Max Forward – Digital Storyboards

DIGITAL STORYBOARDS

My name is Max Forward, and I’m a Storyboard Artist and Illustrator based in Los Angeles, specializing in Advertising, Short Form Content and Video Game Trailers.

My most impressive recent work can’t be posted here until the “heat” dies down, so everything I’ll post here is at least 2 years old (as of June 2024). That said, I’ll be focusing more on updating this site with samples in an effort to help my industry more firmly establish the importance of our craft in these trying times.

If you have questions regarding availability or just want to ask a storyboard artist some questions, please feel free to email my anytime: maxforward@gmail.com and I’ll do my best to help 🙂

  • Reeses Puffs Breakfast Cereal Storyboards

    Reeses Puffs Breakfast Cereal Storyboards

    We see our young hero approach his ultramodern kitchen and select his breakfast of choice- Reeses, of course.  It’s the only cereal replete with musical talent.  Each little particle of puffed wheat is a symphony in the crunching.  That’s clear.  But what you may not realize is no force on earth can contain said symphony…

  • “Call of Duty: Ghosts” Cinematic Storyboards – Part 4

    This sequence was the load movie for the final mission of the video game- the big showdown, the final push of the forces of good versus the forces of evil.  D-Day.  Armageddon.  All in.  The plan?  Knock out the satellite defenses in orbit which will allow the tank forces to breach the command control center…

  • Visa “Nuts-ish”

    Visa “Nuts-ish”

    It’s what happens when you get a new Visa card.  You go a little “nuts-ish”.  You’ve got all this newfound spending power, and your imagination goes kinda nuts, to the point that your living room is transformed into a playden of impulse purchases.  You’re camping in the woods with your buddy, backpacking in the Himalayas…

  • BENGAY Storyboards

    Here’s some storyboards I did a few years back- 2011 or thereabouts.  Very humorous story- we see a young woman suffering from a sports injury apply a little BENGAY to the site of the pain- and we zoom in and provide a visual explanation of how the product works to cool and numb the affliction:…

  • Reddi-Wip “Supermarket” Storyboards

    Reddi-Wip “Supermarket” Storyboards

    Another quick one this week. I did these boards earlier this year. This kind of spot is very familiar to everyone- the taste test.  Which do you prefer?  Reddi-wip, or the other whipped topping? As if there was any doubt. These were sketched out quickly, but I don’t think they suffer for it.  Often times…

  • Call of Duty: Ghosts – Cinematic Storyboards Pt. 3

    This was a cool sequence- here we attempted to tell the story of how the balance of wold power shifted in this fictional universe and fostered the rise of the fascist warmongers in South America (it’s a video game, folks, not CNN).  We open on a nuclear blast in the middle east- the fallout of…

  • Call of Duty: Ghosts – Cinematic Storyboards Pt 2 – “Clockwork”

    Call of Duty: Ghosts – Cinematic Storyboards Pt 2 – “Clockwork”

    It’s awesome when the final product closely resembles the storyboards.  It clearly demonstrates success of the artist in his role as a visual storyteller.  In this side-by-side comparison, you can see my original boards on the left and the final screenshots on the right. In storyboarding this sequence, I first reviewed the script and thought…

  • “Call of Duty: Ghosts” Part 1

    On November 5, Activision released CoD: Ghosts, the hotly anticipated successor to the Call of Duty franchise.  It’s set to make a bajillion dollars and influence untold impressionable young minds- and so I’m excited to share my small part in it. The summer months of 2013 were spent alongside my buddy Brian Yang, another Frameworks…

  • My Graphic Novel is now on sale! Available in Digital and Print!

    I’m very excited to announce that 3 Minute Max, my graphic novel/webcomic, is now available for purchase in digital and print versions!  This first volume is the collection of chapters 1-3 and is about 98 pages.  Print versions are $20 and include shipping and taxes.  Digital versions are $5.99 and available via Kindle or Comixology…

  • AT&T Family Plan Storyboards

    Here’s a quick one- a storyboard for a competitive pitch for an AT&T spot.  The idea is, everyone in the family has their own phone, and we see them coming together into a kind of “collage” that shows their connectedness- with a silly theme.  We didn’t get the job, but the boards are cool.  Enjoy!…

  • Defiants 4×4

    Defiants 4×4

    Having worked on both, I never cease to marvel at how car commercials are strikingly similar to toy car commercials.  They seem to need all the same kinds of shots, and both refer to each other, because many toy cars are sold on their “realism” and many cars are marketed to adults craving fun and…

  • Ultimate Fighter- NOS Pitch Boards

    Ultimate Fighter- NOS Pitch Boards

    Just a quick one this week. Got a lot of stuff going on. So here we have some boards I did last year for a Ultimate Fighter/NOS tie-in.  Everyone knows that the secret to success is to drink as many energy drinks as possible, and UFC fighters are no exception.  And for that extra edge…

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