Action Adventure Storyboard with Jay Oliva (Online Course)

This class focuses on the creation of animation storyboard sequences for action-adventure shows. The instructor will discuss the in depth use of cinematic camera and staging to help to build up a story and tension in a scene. The class will discuss various topics such as studying different types of action story staging, creating expressive drawings to show character performances, clear camera work/shot timing, and fight choreography will be discussed in the weekly lectures and homework assignments. CLASS #: 123 TIME: Fridays, 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM (4 hr) (PDT) START DATE: June 5th, 2026 DURATION: 10 Weeks* RECOMMENDED PREREQUISITE: Intro to Perspective, Analytical Figure Drawing, Sketching for Environment, Costume Gesture Drawing MATERIALS: Computer/Laptop, Wacom & Photoshop or Storyboard Pro CLASS SYLLABUS: Click here INSTRUCTOR: Jay Oliva Jay Oliva is a Director, Storyboard Artist, & Co-Executive Producer who have worked on many memorable projects such as "Man of Steel", "Wonder Woman", "Thor: Ragnarok", "Spiderman: Homecoming", "Deadpool". "Antman", & "The Dark Knight Returns Part 1&2". With 22+ years of experience in the animation & film industry, Jay is currently the owner of Lex & Otis, an animation studio creating animated shows for Netflix Streaming Services. TIME ZONE: All CDA class days/times listed above are based on the Los Angeles PST/PDT time zone. REFUND POLICY: For details about our class refund policy, please visit our "Refund Policy" and "Terms of Service" pages. Due to reasons such as instructor sick day, family emergencies, storm, earthquake, fire, flood, disease outbreak or other unforeseen circumstances, Concept Design Academy reserves the right to push any class back 1~2 weeks in schedule if necessary and change the class format to adjust for the emergency situation. Students are strongly recommended to plan their schedule with some flexibility in mind to avoid schedule conflicts. *** Limit one seat purchase for each class per student. Multiple seat purchase of same class will not be honored. ***