Storyboard- Pirates!

 

I have finally finished my first long-ish storyboard. When I was creating the storyboard I researched various shot styles such as establishing shots (establish the location) and long, medium and close up shots. What I also found was a much quicker and easier way of creating a storyboard thanks to my wonderful Arrietty DVD from Studio Ghibli. After I had watched the film and went back and watched the alternative angle storyboards, I noticed in some frames they had very little background detail, if any when portraying the story. If it was the same shot, they only put all the detail into the first frame of that shot then in the following frames they just focused on the character movement and

expression.

 

 

 

Look at the right hand page and how the final shot in that sequence contains only Sho (the boy).

 

 

 

 

And again on both pages, detail that is repeated isn't added in following frames.

 

 

So, taking inspiration from this, I did the same with my storyboard.

Love the monkey!

Storyboard editing.

I've started doing the storyboard sequence and already I've found I've needed to dismiss shots because of the camera's location in the scene.

Below is the original pencil sketch I did to depict the ship sailing away from the burning town. Although the shot establishes the town and the fact that the ship has come from it which in turn leads us to suggest it may have been the cause of the fire, we do not get a sense of the ship's power. The camera tilts slightly down over the deck which gives the illusion the ship is vulnerable and small.

 

The shot below is a better portrayal of the ship's grandeur and power in the waters. This is a pirate script and I need to show the unyielding resistance to the law through the weapon they use to create violence (in this case, the Ship). 

Despatched

This is my miniature storyboard to show two characters meeting, one moving at a faster pace than the other. It had to be between 7 and 20 frames long but they had to have interesting compositions so if it was to turn into an animation the audience wouldn't get bored with the sequence.
After watching the Waltz of Bashir earlier today, I was influenced to create a story sequence about a war. The sequence is set in World War 1, I studied it at History GCSE and the war is quite personal to me as well because my Great Grandad was a Despatch Rider. I feel these riders don't get the recognition they deserve because they had a very dangerous job, riding over 'No Man's Land' dodging shells, gunfire etc to deliver their messages. It's also where my love for horses comes from. This is in his memory.

Below is photographic reference (and proof that I'm not lying!). This is my Great Grandad in World War 1.