From storyboards to Animatics

So you've done all the work on your storyboard.  You've got your panels, with shot descriptions, angles and the basic drawings.

Scan them all in as still images and together with a basic voice track (you can mumble sound effects if necessary!) put the film together on Final Cut Pro.

You have to record the voice / sound track first, to give yourself something to time against.  But once you have it on your hard drive then begin editing. 

What you'll notice straightaway is that some things are working, and some things are not.  Make a note of things.  Remember, the animatic, like the storyboard is another CREATIVE PROCESS. 

I mean by that, if you have another idea for the film, to change something, or add something, when you're doing the animatic, then do it.  In fact, its pretty important that you do, otherwise you've written the perfect film and should be on your way to Holywood immediately.

Here's some finished animatics.  Again, ours don't need to be as detailed.  These include all main points of movement from the characters.  Yours need to be at least every single shot, then within that, some main action.  For example if something gets punched, we need to see the punch, then the reaction, etc.

http://www.storyboards-east.com/animat.htm

If you go on Youtube, you can find dozens of animatics.  I'll put up ones that I think are similar to what you should be aiming for.