I have been thinking more about my working process, and was pleased to see a comment on one of my last post from animator Michael Sporn himself.

For me, one hang-up has always been the feeling that I need to have a script in hand to finish a comic book story. But I was reminded by this post by Mr. Sporn about how a project is an organic creation and that no script alone is enough. But in the name of perfectionism I sometime don’t trust my instincts.

For comic books, words can tell more detail and can do more, but pictures are more specific. Visual page real estate is more valuable.

- Then there are the type of storyboards which are more comfortable to me. These are more alive and flexible. The closer they are to what will be the final film, the better it is for the film and the director. But it has to be expected that there will be changes even in the best board. I like to see layouts grow beyond the storyboard; animation grow beyond the layouts, and even the coloring/compositing add to the animation. It’s all about making a successful film you’ll be proud of.

It seems Michael will be bloging lots of inspiring information on his process, so it might be a good idea to set your RSS feed to catch it all. He also has added a page for there on-going feature project POE.

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