Tippy is moving to the big, noisy, but musical city of Shuffelsville. His only treasure is a pair of tap shoes from his poor father, who told him to learn to tap or come back home. Tap is the only way Tippy can learn to speak the language of the world, you see, and become someone important. It’s also the only way he can help his family in Hushville gain a voice. Little does Tippy know, however, that there is another language he must master first, in order to find himself and what truly matters.
Shot 1 (VLS, 4s): Train passes in front of camera, we see Tippy walking towards the city.
Shot 2 (MS, 2s, tracking): Tippy’s POV as he walks, left hand side.
Shot 3 (CU/MS, 2s, tracking): Tippy walking and looking up.
Shot 4 (MS, 2s, tracking): Tippy’s POV as he walks, right hand side.
Shot 5 (VLS, 4s): Tippy reaches the end of the street, music creeps in louder and louder => Fade to black.
Shot 6 (Insert, 3s): Pan down on a bus schedule.
Shot 7a (LS, 3s): Tippy checking the schedule.
Shot 7b (LS, 2s): Someone walks in with a tip-tap sound, while Tippy’s still checking the schedule.
Shot 7c (LS, 2s): Tippy turns to see where the sound is coming from.
Shot 8 (CU, 1-2s): Tippy wants to ask something.
Shot 9a (LS, 2s): The stranger exists the frame on the left, Tippy turns after him disappointed.
Shot 9b (LS, 2s): A little girl walks in from the left hand side, with a tip-tip-tap sound from her shoes.
Shot 9c (LS, 2s, zoom out): Tippy looks confused as more characters walk in the scene.
Shot 10 (VLS, 4s, zoom out): Top view of what’s actually happening. A crowd of tap dancers, each one with their own tapping noise, are walking around Tippy.
Shot 11 (CU, 2s): Tippy takes his backpack and throws it on the ground with a look of determination on his face.
Shot 12 (Insert, 2s): A pair of tap shoes can be seen inside the opened bag.
Shot 13 (MS, 2s): A low angle shot of Tippy demanding attention after a couple of stomps.
Storyboarding
Shot 15 (MS, 2s): Tippy looks like he’s asking something.
Shot 16 (LS, 2s): Without changing their position, the tap dancers point in the same direction.
Shot 17 (LS, 3s): The Shoel (or school for tap dancers) is what they were pointing at. Musical notes come out of the roof.
Shot 18 (XCU, 1-2s): Reaction shot of Tippy looking pleased.
The Librarian
The Librarian wants everything in top shape and has a taste for taking things literally. Although not one detail escapes his notice, he doesn’t get wrapped up in trivial matters. A pesky little lightbulb begs to differ. The animatic can be seen below.
Tanarul Iesean
This is an animatic/2D animation created for an Orthodox youth festival in Iasi, Romania. It shows the mundane life of a student who discovers the beauty of faith and everything that comes with it. The motto is: “Beauty will save the world, but who will save beauty?”
Anamation 