What perspective does a storyboard artist primarily consider when creating a storyboard?

A storyboard artist's job is to visually translate a script into a sequence of images, planning out each shot of a movie. This process is part of pre-production and serves as a blueprint for the director, cinematographer, and other crew members.

The "point of view" refers to whose perspective the visual storytelling is designed to serve or represent. It's about how the story will be seen and understood.

• A. Audience: The ultimate goal of any film is to tell a story effectively to its viewers. Storyboards are created to ensure that the narrative, emotions, and actions are clearly communicated and understood by the audience. The storyboard artist, guided by the director, visualizes the film as the audience will eventually see it on screen.
• B. Characters: While the story is about the characters, the storyboard artist doesn't illustrate from the characters' internal perspective (their thoughts or feelings). Instead, they illustrate the external world and the characters' actions within it, which the audience will observe. Sometimes a shot might be a "character's POV shot," but this is a specific technique, not the overall guiding principle for the entire movie's illustration.
• C. Cameraman: The cameraman (cinematographer) uses the storyboard as a guide to set up shots. The storyboard provides instructions for the cameraman, but the cameraman's technical perspective is not the primary "point of view" being illustrated. The visuals are designed for the audience, not for the cameraman's personal interpretation of the story.
• D. Storyboard artist: The storyboard artist is the creator of the drawings, but they are not illustrating from their own personal, subjective point of view as the final arbiter of the story. Their role is to execute the director's vision and the script, always with the audience's comprehension in mind.

The primary consideration for a storyboard artist when illustrating a movie is how the story will be perceived and understood by the audience. Every visual choice, from camera angles to character blocking, is made to effectively convey the narrative to the viewers.

The correct option is A.
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