ABSTRACT
Thumbnail sketches and storyboards can mean a great deal to the person who drew them but absolutely nothing to those who view them each time. Audiences usually like a solid beginning and an end to their entertainment, although great films do sometimes work outside the traditional guidelines. The character will reach an ultimate conclusion that will provide a resolution in his or her world, as well as in the minds of the audience. Ideas can be so exciting and crystal clear to the creator but the meaning to the audience is often overlooked. Sometimes the reverse is true, of course—the idea is wonderful but the execution is awful, and that is more tolerable for the audience. Without meaning for the filmmaker, and therefore for the audience, there is no purpose. It is meaning that an audience picks up on when watching a film.
