Story Boarding

Hello everyone! Today, I was tasked with storyboarding a two-minute scene from a movie or TV show. I really wanted to choose a scene that wouldn't be too difficult but still enough to challenge my skills. So, when considering what I should base my drawings on, I only had one scene in mind: the iconic Top Down fight scene from the most recent movie in its franchise, John Wick 4. 

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Above, I attached both a picture of the physical papers that I drew on, as well as a digital scan of my pages, in case the writing or the drawings were too difficult to see on their own.

Before I started, I only knew the basics of a storyboard: it was drawings created in the preproduction of a film showcasing how the final product should look so that the production crew could have a source of reference when filming. However, after creating one myself, I have learned much more, and found a new sense of respect for those out there who make these for a living.

With my beginner-level drawing skills, and considering the tiredness I felt after only drawing 12 shots, I can only imagine how much practice, effort, and dedication needed to create the large-scale storyboards used for entire movies!

Along with this, I believe that the most important part of a storyboard is getting your point across and showcasing the feel and sense you hope the final shot will achieve. Whether it is done through the drawing itself or the writing attached to it, it is one of the most critical aspects of the storyboard; without it, the production crew may be lost on how the scene should be portrayed during the actual filming.

I believe that the most challenging part of making a storyboard is showcasing the way you want the camera to move in the final product. I tried my best, by using rectangles to act as the frame, and arrows pointing out how the camera should me moving in the shot, but I think that there must be a better way at getting your point across.

In the end, looking back at the original scene that I attached below, I did pretty well for my first time creating a storyboard, and could even see myself taking a crack at making a storyboard another storyboard at a later date.