Storyboarding

I'm in the process of colourizing, and finding a good balance between:

- interesting narration (that incorporates many smaller narrative questions and answers, which accumulate and lead up to the final message of the film)

- eliminating confusing or ambiguous visualizations and plot twists (that would detract from viewer interest and understanding)

- finding a way to visually unify the various scales (and rendering styles) used in the mini story arcs (i.e. the intro [zoom in] from the organism down to a cellular scale, the more 'schematic' gene rearrangement segment, the tissue/cellular level visualization of bursal follicles, another schematic approach in gene conversion, and the final zoom out showing the repercussions/happy ending of the creation of a diverse b-cell repertoire) ... but at the same time use a variety of scene compositions and dynamic shots

- keep everything as scientifically accurate as possible (--> choosing words carefully in the script)

- prioritize time logically: i.e. don't go into too much detail in one topic, and neglect another..

- in a similar vein: I'm looking forward to finding creative solutions, outside of rendering everything in 3D, to depict some of these processes (I think a lot of the cellular and tissue landscapes will be done in maya, and the molecular segments may be done using an AfterEffects, animatic approach, and I may also use live action footage if there isn't time to render a chick)

Colour Palette Sketches (These will be a bit less saturated, and used sparingly with a much more glossy, ivory/white dominated theme):

Intro Sketches

A meeting with Alberto Martin today about the mechanism of gene conversion was very helpful, though I think the take-home message is that animating the process in great detail might be beyond the scope of this project.

Preproduction class: very interesting concepts about how to tell [non-fiction] stories, in modular, mini story arcs with their own intros, body, conflicts and conclusions.


I like how applying photographic lens effects to storyboard sketches works!
Now, to watch classic movies with creative camera shots.. and old disney movies for colour, and plot device inspirations..

A hatchery is revealed with the sunrise.




One chick embryo is at its 12th day of development.




Its bones and developing liver, kidney, and spleen are sites of active hematopoeisis.




Stem cells are dividing and differentiating into immature B Cells.




Meanwhile, something curious is happening to their DNA..