Brother Thomas Film
Storyboards-Day of Epiphany (Part 2)
On 18, Nov 2011 | 3 Comments | In Story Boards | By Steve Leeper
Finally the moment the story has been building to. Br. Thomas finds himself face to face with the Dragonfly. . . one by one the animals join him. A moment of flurry and the Dragonfly leads them all in a celebratory romp through the hills.
The image of Thomas releasing the Dragonfly is the first picture that showed up in my head before there was ever a story to accompany it. If you’ll notice it’s the moment captured in the makette I sculpted years ago.
If you click on the 4 panel image you can see the entire story sequence.
Baby Birds-Image Sequence
On 17, Nov 2011 | 2 Comments | In Story Boards | By Steve Leeper
One of the nice things about boarding a story you wrote almost a decade ago are the surprises that turn up. This is a sequence of images I hadn’t anticipated. They make me smile.
Storyboards-Day of Epiphany (Part 1)
On 14, Nov 2011 | No Comments | In Story Boards | By Steve Leeper
If you click on the 8 panel image you can see the entire story sequence.
This scene marks the beginning of Brother Thomas’ day of epiphany as the dragonfly leads him further from the path and deeper into the wonders of the natural landscape. Shot after shot, image after image, Brother Thomas’ eyes are opened to new revelations at every turn. At this point his only response is to simply drink it all in.
I’m trying to capture a more playful version of that sense of awe that Thomas has as he enters the scriptorium. At the same time I want to play up the trickster role of the dragonfly teasing the animals in the same way that he was jesting with the Saints.
Casting Brother Thomas-Makette
On 13, Nov 2011 | 4 Comments | In Brother Thomas | By Steve Leeper
You probably recognize this little guy from my profile image. I thought I would post a series of turn-around photos of him before he officially goes under the knife. I’m hoping to pull a mold from him in the next few weeks which means he’s currently in parts getting ready for his operation. More photos of the process to come.
Act 2 Scene 1-Good Morning World!
On 27, Oct 2011 | One Comment | In Brother Thomas, Story Boards | By Steve Leeper
If you click on the 8 panel image you can see the entire story sequence.
Finally I’m posting another scene! The second act has been the least clear in my mind since I wrote the treatment over ten years ago. While the rest of the plot points were fairly well developed Act 2 was pretty much a note to myself that read “insert multiple epiphanies here”. Finally I’m getting to see what these epiphanies might look like and how each one can build into the next… but I’m getting ahead of myself. Those panels belong to the last two thirds of the act and are still pretty rough. With luck I’ll be posting them in a couple of weeks.
These panels are the beginning of the second act. The cock crows to announce a new day and Br. Thomas heads off to the cathedral with the best intentions of actually getting there. Only this morning, with his head full of distractions, it doesn’t take much coaxing from the Dragonfly to get him off the path and running through a field of wild flowers, with his new friends closely on his heels.
Storyboards-Inside the Scriptorim (Part 2)
On 20, Jul 2011 | 4 Comments | In Story Boards | By Steve Leeper
Here’s the second part of the Scriptorium sequence, which means I’m done with the first act!!…for now anyways. It will be a relief to get Thomas outside and focus more on story than atmosphere.
If you click on the 8 panel image you can see the entire story sequence.
Storyboards-Inside the Scriptorim (Part 1)
On 10, Jul 2011 | No Comments | In Story Boards | By Steve Leeper
Boarding the first act in the Scriptorium has been much more involved than I first anticipated. Mostly because the story slows down to take in a richness of atmosphere, introduce the characters and showcase certain details in the space. I’ve spent a lot of time working out lighting issues, exploring a graphic quality for the stained glass, and creating some depth for that atmospheric richness to play out in. It’s a long sequence so I’ve broken it into two separate postings.
I hope to have part 2 up by the end of the week!
If you click on the 8 panel image you can see the entire story sequence.
Short Sequence-Baby Coos
On 07, Jul 2011 | 2 Comments | In Story Boards | By Steve Leeper
Click on the image above to see full story panel.
This is another short sequence of panels that gives you a pretty good idea of how things pace out. This sequence is at the center of the scene where the dragonfly invades the sacred space of the scriptorium and toys with each of the glass characters. It seems that the infant Christ-child is the only one who really appreciates the joke.
Unexpected Visitor
On 07, Jul 2011 | No Comments | In Brother Thomas | By Steve Leeper
This is one of the storyboard panels that I got a little carried away with. I can’t help playing with foreground and background elements…and then there’s those light shafts that make everything look better.
Click on the detail above to see the full image.
Stained Glass Apostles
On 27, Jun 2011 | No Comments | In Brother Thomas | By Steve Leeper
Here’s a sequence of images that I’ve been working on. I find I’m doing more character design than actual storyboarding lately but I guess it all needs to get done at some point. These are the Apostles that flank the right side of the Madonna and Child. Eventually they will represent the specific apostles. They are far from being final but in general I’m liking the direction they’re headed.
Click on the detail below to see the full sequence.
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