A storyboard is a graphical representation of a film or an animation, displayed in sequence to pre visualize how the script would translate on screen. Storyboards are more handy when the script has a lot of complex visual elements like vfx, choreography, long takes, etc. It can help the director plan the construction of the set, lighting or even camera angles. However, there are directors who do not use storyboards but rather take decisions on the day of shoot, based on their discussions with the actors and crew members. Thanks to DGA Quarterly, we have listed out 10 storyboards of directors who mapped out their scenes onto such cool looking drawings. -NWP
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Director: Frances Ford Coppola
Storyboard Artist: Dean Tavoularis
The Sound of Music (1965)
Director: Robert Wise
Storyboard Artist: Maurice Zuberano
Taxi Driver (1976)
Director/Storyboard Artist: Martin Scorsese
Inception (2010)
Director: Christopher Nolan
Storyboard Artist: Gabriel Hardman
Aliens (1986)
Director: James Cameron
Storyboard Artists: Roger Dear, Maciek Piotrowski, Denis Rich
Gone with the Wind (1939)
Director: Victor Fleming
Storyboard Artist: William Cameron Menzies
Psycho (1960)
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Storyboard Artist: Saul Bass
Jaws (1975)
Director: Steven Spielberg
Storyboard Artist: Joe Alves
Star Wars (1977)
Director: George Lucas
Storyboard Artist: Joe Johnston
Spiderman 2 (2004)
Director: Sam Raimi
Storyboard Artist: Chris Buchinsky
