Issues with the story board (3/4/2014)

* Fantastic news! My partner spoke to John Tams last Friday and, not only got full rights to the theme of 'Sharpe' which we are updating, but John said he would look at the script and consider accepting the role of narrator for the start of the story reel! This is great news as, not only would this make our piece seem more professional, but it would also be a nod to the writer of the song we are adapting.

My partner was also good enough to spell check this sent script as unfortunately I didn't find the time to do so myself. Therefore, I hope this doesn't put him off our piece, especially since I am an aspiring writer.

* Recently the company 'Bioware' uploaded an interesting voice acting video. Therefore, I decided to share it with my partner to get inspiration for when we perform.

* Speaking of performing, I realised that due to the holidays we will not be able to record our lines as intended on the 21st. Therefore, we rearranged it for the 28th. 

* I then spent the rest of the session carrying on with the story board I have been working on. Although I realised that my first three pages (18 pictures) were too detailed for simple idea generation. Therefore, I made sure to do the rest as simple stick figures so as not to waste time and leave more time and effort for the story reel, especially since the coloured in story boards I had done didn't look all that bad.

I plan to eventually post our story board on the lecture room wall, so as to show more of our creative process.

* Looking over the amount of frames needed for just the story board alone (114 to be precise), I reassured myself that actually story reels tend to be only black and white. Therefore, I will give our story reel as much detail as possible using just monochrome. The space scenes however, may have to be more colourful due to the black backgrounds, but we shall see as the process goes along. 

* Having shown the lecturer my story board so far, he recommended that I research camera angles as so far not all the shots have these descriptions. Also add some simple expressions on the characters so as to get across what we want more. Finally, when I actually print these off and display them we should write notes on them, thus showing our creative process. These notes can include extended times or the need for new shots if say one lingers for too long.

Granted, the lecturer was concerned that the stick figures were almost too simple. However, I explained that I did this so as to not over shadow the final project which is the main focus for me and Ed, or use up valuable time. After all, the story board is merely there for just a visual reference and  for generating ideas.

* Whilst researching camera angles, I was able to find the following useful image, therefore I plan to add its example descriptions to my story board.

* Over the Easter holiday we will need to make a list of all the things we need for the summer show, as the planners have to plan the room out in advance and make sure everyone has the resources they need.

I also aim to try and draw between 3-6 images a day over the holiday, so as to avoid burning myself out from drawing too much whilst aiming to get as many of the images needed before I return.

Harvard Referencing: 

• Bioware (2014) The Art of Voiceover with Brian Bloom and Claudia Black. [Online Video] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVtUTRnlDBE (Accessed: 3/4/2014).
• Zakarias, C (2012) Manufacturing Perspective: Camera Shots and Angles. [Online Image] Available at: http://blogs.swa-jkt.com/swa/10318/tag/camera-angles/ (Accessed: 3/4/2014).