Re: Create boards for pitches

And clients either don't admit it or don't realize it, but often they don't have the ability to really visualize the concepts, how they will execute, and how they interact. So you go ahead and do a lot of work and then some client guy looks at the rough cut and shoots it down because "it's not like I pictured it". Boards up front put everybody on the same page, and so if they don't like it at the boards stage, you can fix it much easier and cheaper than after it's been shot and posted. The more time or money you're going to spend, the more sense it makes to board things out, even if just stick figure sketches.

I board out many things for myself, for my own use, even if it's just stick figures on the back of envelopes. It is just a good organizational tool. You can buy or make script sheets with 2-column TV style for A/V and a third column of boxes for sketches, they are useful for trying different ideas. MArkertek I think also sells pads of larger panels for traditional boards.

Antics is a very nice 3d program for creating boards and animatics, but I stick to simpler, cheaper things like a free older copy of Poser and maybe google sketch-up if I want to draw out something for pre-viz without having art drawing skills.