Media Education

Bring Characters to Life with Storyboards

Bring ideas to life—one frame at a time! In this hands-on workshop, students will explore how filmmakers use storyboards to map out scenes and bring stories to the screen. Through guided activities, students will create original characters, build visual narratives, and practice key skills in drawing, writing, and composition. By the end, students will transform their ideas into expressive storyboards—just like the pros use in pre-production.

What to Expect –

Each 60-minute workshop includes a combination of lecture and hands-on activities. To ensure the best experience, we recommend limiting reservations to one class per workshop (up to 30 students). On the day of your workshop, the Teaching Artist will check-in at the front office before navigating to your classroom. The Teaching Artist will arrive 10-15 minutes before the workshop is scheduled to begin, and will quietly set up any needed equipment before beginning their presentation.

If you would like your entire grade level to participate in a workshop, or if you would like to request a date/time or location not listed in the booking calendar, please contact the Media Education Department at edu@utahfilmcenter.org. We love teaching multiple workshops when visiting your school and we are happy to arrange custom times that better-align with your bell schedule!

This workshop can be facilitated virtually via Zoom. If you would like to schedule a live-virtual “Bring Characters to Life with Storyboards” workshop, please contact the Media Education Department at edu@utahfilmcenter.org.

Instructor(S)

Rook Stevens

Rook moved to Bountiful in their childhood and graduated from BYU with a degree in Illustration, and a number of animation classes under their belt as well. Drawing characters and creating stories has always been their passion. They freelance as an artist while making storyboard animatics and working on video game concept art in their spare time.

REQUEST A SESSION

Individually tailored for Grades 3-12

This in-person workshop is available to Alpine, Canyons, Granite, Jordan, Murray, Nebo, Provo, and Salt Lake school districts. For school districts outside of this list, please submit a special request via email.