So what is Visual Development and storyboarding for a movie like and is there a difference between the two?
Storyboard
Storyboarding, as all of us in the animation industry know is the visual scripting of a film which precedes actual production. It gives a sense of the timing, narrative and the pace. It has since long been used in the creation of live-action films as well. GONE WITH THE WIND was infact shot frame by frame according to the storyboards drawn by William Cameron Menzies.
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Many of the great directors have used storyboards to great effect in planning and developing their visions. It is slowly catching on in India too. Though it is primarily restricted to planning VFX sequences here.
Visual Development
Visual Development includes the storyboarding but is much more than that. It starts with the script in exploring all the visual aspects of the film including the overall scale and canvas of the story, time and era of the film, mood of the settings, the look of the characters, right into the tone and drama of each scene. It assists all departments in the process in seeing and understanding the vision for the film.
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All Production images courtesy Vinod Chopra Films. Production stills shot by Joy Dutta.
Some photographs courtesy Chetan Sharma. Production Diaries material (c) Animagic Special Effects Pvt. Ltd.
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