Storyboarding

[Young-H._Lee]

Re: Storyboarding

I swear by storyboarding - I film a lot of action stuff and with all the angles and cuts, if I dont have a storyboard on set, then I'm a complete mess. what I usually do is visualize teh action in my head, get the tempo and pacing down and just draw everything out, and then replay everythign in my head. I find that doing so ensures continuity of action and dramatic effect. Of course, being prepared also gives you the chance for a little spontaneity, cause you can really have the room to add things (actions, movements) because you have a clear idea of what you want.

 

[Young-H._Lee]

Re: Storyboarding

I recently filmed a chase scene in Chinatown, check out the video vs storyboard here:
video: http://www.glue.umd.edu/~younglee/AE/chinatown_chase1.mov

It was a difficult shoot so I had to make sure I knew exactly what I wanted. So to storyboard I did two things:

1. Come up wtih a basic sequence of what I wanted
2. Visit the actual location and re-visualize what I had in my mind already based on what I was working with.

It took me about 2-3 hours of brainstorming on the location before I finally came up with a 5 shot sequence that I felt was good. then I just drew everything down as reminders, rehearsed in my mind how I was gonig to communicate to my cast and crew how to do each shot, and then by the time the shooting day came, I was very prepared, went out there, got all teh shots and then was able to edit quickly as well.

hope that helps!!

 

[mediamogul]

Re: Storyboarding

As I get ready to direct my first feature, I think storyboards are a must for any director. I am lucky that I met Robert Myers, http://www.robertmyerscreates.com/index.html , who was one of the storyboard artists for "Sky Captain". We met through a post I had on Craigs List. We hit it off and he created some amazing boards for me for basically nothing with the notion that he would get future business from me in the future. Storyboards really give you the ability to have a guide to get your creative juices flowing in my opinion. I have them posted in my office and each day I can visualize my movie as we get closer to the start of shooting.

As a producer, I have always made my directors work with storyboards. It is a must a deal breaker. I want to see the vision the director has for his/her film. I learned early with a director who put together a great cast but had no vision for the film and it was almost a complete disaster.

my 2 copper pieces....