The storyboards of cult film director Akira Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa

A storyboard is of vital importance to prepare the shoot and thus have each of the shots that will go in those scenes so important in a movie. It is the guide for a director who has gone from the script to the visual language that he has to interpret in the best possible way.

Japanese director Akira Kurosawa is known for his special movies and also, ultimately, for his excellent technique in painting to make him an excellent illustrator. It is his storyboards that attract our attention because of their vividness and color.

One of those multidisciplinary artists who he is known for his cult films, but that in painting he also had great gifts as can be seen in his storyboards. A perfectionist man who could dedicate many hours to finally find the desired effect for each shot. Work was another of her gifts.

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It was characterized by approaching the actors to even force them to wear your characters' clothes for weeks to create an emotional bond with them. A film director with many faculties and certain peculiarities that are worthy of study for those who are an actor, director or are in some visual medium.

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But it is in his storyboards where stars in this post when painting them the same to imagine the locations, psychology of the characters, movements and how to capture them. And is that before being a film director study painting, so his storyboards are memorable.

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It is the same one who remembers how when he tried to create paintings, did not catch the public's attentionBut he did get this consideration when he started working on his films.

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As you can see in your illustrations go into the details, a great color and an action to help each other and be the perfect company to put together the final shoot.

Before leaving, I leave you one of the storyboards of the first episodes of Game of Thrones.


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