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From Word to Image: Storytelling and the Visualization Process

September 25, 2007

Host: John B. Ludwick and Susan Tennant

Abstract

From film to video, from game design to webisodes, visual storytelling projects usually begin with a script. The process whereby these words are translated into a series of images is deeply creative as well as technically challenging. This talk will cover the logistics and aesthetics of creating easy-to-read images and diagrams that will serve as a visual script and production planning documents.

Biography

Marcie Begleiter is an filmmaker, writer, and educator who has worked extensively in the film, television, and interactive industries and whose client list includes Paramount, Tristar, New Line, and ABC. In academia, she is currently the Director of Integrated Learning at Otis College of Art and Design and is on the faculty of the International Film School in Cologne, Germany. Her book From Word to Image: Storyboarding and the Filmmaking Process was published in 2001 and is now a standard text in many film departments. Ms. Begleiter is also a playwright and a member of the Actor’s Studio Playwright/Directors unit.