Initial Storyboard

Initial Storyboard - #14

To know which events may occur in the film, I need a storyboard that is organized to help me create a mind map. I plan to also use it as a basic layout for my idea. Before I go ahead with a final copy of a storyboard, I came up with this quickly brainstormed one that has all of the basic parts.

For a better understanding of what is happening, the first part opens with an establishing shot of the two bullies who are attacking the victim. The second box shows the two who had overcome their victim and now are talking down upon him. The third shows the car as it drives off. The fourth shows an over-the-shoulder of the protagonist looking at a garage. The fifth shows the protagonist training with his mentor, and the sixth shows his mentor giving a talk to him.

What would I change or add to this initial storyboard?

Because I brainstormed this very quickly, I didn't leave myself much time to visualize more than 6 parts. For the next one I do, I will spend more time to visualize. I will also add dialogue bubbles, as there will be some parts that include dialogue. As well as adding extra boxes and dialogue, I will try to add more detail to the pictures themselves, to make it easier to tell what is going on. Overall, this was a short-term success that I needed at the moment, but to push my final project even further, improvements are needed.

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