Zack Snyder, Director of Dawn of the Dead, 300, and the Upcoming Watchmen, recently posted a very interesting post over on the Watchmen blog, talking about how important Storyboards are to him.

 I know that we've gotten a lot of questions about storyboards in the past, so I thought this would be a great opportunity to post some advice from a real pro, on how he utilizes them.

 "Storyboards play a vital part in my process long before I start sharing them with my team. I’ve always storyboarded my commercials and movies. It is a key part of my process for envisioning the entire film from beginning to end. In addition to using that drawing time to figure out blocking and action, it is also when I can begin to get a sense of whether the dialog and pacing are working. As you can see from these frames, my storyboards aren’t necessarily super-finished art pieces on their own. I often find that the frames that get the most detail are the ones where I’m stalling - thinking of the next shots. In contrast, if I already have a sequence sorted out in my head, the boards tend to be much sketchier. In the past, once I had completed my sketches, I would have a clean up pass done by an artist."

Finish reading about it, and check out some great storyboard panels HERE.