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Akira Kurosawa’s Glorious Storyboards

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Akira Kurosawa was a filmmaking genius.

A few years ago, when I was working in Madrid, I heard that there was, in some foundation, an exhibition of the Akira Kurosawa’s storyboards and film costumes. I went. It was one of the most impressive experiences I ever had. I bought the catalog of the exhibition. Over time, it has become one of my favourite possessions.

Legendary filmmaker Akira Kurosawa made himself fantastic paintings that he used as storyboards, real jewels.

Please check the following short video, which shows first the paintings and then the corresponding images of his films.

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Enric Folch attained a Degree in Journalism at The Universitat Autònoma in Barcelona, Spain. Achieved Overall Distinction in “Art and Technique of Filmmaking” at The London International Film School. Enric has been a director of TV series and a writer and director of five fiction feature films made for television, like “El Mètode Grönholm” (“The Grönholm Method”, Director), based on the internationally acclaimed play; and the multi-awarded “Tempus Fugit” (Story, Co-Writer and Director), winner of a dozen prizes in international film and TV festivals. Enric's a teacher at ESCAC, the renowned Barcelona's film school, as well as in other film and acting schools. In 2018, he was the Director-On-Set on the Emmy-nominated Amazon documentary Series "All or Nothing: Manchester City". In 2019, he was the director-on-set of the first season of "Fernando", the documentary series about car-racer Fernando Alonso, for Amazon Prime Video. As we speak, he is giving the finishing touches to "The Devil on Wheels", a feature documentary about Steven Spielberg's first film "Duel" and the cult that surrounds it.