If you're into any visual art (filmmaking, game development, etc.), but can't draw yourself out of a paper bag, this might be for you.
StoryBoard Quick 2.0 is a small Mac application (Windows version is coming soon) for creating simple story boards very quickly. It's small - 1 Mbyte on disk and 1Mbyte of RAM, so it can be used with an on-the-set PowerBook.
Storyboard applications are nothing new, but the innovative thing about StoryBoard Quick is that it comes with flexible predrawn characters, locations, and props that can be moused into frames using a simple tool box.
For instance, select "exterior, country road" from the locations window and a simple two-lane road with gray-scale mountains and telephone lines appears. Pan for the view you want and click on the "standing woman" icon. Then click on a grid square that combines the "looking forward" icon with the "walking" icon and drag her onto your country road. Select "tree" from the 100 props offered, and there you have it. The graphics are crude, but they get the point across and save tons of time.
You can use a pen tool to draw freehand in any frame, and you can import PICT files from scanners or video captures. Once you have what you like, dialog boxes let you put text under the frames. You can print from one to sixteen frames on a page. A nice professional touch is the option of four different aspect ratios: US Feature, TV, Wide Screen, and European Feature.
StoryBoard Quick is a fast, rough-and-tumble tool for getting your visual ideas out of your head and into the world for people to see.
StoryBoard Quick 2.0: US$199. PowerProduction Software: +1 (310) 370 4793.
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