NOW IN COLOR -update-

[Dan Milligan]

Originally posted as quickie storyboard frames. I've started to knock off some color key frames


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

Original frames


http://homepage.mac.com/danmilligan/.Pictures/concept%20images/AB01.jpg

Peace
Dan

[Sketch]

Damn, that's some freakin awesome storyboarding work! I love the energy and the way that you rendered it. Just plain awesome!

[Android]

lots of the story boards i see just get the information across to the rest of production.

your boards give the director and the supporting art dept. something amazing to strive for.

they are great.

aj

[bRyaN]

Originally posted by Sketch
Damn, that's some freakin awesome storyboarding work! I love the energy and the way that you rendered it. Just plain awesome!

My sentiments exactly....i can feel the motion of the images...

[wassermelone]

Beautiful... just beautiful.

What a great day... a Manley post and a Milligan post!
Are you at liberty to say what these are for?

-toasty =)

[NOOSE]

the color pic is WICKED!..totalty a cold and harsh enviroment!
and you nailed the tention!

[Dan Milligan]

Thank you gents,

toast- There for a film (I think made for T.V.) Budget 8 million. It's about the sinking of the "Ocean Ranger" oil rig off the east coast.

Dan

[tyboogie]

yummy pic dan

maybe some spraying water and seafoam to drive the point home?

[Ant4d]

wow wow. these are too good. so much energy.
and I love the color version.

[Erik]

Exceptional.

Are there any more of these to be seen? How does your process in storyboarding go? Do you have a script for it and how much freedom do you have, do you discuss the pics in the process when working with the director or other people?

I'm interesting because my job now involves working on making cutscenes for a game and would like to know more about the way that process is done.

Thnx!

[Dan Milligan]

Hey Erik,

I normally sit down with a director and we work out the scene shot for shot. I do quick thumbnails just to make sure I understand the directors idea, lensing,composition etc. Sometimes I can take a breif over the phone. This takes a certain amount of familiarity. And occasionally a director will send me a written shotlist. In both cases I do some quick sketches and send them off for approval before tightening them up. Every job is different. Sometimes I'm given alot of creative input and other times I'm just a wrist.

Hope this helps

I'll post some more as the project progresses.

Peace
Dan

[Joachim]

very nice storyboards ! You are a real pro on this stuff -as you probably know :)
Nice coloring as well, it seems like you have a very efficiant and quick technique that allows you to paint your storyboards quick and efficiant. THough, somethimes i'd love if you didn't go so dark in shadows, there's some places I'd love to see more, like for instance the background on this one behind the characters, which seem to be a big machine(oil rig?) or someting but on the colored version for me on my screen atleast it becomes more like some dark colors just to fill the area behind the people, while I'd love to see more of it.
but it might just be that you work on mac I've experienced before that gives different contrasts that a pc screen.

[kapturowski]

You sure manage to create drama in your pics, these are great :) .

I've recently ventured into the world of storyboading myself and is struggling to keep up the speed required so I'm wondering, how much time did you spend on the b/w ones?

-Adam

[Dan Milligan]

hey Joachim- Thanks for nice comments. I have to agree with you, It is very dark. Sometimes i try to deliver a "filmic"quality, more about mood than detail. But it does have some visual drawbacks. Thanks again

kap- using a big brush allow me to create a mood and image quickly.. about 15 mins each. It's all about gesture. I think I've said this before but it bares repeating. When it comes to storyboarding,"get fast then get good."

Dan