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No longer will Digital Filmmaking students who think that they “can’t draw”, need to worry when it comes time to produce storyboards for their film projects. Digital Filmmaking students at Living Arts College now have the same previsualization capabilities as any Hollywood production studio, thanks to FrameForge Previz Studio 3 software recently installed in the department’s computer lab. Students are very excited to find that FrameForge Previz Studio 3 enables them to create a virtual set in the computer with the freedom to place any number of virtual camera positions, angle or height desired. Each camera features full Pan/Tilt, Dolly, Zoom, Roll, and Crane control.

FrameForge Previz Studio comes with well over one thousand World-Ready™ objects from a simple drag'n'drop library including everything you need to build exteriors, homes, offices, whatever. Students can explore each shot before they start shooting. Previsualize your project with FrameForge Previz Studio 3 and your printed or exported storyboards will not only be optically-accurate, but they'll give your cast and crew a true representation of your directoral intentions, including the technical information required to create that shot on location.




Students can quickly and easily create sets that give real world information with stretchable snap-together walls. Add movable, hinged single and double doors that open to any angle, and movable, completely sizable windows.

The Shot Manager allows students to view, rearrange, delete and edit any of your stored shots. Decide you want to tighten up a close-up, or give someone more headroom? Just double-click that shot and you'll be taken back to that set, exactly as it was when you first snapped it-including all actors, props and camera positioning. Make any changes you want and snap it again to replace the old version. Students can add movement arrows and camera framing boxes-which designate zoom or pans within a shot-to your shot, then stretch, scale, flip, and tilt these arrows/boxes to create just the look you want.

The digital film students at Living Arts College jumped right into working with the new FrameForge Previz 3 software this week. They all agree that this software will be a tremendous asset to their future productions.