FLETCHARTS
Darrin Fletcher
Artist Portfolio
STORYBOARDS
I'm often asked, "what are storyboards?". My most common response is that it's like a graphic novel of the film's script. The main reason to do storyboards is to convey the director's vision to the rest of the crew. My favorite projects are when a director trusts me enough to design the sequence from top to bottom. It's extremely rewarding to see people respond in the theater the way you wanted them to.
ANIMATICS
It's often cost-prohibitive to go through the pain of making animatics but there is nothing more expedient than this process to find out if a sequence is really going to work the way you want it to. Here we bring sound effects, animation, music, and actors together to perform the scene so everyone can see if it's working on the screen.
ILLUSTRATION
Often referred to as Key Frames or Key Art, illustrations provide a glimpse of what the finished frame and tone will be in the finished film. They feature particular moments in a film and are often used to help sell a project to potential investors.
COMIC BOOK
The Miraculously Astounding Barnstorm Billy
I've never made a comic book before but I decided I would give it a go, just for fun. I've been a professional filmmaker and storyteller for over 30 years and perhaps it's time to try telling a story through a different medium. Here's my Facebook group to track the progress of its creation.
ARTIST BIO
A Little Bit About Me
I began my film career in high school as a layout artist for XAM Animation Studios. There I creating layouts for Saturday morning cartoons on television and became familiar with storyboards. Since that time I have worked as a storyboard artist on more than 65 feature films, including The World’s Fastest Indian, Sandlot, High School Musical 3 and A Life Less Ordinary. I have boarded hundreds of international commercials including the enormously popular Foundation For A Better Life campaigns. I have also had extensive experience with IMAX® productions boarding Mysteries of Egypt, Shackleton’s Antarctic Adventure and The Witness. Television has also been a large part of my career, visualizing and storyboarding dozens of pilots and television series, including Charmed, Touched by an Angel, 7 Days, Extreme Rescue, Crossroads and Everwood. For the last ten years, I have been writing and directing with my production partner, Chet Thomas. Together we founded FletChet Entertainment in 2010. I currently live in Utah with my wife, Tracie and our four children.
