Stuart McMillen

Notel comic brainstorming and storyboarding (Patreon)

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2017-10-14 06:41:34

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2026-06

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Time-lapse footage of me brainstorming and storyboarding the Notel comic on a whiteboard.

This video shows you one of the most important (and colourful) parts of my process: my Post-it note frenzy!

This is an essential part of my process. Before this stage, I am simply gathering together the building blocks that I hope to include in my comic.

By brainstorming with Post-it notes, I decide the order of my ideas that will I present to readers in the comic's storyline. I group similar ideas together, and place them in an order that will make sense.

Sometimes I can get away skipping this stage of my process, but because Notel is such a complex comic, I definitely needed the whiteboard and Post-it notes to help me sort out my ideas!

Watch this sub-3 minute video of my brainstorming by clicking here.

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Notel comic brainstorming and storyboarding. Behind the scenes with Stuart McMillen

Stuart McMillen breaks out the Post-it notes, and brainstorms his comic 'Notel'. This follows the earlier video about the research phase of Notel. By now, Stuart has identified all of the facts that he wants to include in the comic, but he uses Post-it notes and whiteboard markers to arrange them in a sensible order. Stay tuned for more info by joining Stuart's email email newsletter: http://bit.ly/TeenageFanclub Comics: http://www.stuartmcmillen.com/ Crowdfunding: http://www.crowdfundstu.com/ Music: "Summertime" (1996) by Screamfeeder https://screamfeeder.bandcamp.com/album/kitten-licks