She-Ra and the Princesses of Power: Transformation version 4

One of my first assignments as a director on DreamWorks TV's She-Ra and the Princesses of Power show was to brainstorm ideas for Adora's transformation sequence into She-Ra. Besides throwing in a bunch of ideas in this version (the sword cutting a circle of light at her feet, her cape unfurling from behind her, panning up her body in C/U to show the details of her outfit, and a dynamic sense of motion), I was also the one who came up with the idea of She-Ra to "punch on" her gauntlets. We wanted to set this transformation sequence apart from classics such as Sailormoon as much as possible, and one way to do that was to emphasize her as a true warrior.

This version took me about 5 hours to storyboard in Photoshop.



In the end the transformation sequence was a wonderful collaborative effort with ideas and boards contributed by Jen Bennett, Angela Kim, Adam Henry, and myself. You can see the final version here.

 

About Me

Stephanie J. Stine PortraitI'm currently a Director in Development at DreamWorks Feature Animation. I was formerly a Story Artist at Walt Disney Animation Studios working on various feature projects, an Episode Director at DreamWorks Animation Television working on the She-Ra: Princess of Power show, as well as a Story Artist on the third "How to Train Your Dragon" movie. I worked under live-action Director of Photography Rodrigo Prieto, ASC, AMC, on the movie "Water for Elephants" in 2010 as a camera intern.