NOW IN COLOUR It was a dark and stormy night...big image

[Dan Milligan]

Working on some key frames based opn lthe orginal quickies... here's one



Starting a new film project. These are some fast sketches (15 min. each) The director wanted to show the CG guys some visuals to get some feedback on logistics. Storm at sea, oil rig etc... Anyhow cranked these out on my new G4 t-book.
http://homepage.mac.com/danmilligan/.Pictures/concept%20images/AB01.jpgPianter 8

Danhttp://homepage.mac.com/danmilligan/.Pictures/concept%20images/keyframe01.jpg

[NOOSE]

wow those are realy good and for only 15 min! shows the action very well! easy to follow :)

[Sedone]

Nice! Well drawn and good compositions. I could see how splashes of color would help define some areas, and clarify what's going on, but only if it's called for, of course. I really like the cut from the third to fourth panels. You've got a lot more experience with storyboards than I do, so I'll leave it at that :D

[R_M]

15 min?! man you are slow...I can do them all in 15?!! :o

oh congrats on the TD! :D

[PriNcE oF SpAcE]

great pics.

what is a G4 T-book?

[tyboogie]

mmmmm tasty. love your storyboards man...post more if you can

oh also--how often do you do color comps for storyboards? and how many script illustrations do you usually do for a film?

I know that a storyboard artist has to be able to draw anything--but what if you have never drawn an oil rig. do you draw it a bunch to get familiar with it before you storyboard ....or do you just grab some reference and dive into the storyboard ?

[el coro]

these are great, dan. i'm envious of your storyboarding abilities. i like the sense of movement you give each frame.you da man.-c36

[Main Loop]

freakin tight.. all i gotta say

[liquidwerx]

Damn dude. Everything you do is sweet and these are no exception. :)


~M~

[Prometheus|ANJ]

Very cool, but it takes a couple of secs to 'read' them fully because of all the black and white strokes.

[Dan Milligan]

Thanks dudes,

As the project goes on I will tighten up some of the drawings, but for now it's pretty much run and shoot. These are just a few out of 30 or so.I getting briefed on a bunch more tomorrow. I agree some of them are hard to read right away.

-ty
Most of the time the frames remain black and white. Just because of the sheer volume. sometimes into the hundreds. Sometimes I'm asked to produce a "key frame", a drawing that depicts the mood and style of the scene. these can be a little more finished and detailed and in colour. I usually
grab some reference and dive right in. Storyboards are more about movement and lensing and mood than detail.

lesson 1 in storyboarding:

get fast then get good.


Thanks again everyone
I try to post more as the project moves forward.

Peace
Dan

prince- Apple G4 Titanium Powerbook (Laptop)

[deschamps]

Thanks for sharing those Dan. I am always so impressed by the great sense of motion and action you acheive in your drawings.

[mushuhaha]

awesome! it takes a lot of knowledge and craftsmanship to do good story boards, and these are excellent story boards. how is it like to work with directors and translate their exact visions?


thanks for sharing!

[Dan Milligan]

mushuhaha- I like working with film directors best.(*as aposed to an art director) Most directors are excellent communicators. That's their job. Its a great process- scenes that take weeks or months to produce on film can be worked out in an afternoon. That makes my day fast paced and full of energy.

Dan

*don't get me wrong, I like working with art directors as welll.