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.
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.
Story Beats-Act 3
On 04, Mar 2011 | No Comments | In Story Boards | By Steve Leeper
This is the third and last installment of the story beats. Brother Thomas wakes up in a field and finds that once again he is late for work AFTER blowing off the entire day before. With great trepidation he makes his way past the august aisle of statues, up the stairs, and into the scriptorium….
You probably can’t tell from the beats exactly what happens next but you’ll just have to wait until I can board it. In the meantime enjoy the pictures and the next time I post it will be with a first draft of the storyboards from the first act.
Click on the images to see the full page.
Story Beats-act 1
On 04, Feb 2011 | One Comment | In Story Boards | By Steve Leeper
I’m coming to realize that I can’t simultaneously post finished images AND move the Br. Thomas project forward (not while having a family-life and keeping my day-job). So for the time being this blog becomes a forum for posting works in progress.
Here’ a page of rough beats for the first act. This hits the major story points and starts to give some sense of cinematography and pacing to the piece. I can’t wait to start refining these images and start filling in what happens between the beats.
Click on the images to see the full page.
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