We already get a One-liner and synopsis of our story. And now we need to construct the full story for the Movie. There is an established and verified structural framework to build up your Story: Th…
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She looked up, all she saw was black. The sky seemed to have no light. No will to live as the Sun's shadow. She felt her breath leave her lungs as she felt as an exoskeleton. Nothing inside, only an empty heart. She hoped it would change. That she wouldn't be the omega they said she was. She closed her eyes and took one little step. ALRIGHT SO I AM EXCITED TO WRITE THIS.
Since storyboarding is now done digitally these days I have no production sequences saved on paper. In the flurry of activity that is the day-to-day race to draw sequences for looming deadlines thousands of drawings disappear into 'the system' never to be seen again. It's not really company policy to allow that material out of the building anyway. All I have are scans of paper thumbnail sketches I made when figuring out how to approach the staging and acting for some sequences. I did some early work on the 'Abstract Thought' sequence and you'll see below that the Train of Thought passed through it at one stage. Here Joy is separated from Sadness and, with Bing Bong, escapes Mind Construction Workers by hitching a ride aboard the Train of Thought . . . After a briefing from the directors where I make notes directly on the script page I'll start scribbling down small thumbnail sketches of any visuals or staging that spring to mind immediately. These are more like 'beat boards' exploring a Brainstorm, Abstract Thought and the Train of Thought.
Here's a quick sketch of my W-storyboard I've been using, based on ideas I've gotten recently from screenwriter Michael Hague, writing teacher Mary Carroll Moore's W-storyboarding on YouTube, and MyFlik's (a superb screenwriting channel which could also help fiction writers) The Hero's Journey 15 plot points YouTube video. Hyperlink function...
My fab nephew, a budding 10 year old artist (at the time), messaged me all the way from the uk asking me “How do you make a comic?” I thought wow what a question. A quick search later, I struggled to … Continue reading →
Storyboards: Pretty (Draft). Goal was to establish validity of shooting sequence and design of original location floor plan, and to develop original restaurant floor plan based on screenplay served as guide to production design. Storyboards hand drawn and Photoshop enhanced by storyboard artist Cuong Huynh.
