Project 2: Storyboards

Storyboards from an unknown t.v. show. . .

Storyboard from Rambo III by David Negron

Ridley Scott Storyboard from Blade Runner

Akira Kurosawa Storyboards for Tora! Tora! Tora!

PROJECT 2: Storyboards

0. Find storyboard examples from "the pros". Look for a range of approaches and finishes. 

1. Storyboard out one of your favorite movie or t.v. sequences. Make sure you depict each shot/edit. Make a note of how long each shot takes up in the sequence (roughly). Use the ol' pause button. 10-20 drawings.

2. Storyboard a 10-20 shot sequence based on a well-known story in the public domain - an opera, Shakespeare play, fairy tale. These could be for a book, a movie, a game, etc.

3. Storyboard a 10-20 image original story sequence using your own characters and sets. 

These could also be for a book, a movie, a game, interpretive dance, etc.

4. Put these on yer blogue or web sitte...

In-progress critique on Thursday, January 15. Bring your work for small group critiques.

Due on Thursday, January 22. All work must be printed before class. We will pin these sukahs up on the wall and see how they play.

Notes on storyboarding...

• Here's a reference that describes some of the basic standard film shots.
• Check out this great example of a storyboard pitch. Consider what you are trying to do with your stories. Humor? Fear? Horror? Love? Work it! ▶ Trouble Shooter Storyboard Pitch - Video Dailymotion
• Use a consistent height to width ratio depending on the format... 4:3, 16:9, etc.
• Do each storyboard on a separate piece of paper, so they can be rearranged, eliminated, replaced. 
• Don't worry about details (how many eyelashes do we see in this close up?) that are not essential to the key story elements. Instead, focus on narrative clarity and sequence. 
• Think about visual BASICS. Foreground, mid-ground, background. Relative scale of elements. Dark and light.
• What kind of a shot is it? Close-up? Over-the-shoulder? Wide-angle? Establishing?
• Check out the great Wally Wood's "22 Panels That Always Work". Dig his technique-quick and to the point.

Wally Wood's "22 Panels". Click to enlarge.

Storyboards for the animation, Legends From Camp, by Miles...

Storyboards for the animation Parcel Post, also by Miles...