Visualisation Workshop 1

This brief got me to think about simple and effective ways to visualise, particularly for story boards. And also look at perspective and how framing can be effective.

Exercise 1: Creating simple head positions

•  Draw Man head and shoulder nods head YES (three positions)
• Woman, head and shoulders shakes head NO (three positions)
•  Man, head and shoulders, looks down bottom left ,looks up top right. 

Exercise 2:  Exploring eyeline and perspective 

• Man viewed from above, standing in corner of room, hands by side looking up
• Man standing on box viewed from below (ground level) arms lifted above head, 
• looking down Man/Woman preparing to dive as viewed from the swimming pool surface 

Exercise 3: Exploring change of character by gesture

• Happy man walking (side view and front view) 
• Sad man walking (side view and front view) 

Exercise 4: Expressing mood through body posture

• Happy man, seated on box holding pot
•  looking into pot  seated on box holding pot looking up sad 

Exercise 5: Showing line of action or force

• Man pushes large box from standing position
• Man, standing, leans away from bright light, shielding eyes 

Exercise 6: Perspective and distortion of body shape

• Man standing at edge of hole viewed from above and then below
•  Man halfway up a ladder (viewed from above or below)

Exercise 7: Complete scene as 16 x 9 frame
A man talking to a group of people, from the point of view of one of the listeners.

Exercise 8: Complete scene as 16 x 9 frame
Man in middle of road head and shoulders, beyond him shot of full character waving, with the road panning out into the distance