Wednesday 1 February 2012

Film Study - Storyboarding


I searched the base definition of what a storyboard artist is and does, this is what i found. I find Wiki gives very good definitions when it comes to well everything, this definition says exactly what i have come to understand which is why i have used it.


Storyboard artist (sometimes referred as story artist) is a profession specialized in creating storyboards for advertising agencies and film productions.
A storyboard artist is able to visualize any stories using quick sketches on paper at any moment. Quick pencil drawings and marker renderings are two of the most common traditional techniques, although nowadays FlashPhotoshop, and other storyboard applications are gradually taking over. The digital camera is one of the latest techniques in creating storyboards.


I have looked at films and storyboards over and over and Bladerunner keeps popping up in my finds so i have decided to write a little about a storyboard of a part of the film, i found this storyboard and a little text commenting on it from the linked website below, i agree with everything that the writer of this article has written at least about the storyboard picture and how important it is as a guideline to a film.

http://media.bladezone.com/contents/fan/submissions/doug/doug5.php


"This is a typical storyboard. Part of the sequence you just saw. (Deckard and Gaff on their way to the Tyrell Building.) And you can see that we diverged from the storyboard sometimes. It’s just a guideline to make sure the shots are there and tell a story. Exactly how the shots are framed or how fast they move changes from time to time, based on our professional judgment. In my opinion, you shouldn’t make a movie unless you have a good storyboard for every shot, and know exactly what you’re going to try to do, and how it’s all going to come together."

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