Story Board

I had a great time sketching out the story board for our short film.  Of course, by sketch, I really mean draw stick figures: girls with long hair and traingle bodies, boys with short hair and just stick abdomens.  Sometimes I wish that I was more artistic so that for these types of projects, I could do something phenomenal.  But then I remember that I am a perfectionist when comes to things that I am good at and if I had any ability to make a sketch look nice, I would've spent hours making each one perfect. I suppose I am thankful that when it comes to drawing, I can accept much much less than mediocre.

I think that this was a great project to do for a short story.  It forces to find the expression and meaning in each line, which lines might give more clues to the characters personalities and background.  Short stories can be hard to understand because there isn't much character development and their personalities aren't as clear.  But if drawings are required, then the students can get a little under the surface and bring out the descriptions that are hiding within the symbolism.  We are required to actually film our shots, which I think is a great way to use transmediation, but honestly, the drawings were enough to make this short story come alive for me.  My group read "Where have you been, where are you going," and I really disliked it at first.  It was just about some girl who likes to wash to her hair and gets stalked by a really really creepy guy.  But when I started to draw it, the emotions became more significant.