X-Men (Storyboard 1)
John says: "This is my favorite of the scenes I boarded for X-Men . It does a great job of setting up how much stronger Sabertooth is than Logan. You always want to have your hero as much the underdog as possible. And frame 17 of course uses foreground and background as well as motion to an extreme I find very pleasurable."
The Crazies
John says: "Here's a terrifying scene from Breck Eisner's The Crazies . The heroes are trapped in a car going through a car wash. One of them is looking out the broken rear window of their car when one of the 'crazies' pops his head into frame from the roof and loops a hose around her neck. The car takes off and... crack!
Breck did a great job of not letting the picture turn into 'just another zombie movie'. He was rewarded by both the critics and the box office."
3: 10 To Yuma (Storyboard 2)
John says: "I love these shots because they juxtapose extremes of tight and wide. The vastness of the old west, against the penetrating stare of Ben Wade (Russell Crowe). Jim Mangold's a great director with a particular gift for actors and here he's setting up the shots to let Crowe reveal Wade's character."
The Green Hornet (Storyboard 1)
John says: " The Green Hornet was a dream project for lots of reasons. Foremost was the opportunity to work with Michel Gondry, one of the most creative individuals I've ever worked with.
He's a fountain of ideas that never shuts off. Then there's the fact that storyboard artists (like comic book artists) love drawing guys in masks with cool gizmos like the Hornet's gas gun."
The Green Hornet (Storyboard 5)
John says: "The Black Beauty blowing holes in walls and driving through... If you live in Los Angeles (as with any big city these days) you've dreamed of having a car that can do this.
I've left out a number of my favorite sequences because I don't want them to act as spoilers. Also, I should say that although I've included only big action scenes, there's much more to this film than that! You'll see."
Made Of Honour
John says: "Here's another staple of the storyboard artist; the slapstick comedy scene. Patrick Dempsey goes over that horse and right through the doors of the church.
I drew this sequence in the hallowed halls of Sony Studios (the old MGM studios) using locations photos of the church in Scotland where the scene was filmed."
The Million Dollar Hotel
John says: "This is the opening scene, which also repeats at the films end. It was shot on the roof of an old hotel fallen on evil times in downtown Los Angeles' skid row.
I got a chance to work on it with director Wim Wenders, one of my favorite filmmakers and a long time hero of mine. What a thrill!"
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