The storyboarding workshops are aimed at people interested in visual storytelling. The first day includes a theoretical introduction, analysis of the principles of frame composition and narration, followed by practical exercises in storyboard creation. On the second day, participants refine their projects, working on scene flow and visual expression. The workshop ends with a review of the work, a discussion of techniques, and tips for further development.

Workshops on designing 2D assets (characters and backgrounds) for medium- and high-budget animated productions. The workshops will familiarise participants with the principles of character and layout design that will capture the spirit of the film story, be interesting and intriguing, while clearly communicating emotions and facilitating the work of animators. During the four days of meetings, participants will go through the entire design process, from preliminary sketches to finalised designs of basic layouts and characters – their rotations, emotional states and lip-sync.

The workshops will be divided into two blocks:

Theoretical and practical.

On the first day, workshop participants will learn who the set designer is, what skills they should have, what their responsibilities are, and who they work with directly on set. Participants will also receive materials that we will work with as part of the set design (access to props in the studio and the opportunity to make small purchases).

The second day will be devoted to the practical part of the workshop. Participants will work on set design in a professional film studio. They will be divided into groups, each of which will create the set design for the planned scenes (working time: 2 hours). Thanks to cooperation with gaffers, the set design will be complemented with appropriate lighting, and simultaneous work with previews will allow for analysis of the resulting frames.

Workshop participants should bring sketchbooks and design tools with them.