THE MAGIC LIES IN STORYTELLING

NextFive #9 : Insert coins

2012-02-15T15:35:00.002+01:00

Here's my entry to this week's NextFive exercise. You can view the original photo here, and our storyboarding blog here.

'Insert coins ? I just did !"

'Hey man, something's wrong with your machine !'

'That's because you put chocolate coins in it, you idiot.'

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Knight

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NextFive #8 : Prey & predator

2012-02-06T22:53:00.001+01:00

My entry to this week's NextFive exercise on our storyboarding blog 'Histoire vive'.

Here's the original photo (for the first shot).

Sketchbook excerpts

2012-02-05T21:21:00.000+01:00

NextFive #7 : The delivery

2012-01-29T22:33:00.004+01:00

Here's the photo for this week's exercise - and my take on it :

NextFive #6 : The grey mile

2012-01-20T23:44:00.001+01:00

Here is my latest contribution to Histoire vive, our group blog about storyboarding.

This week's image was suggested by Paul. You can view it here.

The goal is to board the next five SHOTS (and not the next five panels - which is easier), telling a story.

The text is in french for the moment - I'll do the translation later ! Enjoy.

Docteur : 'Bizarre... tout a l'air en ordre...'

Docteur : 'Ce vieillard ne me dit décidément rien qui vaille.'

Docteur (off) : 'Il prétend être malade, mais je suis convaincu qu'il nous cache quelque chose.'

Docteur : 'Emparez-vous de lui, messieurs.'

Boards : NextFive #5

2012-01-13T23:12:00.001+01:00

With two friends from school, we started a blog named Histoire vive to post NextFive exercises.

The image for this one was suggested by Nicolas, and you can view it here.

The goal is to storyboard the next five shots. Here is my contribution :

Toy Story 3 ending

2012-01-11T00:04:00.002+01:00

Probably one of my favorite Pixar scenes ever. 3:02 gets me EVERYTIME.

And that last image with the fluffy clouds is just the perfect way to end the trilogy.

Top 10 Favorite Movies of 2011

2011-12-31T19:44:00.002+01:00

After the Top 5 Movie Moments, here's the list of the movies I liked the most this year.

You can watch the different trailers by clicking on the names. Enjoy !

1 - Black Swan

2 - The Help

3 - The King's Speech

4 - Rise of the Planet of the Apes

5 - Moneyball

6 - Animal Kingdom

7 - The Fighter

8 - True Grit

9 - The Artist

10 - Drive

Top 5 Movie Moments of 2011

2011-12-30T13:52:00.001+01:00

As 2011 is coming to a close, I thought I'd share some of my favorite movie moments of the year.

Black Swan - Ending scene "Perfection"

Soundtrack here.

Drive - Opening sequence "Getaway"

Movie clip here.

Soundtrack here.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2 - Dragon Flight

Movie clip here (starting at 0:53).

Soundtrack here.

Mission Impossible : Ghost Protocol - Sandstorm chase

Movie clip here.

Soundtrack here.

Rise of the Planet of the Apes - Ending scene "Caesar's Home"

Soundtrack here (especially from 1:48).

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First day of school

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A western opening

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- Dad, I'm scared.

- Hey, look at me... everything's gonna be all right, okay ?

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Cowboy

2011-11-19T00:33:00.000+01:00

Random story panels

2011-11-12T22:05:00.002+01:00

Figure drawings from school

2011-11-03T23:48:00.000+01:00

... and people drawing people !

2011-10-30T11:40:00.000+01:00

Some drawings

2011-10-22T22:11:00.000+02:00

NextFive #4

2011-10-16T18:03:00.002+02:00

Here is this week's NextFive exercise. Original photo (for the first shot) : http://www.flickr.com/photos/rebasphotos/6221676250/

The goal is to board the next five shots, telling a story.

(click on the pictures to see the slideshow)

NextFive #3

2011-10-09T17:00:00.002+02:00

This week-end's NextFive exercise. Original photo (for the first shot) : http://www.flickr.com/photos/28675043@N05/6185885992/

The goal is to board the next five shots, telling a story. Enjoy !

Another NextFive

2011-10-06T22:53:00.001+02:00

Here's another storyboard exercise that I did this evening. The original photo (for the first shot), is this one : http://www.flickr.com/photos/anna_aa/6182489792/

The goal is to imagine what the next five shots are, telling a story.

NextFive exercise

2011-10-01T17:24:00.005+02:00

This exercise was introduced to me by Emma Coats, a Pixar storyboard artist who worked on the upcoming movie Brave.

The rules are you choose a picture on the net and then board the next five shots in the story.

"Imagine this is a frame of a video on pause. Press play. What happens ?"

Here's the original photo (for the first shot) : http://sd-1.archive-host.com/membres/up/175457980037248337/Image_1.png

Close encounter

2011-09-23T21:34:00.003+02:00

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News from Angoulême

2011-09-15T00:48:00.002+02:00

School has just started, Internet is back, drawings too. All is well.

Piano video

2011-08-26T22:35:00.000+02:00

It's been a long time since I uploaded a piano cover on YouTube !

I spent the last two days recording and editing this piece by Ludovico Einaudi, called "In Un'Altra Vita" (which means "In another life").

Enjoy,
Quentin

(Click here to see it bigger.)

2011-08-21T23:47:00.000+02:00

Alien monster

2011-08-19T12:33:00.000+02:00

Inspired by David Cronenberg's THE FLY (which is an amazing movie by the way).

Post-apocalyptic world / Process

2011-08-17T14:57:00.002+02:00

I love it when people show their thinking/drawing process on art blogs, so today I decided to do so.

Here I'm mainly playing around with a post-apocalyptic story idea, trying out shots, character designs, mood, posing, etc... and getting inspired.

2011-08-09T01:30:00.000+02:00

Bad guy plotting

2011-07-31T14:37:00.000+02:00

'Listen, here's what we're gonna do...'

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IT ALL ENDS

2011-07-14T12:18:00.003+02:00

The last Harry Potter movie is out !

Pen, ink, lovecastle

2011-07-02T12:56:00.002+02:00

For the last few days I've been trying to use ink and pen, and here's some drawings that I ended up with (there is some pencil work on the fourth page though) :

I also drew my own hands (which are great when you don't know what to draw) :

... and did some figure (15s) and horse (20s) studies from this amazing site, which I recently discovered :

Hope you enjoy!

Brave, horses, sketches

2011-06-28T02:07:00.000+02:00

Yesterday, Pixar released the first trailer for their upcoming film BRAVE online.

It just looks gorgeous - I can't tell you how excited I am for this.

Feeling inspired, I decided to try my hand at drawing some horses.

The first one is from imagination, the two others from references. I guess you can tell. =)

Horses are beautiful creatures. I really should learn to draw them properly.

Beside that, I've been sketching, too :

Composition study

2011-06-22T20:54:00.003+02:00

I've been doing some composition studies from Shutter Island, a movie that blew my mind in the theater, especially visually.

Martin Scorsese sure can handle scenes with multiple characters. Great, great staging.

And you just have to love that last shot (bottom right).

Also, some sketches. Enjoy !

Sketchbook completed !

2011-06-20T00:24:00.000+02:00

I have filled my sketchbook today and just started a new one - which by the way smells deliciously good. Just thought I would share a couple of drawings to celebrate !

Here are some people... :

... and here's some landscape stuff, too :

THE ART OF TOY STORY 3

2011-06-17T14:14:00.000+02:00

Today I received a copy of the gorgeous book 'The Art of Toy Story 3' ! About time !

If you haven't got one, you should definitely check it out. It's got some beautiful, inspiring art all around.

I got particularly excited about the storyboards, as it's the field I'm interested in pursuing.

There is - among others - awesome story work from my two favorite sequences in the movie :

the dump/incinerator scene (storyboards by James Robertson and Adrian Molina) :

and the heart-breaking final scene (storyboards by Jason Katz, head of story) :

These are definitely the kind of sequences I would have LOVED to work on.

So yeah, go get the book - it's totally worth it.

By the way, here are some recent sketches that I did in Aix-en-Provence :

Scaphandres !

2011-06-15T00:08:00.009+02:00

Imagine how cool it would be to have a movie with characters like THIS in it.

Characters wearing badass diving suits.

On a side note, I'm currently learning this piece on the piano. Not that I'm a die hard Twilight fan, but it's such a beautiful melody... Alexandre Desplat rules.

And I thought I'd let you know that next september I'll be starting animation school in Angoulême ! Can't wait to start and meet my classmates !

2011-06-06T14:51:00.002+02:00

2011-06-03T21:03:00.002+02:00

Hmm. Not sure whether it's a cow or a horse, actually.

Story panels

2011-05-23T22:43:00.005+02:00

These were done for fun - not related to any story in particular. But it's nice to play around with the staging and the composition sometimes - I think it helps one's practice.

Playtime

2011-05-23T12:19:00.007+02:00

This is Playtime, a stop-motion animated short film I finished yesterday !

Racine Cubique

2011-05-20T12:55:00.005+02:00

Back in the summer 2009, after two years of intensive maths and physics classes, Christophe, Hervé and I decided to do a movie together.

We spent a whole day filming and laughing, and a few days later, Racine Cubique was born. It's about a boy who tries to solve a brain teaser.

I just thought I should re-upload it, because it was an experience that won't be forgotten any time soon.

So, without further ado, here it is, for your viewing pleasure !

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La Rotonde sketches

2011-04-11T20:14:00.009+02:00

Here are some fresh sketches from today and this week-end ! The weather was particularly fine lately in Aix - perfect for some outdoor drawing !

Sketchbook pages

2011-04-08T21:50:00.006+02:00

Some sketches from this past month. I think I've drawn the stuff that's in my room like a billion times. I really need to go out more and explore. And draw some people, too !

Animation Demo Reel - March 2011

2011-03-27T18:00:00.005+02:00

Here is a selected compilation of my stop-motion animation work, created between February 2010 and March 2011.

Enjoy,

Quentin

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THE MAGIC LIES IN STORYTELLING

NextFive #9 : Insert coins

Knight

NextFive #8 : Prey & predator

Sketchbook excerpts

NextFive #7 : The delivery

NextFive #6 : The grey mile

Boards : NextFive #5

Toy Story 3 ending

Top 10 Favorite Movies of 2011

Top 5 Movie Moments of 2011

First day of school

A western opening

Cowboy

Random story panels

Figure drawings from school

More post-apocalyptic soldiers !

Some drawings

NextFive #4

NextFive #3

Another NextFive

NextFive exercise

Close encounter

News from Angoulême

Piano video

Alien monster

Post-apocalyptic world / Process

Bad guy plotting

IT ALL ENDS

Pen, ink, lovecastle

Brave, horses, sketches

Composition study

Sketchbook completed !

THE ART OF TOY STORY 3

Scaphandres !

Story panels

Playtime

Racine Cubique

La Rotonde sketches

Sketchbook pages

Animation Demo Reel - March 2011