Law & Order stakeout storyboard

Twice a year Law & Order shot an episode with an honest to goodness action scene. Matt Penn, Exec. Producer/Show Runner would direct these episodes and invite me to storyboard those sequences.

The frames in this sample are storyboard frames followed by their corresponding shot in the final piece.

  • Role Storyboard Artist
  • For Matthew Penn/Dick Wolf Productions
  • Type action scene storyboard
  • URL vimeo.com/58154520

In the surveliance van

In the surveliance van

Tito's cab approaches

Tito's cab approaches

Tito enters hideout

Tito enters hideout

Joe & Ed arrive for surveliance

Joe & Ed arrive for surveliance

Joe & Ed assess the scene

Joe & Ed assess the scene

Ed reacts to Joe

Ed reacts to Joe

Skate boarder passes through scene signaling bad guys

Skate boarder passes through scene signaling bad guys

Tito leaves the hideout

Tito sees if the coast is clear then starts to cross street

Tito sees if the coast is clear then starts to cross street

Tito hurriedly crosses street

Tito hurriedly crosses street

Bad guys round the corner

Bad guys round the corner

Joe & Ed see the bad guys

Joe & Ed see the bad guys

Another cop car turns into the alley

Ed & Joe round the corner chasing the bad guy's car

Bad guy's car enters turns into alley

Ed & Joe round the corner chasing the bad guy's car

Closer shot of bad guy's car rounding corner

Shot of assassin in car

Shot of assassin in car

Assassin readies shot gun

Assassin aims & shoots

Assassin aims & shoots

Assassin's car clears frame as Tito is shot

Assassin's car clears frame as Tito is shot

Tito slumps to the ground after being shot

Tito slumps to the ground after being shot

Bad guy's escape blocked by cop cars

Another cop car turns into the alley

Bad guy's escape blocked by cop cars

Bad guy's car quickly turns around to escape the on-coming cop cars

Bad guy's car quickly turns around to escape the on-coming cop cars

Joe & Ed'd car t-bones the bad guy's car and sets off the air bags

Joe & Ed'd car t-bones the bad guy's car and sets off the air bags

Overhead of: Joe & Ed's car t-bones the bad guy's car and sets off the air bags

Overhead of: Joe & Ed's car t-bones the bad guy's car and sets off the air bags

Assassin reacts to airbag deploying and fall out of car

Assassin reacts to airbag deploying and fall out of car

Bad guys apprehended

Bad guys apprehended