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Post by OblivionGoon on Nov 19, 2013 15:02:17 GMT -5
Anyone know of any available storyboard images from any of the films? I have found seven storyboard jpg's from the unmade Phantasm's End which made me curious about others.
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Post by DustinM on Nov 20, 2013 2:06:15 GMT -5
Anyone know of any available storyboard images from any of the films? I have found seven storyboard jpg's from the unmade Phantasm's End which made me curious about others. I think on Phantasm they mostly just sketched out concept artwork rather than specific shot-by-shot storyboards. I want to say Roberto Quezada might've done some of this but cannot remember. As for Phantasm II, that film's storyboard artist is actually a member of this forum! I'll let Kristen speak for herself on the topic of her work. Don't let her convince you it was anything other than spectacular as she sometimes downplays it.
[/color] As for Phantasm III, I was just digging through old emails and came across an interview I did with that film's storyboard artist in 2007. I guess this was once posted on the Archives, but I cannot remember. So here's my brief email chat with Alex Hillkurtz, P3 Storyboard Artist. ALEX: As it turns out, there’s a small pile of Phantasm storyboards in a box in my garage. Even though it’s been a while, when I look at those drawings I can remember every line I drew. I’ll see about scanning some of the less embarrassing ones to send your way. ME: In your own words, Alex, please identify yourself for all of the phans out there. ALEX: My name's Alex Hillkurtz, and I've been a storyboard artist and illustrator for about 12 years now. While I’d seen my name in the credits before (as a production assistant) Phantasm III was my first screen credit as a storyboard artist. ME: Had you seen any of the Phantasm films before you started work on III and if so, what were your thoughts on them? ALEX: I hadn’t seen the first two films before I started work, so I had to rush out and get myself up to speed. There is something about that particular kind of lower budget horror that really gets under my skin and freaks me out. ME: You previously called your storyboard artist stint on Phantasm III a generous move by Director Don Coscarelli. Was he responsible for your hiring? ALEX: No, I was hired initially as an office PA by the production to make copies, get lunch for people, that sort of thing. One of my jobs (the most dreaded job on the show) was to start up the hearse that was used in the film. This car was kept in an enpty parking garage, and needed to have the engine run for a few minutes each week so the battery wouldn't die. I absolutely hated sitting in that car in that creepy garage, sure that at any moment something would come to life in the back and the guys in the ofice would have to find someone else to get their lunch for them. I have fond memories of Don being so generous because he learned that I had a desire to do storyboards, and he gave me a shot. There were a couple scenes he wanted boarded, so suddenly I got a promotion. The production didn’t have any extra money for me, but in the final film Don had me listed as the storyboard artist in the credits. I thought that was a classy move. There’s some films that have fallen off the bottom of my resume over the years, but Phantasm III remains because it was my first. ME: How do your storyboards compare to what ended up on-screen and what scenes were Don adamant about storyboarding beforehand? ALEX: As far as I remember the few brief scenes I did draw were fairly close to what ended up on screen. There was a car chase involving a four-barrel shotgun, a severed hand causing all sorts of trouble, and some scenes involving visual effects. ME: Were there any memorable scenes or bits that you story-boarded that were never filmed? ALEX: Not that I know of. ME: Fans have heard tell of an alternate ending originally planned for Phantasm III involving our heroes burying the Tall Man in the icy Arctic. Did you hear anything about this? ALEX: I no longer have my copy of the script, so I can’t know for sure, but I don’t remember an Arctic ending. ME: How would you describe your overall experience storyboarding Phantasm III? ALEX: Like I said, I have fond memories. I was young and fresh-faced and excited about working on a film. All the guys in the ofice were great, as were Don and the poducers. It was a wonderful step up for me early on in my career.
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Post by OblivionGoon on Nov 20, 2013 9:11:55 GMT -5
Thanks for posting that info!
Sounds like only the action/complex scenes were conceptualized beforehand. The scene from Avery's Phantasm is almost identical to the scene in Oblivion with Reg and Jennifer. If anyone wants to see it just google: "Phantasm's End storyboards"
Would love to see what Kristen envisioned for Phantasm II!
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Post by postmortem on Dec 5, 2013 13:11:51 GMT -5
Very nice topic! My story was much the same. I was at the Universal casting office (covering the casting assistant for a month) in October 1987. Paula Irvine had just gotten hired (a really sweet young lady), and she came bouncing into the room, very happy, to share the news with me, and caught me doodling. She scooped up my pad before I could stop her and dashed into the adjoining room where Coscarelli was. I saw visions of getting fired. Instead, Don ambled out in that casual, friendly way, and asked if I'd like to start storyboarding with him the following week (for both Phantasm II and Survival Quest). It was such fun! Even though I had almost NO time to work on them (I still had to do all my other jobs on the production). All the storyboards are in the great Phantasm alternate dimension now--no access to them. But I did find these two photos of a joke I drew while doing "Survival Quest" storyboards for Don. Here is the first pic. Attachments:
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Post by postmortem on Dec 5, 2013 13:13:32 GMT -5
Here's the second pic: Attachments:
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Post by OblivionGoon on Dec 5, 2013 15:50:14 GMT -5
Thank you for sharing those Kristen, really awesome stuff! I'm sure Don has them in his vast collection. Doesn't seem like storyboards are something most directors want released, possibly to protect unused scenes for future material I suppose.
Thanks again for sharing!
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Post by postmortem on Dec 5, 2013 16:41:16 GMT -5
Thank you very much, OG. :-D
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