FILM & TV STORYBOARDS

DHL

Award

DHL

Award

- Award Ceremony -

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Location

Fort Lauderdale, US

 

Brief

Create storyboard for the opening animation for DHL's annual European award ceremony.

 

Tools

Hand Drawn & Adobe Photoshop

 

Sectors

Express Delivery, Freight Transportation, Supply Chain Management, Warehousing and Distribution, E-Commerce Solutions, Customs Brokerage, International Shipping, Parcel and Document Services, Contract Logistics, Global Forwarding, Cold Chain Logistics, Warehousing Solutions, Packaging Services, Returns Management, Retail and Consumer Logistics,

Working with Brand Brewery in London, I was commissioned to create a series of storyboards for the pre-production of a introduction video for DHL’s Employee of the Year ceremony, held in Istanbul. DHL were looking for an intro video that would visualise their concept of their workforce as superheroes.

 

The video itself was to be an epic looking, astral journey into space,  as we zoom into deep space, past planets as the Super Stars logo travels through space revealing  examples of superhero employees before we see the Superstars logo colliding with a planet and revealing the Superstars branding in full. We then quickly zoom downwards to reveal a map of Turkey and a marker for Instabul before we finally reveal the introduction card and the video ends.

“...we provide tailored, integrated logistics solutions across a range of industries. We connect people and improve their lives...

First page of hand drawn storyboard showing an award title floating through space, slightly obscured for a suspenseful reveal.
Storyboard page with award title fully revealed, followed by hand-drawn heroic poses of two different characters.
Close-up of a hand-drawn storyboard frame, showing a star logo emerging from behind a planet in the foreground.
Close-up of the hand-drawn Super Stars logo exploding into view, showcasing dynamic line work and energetic style.
Close-up panel of the camera speeding toward the hand-drawn Super Stars logo, building intensity and focus in dynamic motion.
Close-up panel of the hand-drawn Super Stars logo exploding dramatically to reveal the title card in dynamic motion.
Hand-drawn storyboard page showing one final heroic pose as the logo explodes, dramatically revealing the title card.
Hand-drawn storyboard page revealing the final scene with a welcome-to-Istanbul card, showcasing the city’s location in detail.

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First page of hand drawn storyboard showing an award title floating through space, slightly obscured for a suspenseful reveal.
Storyboard page with award title fully revealed, followed by hand-drawn heroic poses of two different characters.
Close-up of a hand-drawn storyboard frame, showing a star logo emerging from behind a planet in the foreground.
Close-up of the hand-drawn Super Stars logo exploding into view, showcasing dynamic line work and energetic style.
Close-up panel of the camera speeding toward the hand-drawn Super Stars logo, building intensity and focus in dynamic motion.
Close-up panel of the hand-drawn Super Stars logo exploding dramatically to reveal the title card in dynamic motion.
Hand-drawn storyboard page showing one final heroic pose as the logo explodes, dramatically revealing the title card.
Hand-drawn storyboard page revealing the final scene with a welcome-to-Istanbul card, showcasing the city’s location in detail.
Rory J Murphy logo linking to the homepage, displayed in the footer
First page of hand drawn storyboard showing an award title floating through space, slightly obscured for a suspenseful reveal.
Storyboard page with award title fully revealed, followed by hand-drawn heroic poses of two different characters.
Close-up of a hand-drawn storyboard frame, showing a star logo emerging from behind a planet in the foreground.
Close-up of the hand-drawn Super Stars logo exploding into view, showcasing dynamic line work and energetic style.
Close-up panel of the camera speeding toward the hand-drawn Super Stars logo, building intensity and focus in dynamic motion.
Close-up panel of the hand-drawn Super Stars logo exploding dramatically to reveal the title card in dynamic motion.
Hand-drawn storyboard page showing one final heroic pose as the logo explodes, dramatically revealing the title card.
Hand-drawn storyboard page revealing the final scene with a welcome-to-Istanbul card, showcasing the city’s location in detail.
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First page of hand drawn storyboard showing an award title floating through space, slightly obscured for a suspenseful reveal.
Storyboard page with award title fully revealed, followed by hand-drawn heroic poses of two different characters.
Close-up of a hand-drawn storyboard frame, showing a star logo emerging from behind a planet in the foreground.
Close-up of the hand-drawn Super Stars logo exploding into view, showcasing dynamic line work and energetic style.
Close-up panel of the camera speeding toward the hand-drawn Super Stars logo, building intensity and focus in dynamic motion.
Close-up panel of the hand-drawn Super Stars logo exploding dramatically to reveal the title card in dynamic motion.
Hand-drawn storyboard page showing one final heroic pose as the logo explodes, dramatically revealing the title card.
Hand-drawn storyboard page revealing the final scene with a welcome-to-Istanbul card, showcasing the city’s location in detail.
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First page of hand drawn storyboard showing an award title floating through space, slightly obscured for a suspenseful reveal.
Storyboard page with award title fully revealed, followed by hand-drawn heroic poses of two different characters.
Close-up of a hand-drawn storyboard frame, showing a star logo emerging from behind a planet in the foreground.
Close-up of the hand-drawn Super Stars logo exploding into view, showcasing dynamic line work and energetic style.
Close-up panel of the camera speeding toward the hand-drawn Super Stars logo, building intensity and focus in dynamic motion.
Close-up panel of the hand-drawn Super Stars logo exploding dramatically to reveal the title card in dynamic motion.
Hand-drawn storyboard page showing one final heroic pose as the logo explodes, dramatically revealing the title card.
Hand-drawn storyboard page revealing the final scene with a welcome-to-Istanbul card, showcasing the city’s location in detail.
Active home icon in mobile navigation indicating you are on the homepage.
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First page of hand drawn storyboard showing an award title floating through space, slightly obscured for a suspenseful reveal.
Storyboard page with award title fully revealed, followed by hand-drawn heroic poses of two different characters.
Close-up of a hand-drawn storyboard frame, showing a star logo emerging from behind a planet in the foreground.
Close-up of the hand-drawn Super Stars logo exploding into view, showcasing dynamic line work and energetic style.
Close-up panel of the camera speeding toward the hand-drawn Super Stars logo, building intensity and focus in dynamic motion.
Close-up panel of the hand-drawn Super Stars logo exploding dramatically to reveal the title card in dynamic motion.
Hand-drawn storyboard page showing one final heroic pose as the logo explodes, dramatically revealing the title card.
Hand-drawn storyboard page revealing the final scene with a welcome-to-Istanbul card, showcasing the city’s location in detail.
First page of hand drawn storyboard showing an award title floating through space, slightly obscured for a suspenseful reveal.
Storyboard page with award title fully revealed, followed by hand-drawn heroic poses of two different characters.
Close-up of a hand-drawn storyboard frame, showing a star logo emerging from behind a planet in the foreground.
Close-up of the hand-drawn Super Stars logo exploding into view, showcasing dynamic line work and energetic style.
Close-up panel of the camera speeding toward the hand-drawn Super Stars logo, building intensity and focus in dynamic motion.
Close-up panel of the hand-drawn Super Stars logo exploding dramatically to reveal the title card in dynamic motion.
Hand-drawn storyboard page showing one final heroic pose as the logo explodes, dramatically revealing the title card.
Hand-drawn storyboard page revealing the final scene with a welcome-to-Istanbul card, showcasing the city’s location in detail.
Rory J Murphy logo linking to the homepage, displayed in the footer
First page of hand drawn storyboard showing an award title floating through space, slightly obscured for a suspenseful reveal.
Storyboard page with award title fully revealed, followed by hand-drawn heroic poses of two different characters.
Close-up of a hand-drawn storyboard frame, showing a star logo emerging from behind a planet in the foreground.
Close-up panel of the camera speeding toward the hand-drawn Super Stars logo, building intensity and focus in dynamic motion.
Close-up panel of the hand-drawn Super Stars logo exploding dramatically to reveal the title card in dynamic motion.
Close-up of the hand-drawn Super Stars logo exploding into view, showcasing dynamic line work and energetic style.
Hand-drawn storyboard page showing one final heroic pose as the logo explodes, dramatically revealing the title card.
Hand-drawn storyboard page revealing the final scene with a welcome-to-Istanbul card, showcasing the city’s location in detail.
First page of hand drawn storyboard showing an award title floating through space, slightly obscured for a suspenseful reveal.
Storyboard page with award title fully revealed, followed by hand-drawn heroic poses of two different characters.
Close-up of a hand-drawn storyboard frame, showing a star logo emerging from behind a planet in the foreground.
Close-up of the hand-drawn Super Stars logo exploding into view, showcasing dynamic line work and energetic style.
Close-up panel of the camera speeding toward the hand-drawn Super Stars logo, building intensity and focus in dynamic motion.
Close-up panel of the hand-drawn Super Stars logo exploding dramatically to reveal the title card in dynamic motion.
Hand-drawn storyboard page showing one final heroic pose as the logo explodes, dramatically revealing the title card.
Hand-drawn storyboard page revealing the final scene with a welcome-to-Istanbul card, showcasing the city’s location in detail.
Rory J Murphy logo linking to the homepage, displayed in the footer
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