Kris Pearn

Director, Sony Pictures Animation

Story is everywhere, but let's be practical- storyboarding is a craft.  It's a job.  But why do it?  Why take this step when making a film or TV show? In this workshop we'll focus on the idea that storyboarding is a tool designed to help the filmmaker organize and clarify their idea.  It's a chance to make mistakes, try things out, and learn.  In three hours, we will take a very simple script and workshop how to evolve it into something bigger, more dynamic and fun.  Our goal is to talk to an audience using scribbles.  Completely interactive, we will create a safe place to "what if" and challenge the material and through play, discover how to respond, improve and take risks with storytelling.  It'll be fun, but also informative, and helpful for anybody who wants to be a filmmaker.  Drawings will not be judged, so don't feel you have to be an visual artist to attend.  This workshop is about ideas and sharing those ideas using the medium of film.