Penguin March 4th, 2008
cupids-chokehold-storyboards.pdf
That’s a sample of the storyboards we used for Cupid’s Chokehold.
As you can see, most of them are poorly drawn stick figures. The important things that you want to convey the angle, shot size, and any sort of movement that will be happening.
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Yesterday, I started shooting my new project: a music video for “Cupid’s Chokehold” by Gym Class Heroes. I had spent most of the week (off and on) storyboarding the shots. This is a little different than storyboarding a short because there are certain beats with the music that you want to try and align. Since I have so little experience, it’s hard to say how long I want to linger on each shot.
Drawing out the storyboards helped me realize the non-linear structure to the story. It seemed apropos that I watched an interview with Quentin Tarantino after he did Pulp Fiction. The sound is a little out of sync, but there’s a wealth of information there.
One of the main take-aways that relates to this project is the idea of confusion. Tarantino’s right that if you watch Pulp, like really watch it, it’s not confusing at all. Even though it has a non-linear structure, the way that it’s put together makes sense and is probably the best way to tell the story. In a similar manner, I feel the same way about “Cupid’s Chokehold”.
I showed the storyboards to Ninja and she agreed. There were points where it jumped a bit, but if I told the story straight, it would’ve been boring.
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