Yes, i use the software (would not recommend if not...) and i had no increasing spam after giving them my email address.
It's hard to live in our digital world when beeing afraid your mail address could be "sold".
And i use a particular mail address when needed for stuff like this, so i don't really care if it is "sold"...



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For those interested in storyboarding and screenwriting generally you might try hollywoodcamerawork's Causality application.

AFAIK it is free at the moment and can be downloaded from https://www.hollywoodcamerawork.com/causality.html

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I almost missed this post. I am all over the place in learning so this may not even help you but I too bought a few Blender courses and one Unreal Engine course. Then I added a Python course for the upcoming scripting support we are all anxiously waiting for. And some non-related CMS courses for website development. Which course on film scoring did you get??
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I went back to their page to read more about it.
Let's just say there is a very interesting and impassioned comment about Sony .  :pinch:   (In the "Why is Storyboarder free?" section.)

@Toystorylab... So, have you actually used the software much yourself?  It looks interesting.  Did they sell your email address to a hundred different spammers, or do they seem to behave ethically?

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Wow, this is an interesting and helpfull thread, thanx for sharing...

Whether using a storyboard or not depends on my mood but it definitely is helpfull for bigger projects,
esp. when you have a commisioned work to clear your shots in advance with client...

I can recommend "Storyboarder", it's easy to work with and it even has a feature called "Shot Generator",
for quick results, as a reference to draw or for those who can't draw ;-)
You can import a script (.fountain or .fdx) or start "blank", export as video, pdf, gif, xml or print it...
And it has an "edit in Photoshop" button, updates automatically when saved in Photoshop...
You also can work (or let somebody work with better drawing skills) on real paper (template) and easily import to Storyboarder.
AND IT'S FOR FREE!

https://wonderunit.com/storyboarder/


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Dennis,

Great share -- that's almost *exactly* what I was going to do except with animation.

My background is in theater (that's my degree) so blocking is one of the things near and dear to my heart.  I think it behooves almost any animator to learn those principles because the closer our characters can behave like Real World folks the better the final product will look.

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Re Hollywoodcamerawork courses.

I bought these courses years ago and watch them often. They are not cheap but they are excellent. I thoroughly recommend them.

They teach the basics and some advanced parts of moviemaking.

https://www.hollywoodcamerawork.com/

Disclosure: Other than as a customer I have no relationship with hollywoodcamerawork.com

Thanks for that, I will check out the the links.


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@Gordryd,

Interesting courses.
I watched several of the clips.

It reminded me of "How a Director Stages and Blocks a Scene" by Filmmaker IQ.
Here, he shoots the same script 5 different ways.

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There are some interesting sample videos at this site (links below) about directing, camera angles, scene-blocking, etc.  They talk about the "art & science" of using various camera angles/techniques to evoke distinct emotions from the viewer.  The videos are samples of their product (DVD courses) but are still worth watching, IMHO.  Doesn't replace having a good storyline, but another tool in the kit...

https://www.hollywoodcamerawork.com/the-master-course-in-high-end-blocking-and-staging.html

https://www.hollywoodcamerawork.com/hot-moves-the-science-of-awesome.html


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