Gene
Short Film
Short Film
Giant Leap Productions
Dir. Nicholas Marc Padley
Dir. Nicholas Marc Padley
Gene is a short thriller written and directed by Nicholas Marc Padley, based on a short story by Emma Wise, who also stars in the film.
As well as producing Storyboards, I also did an early poster for the film, digitally painted using photography of the two leads as reference.
Both the poster and a sample of Storyboard to screen comparisons are presented below, featuring some of the Storyboard panels I produced and their corresponding shots from the final film.
It's always interesting to see how the boards match-up to what's on screen. Whether they are faithfully realized or differ slightly (or even completely), it shows the importance and function of a Storyboard. In fact, when the film differs from the Storyboard, for example in shot composition or even camera placement, it shows how much freedom a Storyboard grants the Director, the Director of Photography and the wider crew.
WARNING
The images displayed below contain elements of violence and horror
The images displayed below contain elements of violence and horror