Joe Dea - SF Earthquake - PreVis Effects Storyboards
What Went Down: 1906 SF Earth Quake
Destruction of SF City Hall Re-Creation Effects Boards
1-A
CG - San Francisco city hall - dawncamera subtle dolly in:
1-B
CG - the quake begins: the tower & dome wavers, swaying back and forth three or four feet, glass breaks, dust rises.
2-A
CG - close up - city hall windows rattle, dust risescamera subtle dolly in.
2-B
CG - close up windows burst out toward camera– dust risescamera subtle dolly inTesla Motors
3
CG - close up tower and dome do the hula dance, dust rises
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4
CG - CU of tower as large sections of facade crack and shed, dust rises.
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5
CG - close up tower and dome do the hula dance, small bits of facade drop off, dust rises, the façade continues to break and fall off, dust risescamera slow dolly in
6
CG - corner of city hall begins to crack and crumble, dust rises
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7
CG - CU of corner - large secton of corner breaks off and drop out of frame
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8
CG - large secton of corner breaks enters frame and smashes into the sidewalk.
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9
CG - corner of city hall quake begins to subside, small bits of facade drop off, dust risesminimal distruction in this shot to keep the cost down - we can cut this is we must:(
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10-A
CG - City hall – wide – the quake subsides, dust rises, distant fires give a warm glow to the dust
10-B
CG - one last large chunk of façade breaks off - dust rises, distant fires give a warm glow to the dust
11-C
CG - façade chunk shatters on impact, dust rises, distant fires give a warm glow to the dust
