The document provides advice and suggestions for developing a film project, including generating ideas, developing characters and storyboards, getting feedback, and tips for staying motivated throughout the creative process. It encourages being authentic, not letting self-doubt slow progress, and continuing to create without waiting for approval. The overall message is about pushing through challenges to complete a film.

2. IDEA
GENERATION:
PROJECT
DEVELOPMENT:
PORTFOLIO
PRESENTATION:
BY:
JASON
GROH

4. “GOOD
ARTISTS
RECOGNIZE
THEY
WORK
WITHIN
CONSTRAINTS”
ED
CATMULL

5. IDEA
GENERATION:

6. IDEA
GENERATION:
 Inspiration

7. IDEA
GENERATION:
 Inspiration

8. IDEA
GENERATION:
 Inspiration
 Development

9. IDEA
GENERATION:
 Inspiration
 Development

10. IDEA
GENERATION:
 Inspiration
 Development
 Execution

11. IDEA
GENERATION:
 Inspiration
 Development
 Execution

12. IDEA
GENERATION:
 Inspiration
 Development
 Execution
 Audience

14. TEN
THINGS
I
CAN
DO
TO
START
THE
FILM
MAKING
PROCESS…..
CARTOON
KICKSTARTING

16.
A
SINGLE
IMAGE
THAT
SUMS
UP
MY
IDEA
WITH
A
CHARACTER
AND
ENVIRONMENT

18. A
ROUGH
DESIGN
SHEET
OF
THE
CHARACTERS
IN
MOVEMENT/VARIED
POSES
TO
DESCRIBE
HOW
THEY
WILL
MOVE
OR
ACT.

20. WRITE
A
SINGLE
PARAGRAPH
OR
PREFERABLY
A
SENTENCE
THAT
DESCRIBES
MY
FILM

22. TEN
THUMBNAILS
OF
THE
MAIN
BEATS
OF
YOUR
IDEA

24. A
TWO-­‐PAGE
OUTLINE
OF
THE
STORY

26. THUMBNAILS
OF
THE
SETS/
LOCATIONS
OR
LAYOUTS
FOR
THE
IDEA

28. STRAIGHT
AHEAD
THUMBNAILS
OF
THE
WHOLE
STORY
TIMED
AT
2-­‐5
MINUTES
EACH

30. ONE
EXPLORATORY
DRAWING
A
DAY
USING
YOUR
CHARACTERS
FOR
1
WEEK

32. ONE
CHARACTER
ROUGH
LINE
UP
DRAWING
THAT
IS
SHAPE
BASED
WITH
ALL
YOUR
CHARACTERS

34. 10
PIECES
OF
THOUGHTFUL
ADVICE
ABOUT
YOUR
FILM.....

36. BE
AUTHENTIC….
WHAT
YOUR
PEERS
ARE
DOING
IS
NOT
WHAT
YOU
SHOULD
BE

38. IF
YOU
DON’T
LIKE
WHAT
YOU
PICK
FOR
YOUR
FILM’S
SUBJECT
MATTER
IN
SEPTEMBER….
BE
ASSURED
YOU
WON’T
LIKE
IT
IN
APRIL

40. CREATING
A
FILM
IN
STYLE
AND
FEEL
SIMILAR
TO
A
STUDIO
YOU
WANT
TO
WORK
FOR,
CAN
STILL
BE
AUTHENTIC
IF
YOU
LOVE
THE
STORY

42. YOU
WILL
NEVER
BE
CRITICIZED
FOR
DOING
IT
YOUR
WAY
IF
YOU
FINISH
YOUR
FILM

44. DON’T
ASK
FOR
ADVICE,
OR
A
CRITIQUE
TO
SATISFY
YOUR
OWN
VANITY.
IF
YOU
ASK….CONSIDER
THE
ADVICE….IF
THEADVICE
IS
GOOD….
USE
IT!!

46. ASK
FOR
A
CRITIQUE
FROM
AT
LEAST
ONE
PERSON
WHO
SCARES
YOU.

48. IF
YOU
ARE
IN
A
RYTHYM
AND
ARTISTICALLY
ARE
MOVING
FORWARD….
DON’T
STOP
FOR
AN
OPINION
OR
TO
GET
CRITIQUED
KEEP
GOING

50. DON’T
SATISFY
YOU
OWN
EGO
BY:
PLAYING
CREATIVE
CRITIQUES
WITH
ANSWERS
LIKE
“OH
THAT’S
JUST
MY
STYLE”

52. STEP
OUTSIDE
YOUR
EGO

54. DON’T
STOP
TO
LET
SELF-­‐
DOUBT
BUILD.
KEEP
GOING!!!!!!!

56. NOT
EVERY
DRAWING/PIECE
OF
WORK/PAINTING
HAS
TO
BE
FOR
SOMETHING.

58. SOMETIMES
THE
EXERCISE
OF
DOING
IT
IS
THE
POINT

99. THANK
YOU
&
GOOD
LUCK