The Process of my Storyboard

Today, I began constructing my own individual part of the group's storyboard. Initially, in previous lessons we devised a detailed outline of the sequence & highlighted sections assigning segments to individual people.

I went home and found myself a template online that I could utilise for this project. Here was the template I concluded on using, as I felt I could write underneath the images elaborating on the action / emotion of the character in question as well as the scene and filming techniques and terminology. It also became apparent that I could print a version of this template, to draw illustrations on. 

I then began printing multiple copies of the storyboard template, ensuring that I had enough to complete the assignment / if I horribly went wrong within the drawing aspect of my illustrations as I noted my drawing skills weren't particularly amazing. 

I then began the initial drawing process. I began by reading and acknowledging my segment of the fully updated outline, to establish exactly what I needed to be illustrating. Taking into consideration all elements of mise-en-scene, to ensure a realistic interpretation would be made. I then fully began the drawing process, by making my first illustration. 

I decided that 'stick figures' would be most effective for me. As I previously mentioned, drawing isn't my strongest speciality. I took elements of costume into consideration, including scenery however no clear explanation or product exuding narrative. This is when I decided to utilise the drawing section of the template, to further emphasise narrative and elaborate on what's actually occurring. 

The process of making these individual illustrations was therapeutic to me, as I watched a video and treated the assignment as an opportunity to 'wind down' and relax. I ensured to continue referring to the document exclaiming my section of the outline, to further amplify detail within my illustrations that conveyed an accurate yet niche representation. 

This image shows progress, as I made it to four complete sections fit with a brief outline to elaborate upon narrative underneath the illustrations. At this point within the process, I was beginning to understand what the full storyboard would look like once each individual within my group had completed their segment. 

I also began gaging an understanding of what our opening sequence would look like & the overall result and I was very happy with the possibility of what we could achieve. 

To conclude, I enjoyed the process of making my storyboard. I felt I was happy with the outcome, whilst enjoying the process a lot more than I thought I would. I think the finished storyboard will look fabulous and I'm excited in furthering our opening sequence alongside further development.