DC Comics is the name of a company that produce comics like Superman and Batman. Now, I suppose you are asking yourself "This has nothing to do with Movie Production, so why are you talking about it?" Well, the answer is, surprisingly, it has a lot to do with Movie Production. In this post I spoke about the importance of storyboarding. Well, if you have a look these types of comics you will notice that they are a very good example of a storyboard with loads of detail.
Have a look at the picture above, for example. You will, I'm sure, notice that each picture is a change of scene, angle and frame. Also, there is 'sound and movement' in the drawings. This has been shown with a 'pop' in the third picture and in the fourth picture there is 'punch' picture around Superman's hand. This gives the comic 'sound' to reader. You will also notice in all the pictures, the artist has drawn black lines behind the person who is moving, This tells the reader that it is a fast movement or (as in the first picture) a punch up! These lines help to prepare the camera man for some fast-moving action.
Below are some more examples of comics which can be used as a storyboard.
Although not as much detail as the Superman comic, this comic does show some emotion.
This Batman comic strip shows a wonderful use of framing. We can see many different frames including close-ups, mid-shots and wide shots.
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