Story Boards Thread

The site below is going to be showcasing story boards from people's private collections, but figured other story boards are surfacing all over, so why not have a thread on the subject.

http://starwarsstoryboards.wordpress.com/

This site hosts a collection of original artwork that was created for the production of the Star Wars movies.

A lot of this art was created based on early script drafts and it gives a great insight on how certain shots and scenes were designed, created, and how the movies evolved during the production process. Not only do these production materials offer a great and unique insight in the movies and their making, with many previously unpublished, they are amazing relics with few in private collections.

All artwork in this site comes from private collections.  If you have anything that you would like to share on this site please contact us.

Enjoy!

Great site, takes the story board, explains it's location in the film, relevant scrip, expands with shots from the film and adds extra relevant material on top.

But feel free to post any storyboards, any film, or link to posts or blogs on the subject.

^ One of the coolest avatars on the website.

http://io9.com/5864056/unseen-empire-strikes-back-storyboards-detailing-the-battle-of-hoth/

The art in this gallery is courtesy of the collection of Guy Van Gompel

Odd there's no text on them, but many of the Hoth shots are prevized in these pics.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPo4UEh5TXU

TPM podrace sequence - storyboards set to movie audio

slightly off topic:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fA0v-R9GLKs

one of the recent Spike TV commercials with storyboards

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ivor-Beddoes-Storyboard-STAR-WARS-EMPIRE-STRIKES-BACK-/380283597630?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item588aab333e#ht_500wt_1363

The Star Wars Storyboards: The Prequel Trilogy book came out last week:

http://www.abramsbooks.com/Books/Star_Wars_Storyboards-9781419707728.html

So far it's great. (part way thru TPM)  The illustrations are amazing and there are good insights here and there and for fans of the process which went into these films, there are plenty of cut material or alternative interpretations. 

For example in the introduction, Rinzler mentions how the script once had the names of Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon flipped so that at the end of the film, Qui-Gon would have taken on Obi-Wan's name.  But with the parallel's to the Queen's alter-ego this was reconsidered.

Many of the artists provided blurbs which help explain a side of the storyboards which they don't display.  Jar-Jar is more highly animated and the artists explain why that initial direction was given and then how the reality of on screen creation, took some of those characteristics away.  The insights on Jar-Jar for me provide the fodder for a TPM SE where Jar-Jar could be re-imagined as Mos Eisley was in the SE.  The prequel generation will probably have the cgi tools to fan edit the early Jar-Jar.

Surprisingly the AotC Mace-Reek fight which leaked when they were filming is not included.  Have a feeling that many prequel storyboards (which aren't final film scenes) are in the hands of collectors.  At the last Celebration there was a set of many, 30 pages or so, of quick ideas for the AotC final battle.  Single page, short sequences where the artists were given the ability to propose anything.  Those are not in this book either.  Rinzler explains that much of AotC and RotS wasn't storyboards as pre-viz techniques started to take priority in the conceptualization process.

Great to read more of the thoughts of the people involved in the making of the films.  Rinzler guides you through but the people who did the work are given the chance to speak and that's great.

Plus the artistry to so great.  If you can get lost in line work, this is your kind of book.  Each artists has their own style and with all these boards presented i'm sure someone will figure out some new insights.

Old article:

http://starwarsblog.starwars.com/index.php/2012/10/18/star-wars-storyboards%E2%80%94the-prequels-book-announced/