThe overhead shapes need to match the building elevations (previous slide).
Health Department
Positive Empowerment
Community Health Clinic
speech334
‘nuff said!
bubbles
UI LAYOUT & DESIGN
Global access to slide out panels
Global access to slide out panels
Global access to slide out panels
Slide out panel to review background character biographies
Slide out panel to review an interactive map of the agencies
Slide out panel to review interactive DVD-style [Menu]
ASSET MANAGEMENTGet and STAY organized!
Audio file naming convention matches script.
ALL artwork split out from background and followed same script naming convention
ALL speech bubbles follow same script naming convention including dialogue number and character name.
LESSONS LEARNED
Script before StoryboardCharacter Development early and DEFINE characteristicsCharacter voice actors record dialogue at same timePrioritize visual design changes in phasesArt directing an artist in an unfamiliar industry
THANK YOU!
Kevin ThornStoryboarding, art direction, development
@learnnuggetsNuggetHead Studiozhttp://nuggethead.net
Greg CravensIllustrations
@HubrisComicsHubris Comicshttp://hubriscomics.com