Have you ever paid for professional storyboards of your script?
I'm getting some done for my crowdfunding campaign (https://greenlit.com/project/night-asylum), and it's cool to see what another person makes of your scenes! A great way of seeing if the action matches up with what's in your head, and can give you some more ideas.
Well worth checking out!
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I haven't paid for professional storyboards for my scripts, Lyndon Booth, but I've thought about doing it. I might do my own storyboard for my next script.
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Nah. Never for specs. the key is your definition of "professional storyboards." The ones I have seen and remember in my postproduction days were highly detailed, down to camera positions and camera lenses to use. (100% positive the writers didnt pay, or were asked)
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Lyndon Booth - great idea! Have you found that the interpretation of your material is matching the storyboard?
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Don't make the same mistake I did - Commissioning somebody to create poster art, only for them to take the money and hand over an artificial MidJourney render.
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Shellie Schmals Mostly, yes! I wasn't imagining them to be strung up quite so high, but it looks cooler and it something I might keep haha
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Mason, was that on FIverr? I did get a poster done on there for cheap, and it was... OK. But you get what you pay for! I have my eye on a great artist but he's quoting $800, which... I would love to be able to pay that right now haha. But good art ain't cheap!
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Sometimes the most clever descriptive screenwriting won't do it. In that case they may like your storyboards more than your screenplay and they will see what you see. Depends a lot on the world or character you are making. At least that's what I heard. However make your own or with friend. Doesn't matter how crude they are. Use microsoft PowerPoint with templates & s-pen. If they are like stick figure bad maybe pay a little to enhance.
This also may depend on who you are "pitching" to or who you want to make your movie.
It just "pitching" with props.
If they like the "pitch" they'll make it better
At least that's what I herd. Oops, heard.