Storyboard References: Wall.E

Okay, so yes I'm looking at Disney Pixar, again, I know. But in my defence Wall.E is an amazingly created film. They made the majority of the film with next to NO DIALOGUE! And you still fully understand the characters despite them not even being human. It's all the expressions (I'll ramble about this in the appropriate blog). Anyway because I'm such a big fan and I'm obsessed with this film just as much as I am with Brave, I really wanted to share the storyboards with you all because they are just beautiful.

For a start I really love the way the artists have used colour on specific aspects of the storyboard in order to point out that that part is important. I also feel that by doing this it helps to tell the story a little better, as you can see exactly what is going on within the scene. It helps to draw attention to the characters behaviour too, making it clear about the character is expected to do. This is definitely something I should try the next time I create a storyboard rather than using full colour, as it may make the action within that scene a lot clearer for others to see. 

Secondly, I just love the detail put into some of these drawings. They are so BEAUTIFUL. Just by looking at the drawings I fall in love with the character of Wall.E because they manage to capture his personality through one drawing by using exaggerated expressions. Again there is only selective parts that are coloured and again I feel that is to draw attention to those areas of the drawing and to make it clear that those parts are important. Maybe this is something I should consider if I ever do a detailed storyboard, as it will give whoever is reading from it an idea of the mood of the scene and the mood of the character.

Thirdly, I love the energy the storyboard has, the way it captures the movement. This has meant that camera directions are very rarely used within the storyboard drawings, which is another thing I really like because it makes the storyboards a piece of work in their own right. There is so much life and energy within these storyboards that I feel it tells the story so clearly and wonderfully. They paint a very clear path for someone to follow, as well as giving them a clear sense of the characters personality, which I feel is very hard to achieve, as a storyboard usually focuses upon the events of the story rather than the characters. Last point, I also really love the range of media used within these storyboards, they aren't all pencil or charcoal, they are a wide and varying mix, which I also feel I should explore and experiment with.

Overall, these storyboards aren't just beautifully developed and tell the story in a clear yet awe inspiring way, but they have made me realise that they are extremely important in terms of getting your ideas across to someone else and it is important that they tell the story as closely as you vision it. I really hope one day that I can create a storyboard anywhere near as good as this because put simply. THIS. IS. AMAZING.