For more storyboard research, I then looked up Pixar's 'UP' and found that this storyboard is just brilliant at incorporating emotion into its production. With multiple close ups of the characters expressions frame by frame, the backgrounds are clear and all is focussed on the characters and their faces. Having watched UP before, even the storyboards make me weak at how innocent and emotional the storyline is, this particular storyboard sequence I feel is just brilliant. No captions or sound guides are even needed for this storyboard because all can be told through the poignant characters expressions.
I found this storyboard to be quite detailed however. But I love how the detailing is on the main focus of the image and then the backgrounds are blurred. It pinpoints where the audiences attention should be at, at that specific time, but even visually it is nice to look at as just an initial plan. There are also a lot of high angle shots in the storyboard of the sequence where Carl and Ellie are children. This is a good way of illustrating their innocence. Usually low angle shots connote superiority and control, but in this case I think it connotes the opposite, and displays their tender natures as children.
Overall I love these storyboards and they are very effective in directing where the audience's attention should be at instead of them having to look for certain things and figure them out for themselves. Which is nice one in a while.
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