yatesart:

Ive been getting an influx of messages from students asking me what they can do to become a story artist. I decided to put together a list of a few basic things to get you started on the journey. There is much more that goes into making a good story artist but these are just some of my personal suggestions to start.

First, I always like to suggest some reading material. Here are  few books that really helped me wrap my head around a few ideas:

1. Visual Story– Bruce Block
2. Story– Robert Mckee
3. The 5C’s of Cinematography– Joseph Mascelli
4. Save the Cat-Blake Snyder
5. On Filmmaking– Alexander Mackendrick

Next i’d suggest watching as many movies as possible. Studies from the greats Kubrick, Spielberg, Hitchcock, Coen Brothers, Kurosawa, or whoever else you find yourself drawn to. When I say study, I »