Week 1: Mini Class Activity:

A one-panel storyboard of a guy running late for a job interview.

In-Class Assignment:

Our group chose the prompts: Alice in Wonderland with a teenage, psychedelic and modern twist to it. We attempted to make the mood board as trippy as possible which resembles drug abuse and addictions. The colours are sharp and eye-straining that hints-”We’re all MAD here!”

Making a 20-panel Storyboard

Looking through various types of mind-boggling composition and cinematography in well-known films in week 1, it dawned on me that camera positioning is of paramount importance when you aim to tell a compelling tale. Choosing a specific angle to shoot a scene would be difficult for me when I am quite a picky person. How do you know what exactly is right or wrong? However, I reflected upon the informative lesson. I am pleased to have been taught that a change in composition could lead to a dramatic shift in atmospheric mood or character emotions. I also agree with the fact that when we create multi-panel storyboards, it is noteworthy to keep the drawings or characters concise and precise, so that we save time. To put together a good storyboard, one has to be artful in managing all of the rules and aspects of storyboarding! What a challenge!

Week 2: In-Class Observational Drawing

Textures

Contour Drawing of an Object

Contour Drawing of My Hand

This was a very interesting exercise. It pushed my brain to unite my hand and eyes together. It was so tempting to look at the paper while drawing! I think it was genuinely quite fun to look at what you have drawn after you are done. It always felt like a mini surprise for me and I get to have a good laugh at my own work in an easygoing way.

Location Drawings

In the end, I chose the sketch of a mother and daughter drawing together as the subject for my 3-panel storyboard.

Final: 3-Panel Storyboard

A three-panel narrative about a daughter and mother who spend their quarantine time sketching together. The two envision themselves on a lovely beach, enjoying themselves as if they were on vacation. “If it can’t happen, why don’t we try imagining?” the short narrative suggests. The drawings they sketched “came to life,” and they end up having fun on their pretend-trip.