Paul Driessen - "I do not draw my stories at this stage, but I write them down. I can vaguely picture in my head what it will look like, but there is no definite image yet. Writing is abstract. Im not hampered by design. Writing also goes much faster than drawing and one can insert afterthoughts and correct flaws without spending time on draughtsmanship, however sketchy. But it does spend on how your mind works, the kind of stories you write, your style and experience within that approach. some people need doodling, need to se images to find clues and directions. eventually, I do make a storyboard. It suggests the look go the film and defines, more or less, the various shots, the progress and order of the action."
Our biggest resource in the first instance is ourselves, and thinking about our backgrounds and the characters and possible narratives that inform them is a ready place to generate possible material. Many creative works have a strong autobiographical tendency because the artist has such in-depth knowledge on the subject and can transform it into a set of aesthetic and social, as well as personal outcomes.
"Just imagine a cabin sitting on a railway track in the middle of nowhere. Then make a list of everything that has to do with the railways, the era of the locomotives, whatever comes to mind, and stories and gags start to emerge from that imagery." - Driessen
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