Hero's Journey
Assignment: You will draw a storyboard for a “hero’s journey” narrative that you create. You should plan your brief narrative to be between 3-4.5 minutes. Your storyboards should be well thought out ahead of time and show the progression of your story.
Make sure you consider each shot carefully as every new camera angle requires a new drawing. If you need to show camera motions (panning, tilting, etc) show these motions by using arrows indicating where the camera would move. The drawing should be fairly detailed as they will show all of the shots (the “composition” of the frame) and angles from the 3 - 4.5 minute film.
Thing to remember before you get started:
Before starting your story, plan ahead. Recall, the format for a standard “hero’s journey”—introduction, rising action, and climax. With a short 3-4 minute segment, roughly 60 seconds to introduce the character/setting and set up the conflict. Then spend 60-90 seconds on developing your story through your character meeting friends/enemies and testing your character. Finally, that leaves 60 seconds for a climax with some sort of resolve.
Finally, make sure the genre of your film is clearly shown throughout the story. Consider the setting and time period and how these two elements will be shown early in the film. Think about the different movie genres and pick one for your film. Make sure the elements of that chosen genre appear in your film.
Draw the characters as best as you can and don’t worry about you artistic skills—rather focus on the composition of the frame, the camera angle. Use the shot spaces under the blank squares to write in the framing: CU, ELS, etc.
Assignment: You will draw a storyboard for a “hero’s journey” narrative that you create. You should plan your brief narrative to be between 3-4.5 minutes. Your storyboards should be well thought out ahead of time and show the progression of your story.
Make sure you consider each shot carefully as every new camera angle requires a new drawing. If you need to show camera motions (panning, tilting, etc) show these motions by using arrows indicating where the camera would move. The drawing should be fairly detailed as they will show all of the shots (the “composition” of the frame) and angles from the 3 - 4.5 minute film.
Thing to remember before you get started:
Before starting your story, plan ahead. Recall, the format for a standard “hero’s journey”—introduction, rising action, and climax. With a short 3-4 minute segment, roughly 60 seconds to introduce the character/setting and set up the conflict. Then spend 60-90 seconds on developing your story through your character meeting friends/enemies and testing your character. Finally, that leaves 60 seconds for a climax with some sort of resolve.
Finally, make sure the genre of your film is clearly shown throughout the story. Consider the setting and time period and how these two elements will be shown early in the film. Think about the different movie genres and pick one for your film. Make sure the elements of that chosen genre appear in your film.
Draw the characters as best as you can and don’t worry about you artistic skills—rather focus on the composition of the frame, the camera angle. Use the shot spaces under the blank squares to write in the framing: CU, ELS, etc.
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