Paperless Storyboards (Continued)

Several weeks back (April 18), we wrote of the trend toward "paperless storyboards." Now a long-time guild member and storyboard vet weighs in about his own experiences with this growing phenom... "FYI, for the past few months I have been working on a half-hour 2D animated short that is generously funded by private investors. It is a totally paperless production drawn on Cintiqs. I oversee several other artists, most of them industry veterans. Although I did the storyboard paperless, it was clear to the "powers that be" that it made sense to keep it going to full production- and in town. It's amazing to see the project taking shape right in front of our eyes. Sometimes we just laugh in disbelief that this is really happening. While Disney or DreamWorks may be flirting with digital storyboards, much more action is being accomplished in their shadows...."