#3 - Planning - Storyboard Sketch

I have drafted a quick sketch of the storyboard to lock down the core ideas I have for my animation. A general key and very rough drawings show the camera angles I intend to use and the general narrative. The camera will begin flying over the Invisible Hand to give the viewer an idea of its huge scale, before panning to the right to show the Venator firing an EMP at the rear of the Invisible Hand. The hangar shields drop and vent everything out into space, then the Jedi Starfighter stealthily boards the ship before the shields come back up. Of course, this is a very brief and not detailed version.
First draft storyboard

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