Defying Gravity Storyboards 

All the other versions I've seen are way too static and merely copy what's seen on stage. This is very cinematic and dynamic and takes advantage of the freedom and scale afforded by animation. Love it!

There is absolutely no way the film version will be able to capture all the nuances that this storyboard does.

I love how this one actually depicts her fighting, rather than just a bunch of magic fluff and fleeing. She was committing treason, after all, and it's much closer to her fiercer nature in the book-verse

0:56 "You know your path, child. Now, follow it!"

I’ve revisited this many times to see what perfect boards look like

This is a masterpiece and deserves way more attention.

The moment where Elphaba jumped off the balcony and landed on her flying broomstick gave me goosebumps! I LOVE IT! If I was in charge of Disney animation studios, I would of green lit this project in a heartbeat!

YOU"RE AMAZING. And you're right...we don't WANT a Wicked animated film...We NEED a Wicked animated film.

I can't be the only one that's reminded of that scene where Elsa makes a staircase out of ice at 1:30, makes sense considering Idina Menzel both voiced Elsa & played Elphaba.

I really hate to break your heart but this broke mine too if it means anything. There was an interview with Schwartz where he was asked about this and if he seen this animatic. He enjoyed the animatic and responded to animated adaptation with "no for multiple reasons" and moved on. He didn't even list a single one he just shoved off from the question. You would think someone who gets cut credit for his work would sympathize with animation and appreciate it's merit for a film adaptation.

This was epic. No it was mythical. No it was simply perfection.

I hope they hired you as the storyboard artist for the live action adaptation coming in 2021.

WOW. This doesn’t need animation - it’s perfect already!

This NEEDS to be an animated film.

Ive never gotten so many chills from watching an animatic in my LIFE

i just got here from the official movie trailer because i was watching that and like 'where have i seen something like this before?' it's here! it's been right here!

THIS IS THE BEST ONE IVE SEEN YET

Anytime I go back to this animatic. It's my all time favorite. I just love everything about it and I can only hope one day they make an animated wicked movie. It'd be amazing

Chills, EVERY time I watch this. What blows my mind is that so many shots set up an *expectation,* and then *shatters it,* especially from broomstick on. Each choice about WHERE to place the camera is freaking brilliant, leading to this rapid-fire delivery of expectaton / payoff / expectation / payoff that just lands, BOOM. BOOM. BOOM. BOOM. Sharp, dynamic storytelling. Not at all surprised that @heidijobilbert has had a very successful animation career on numerous BIG projects after this. TALENT SHOWS, even in rough sketches like these, where every gesture and body stance communicates a truthful, insightful performance from the character. Sooooo impressive!

I've been watching this animatic almost from the day it was posted. Five years later, there are shots that bring tears to my eyes. I truly hope you've found a place at some animation studio and making them amazing art!

Imagine that we could have gotten a “Wicked” animated movie! The sheer action of Elphaba’s determination near the end is epic to watch! This is one of the best story board videos of ”Wicked” I’ve seen ever!

I'm just. Completely speechless. This is genuinely jawdropping, just, great work!

I love this so much.

This animatic still manages to give me chills all over my body the same way it did when I first watched it 5 years ago and didn't know anything about wicked. I still don't know much about it now but every now and then I think about this and I'm delighted all over again

Gives me chills every time.

i'm living for that new description. i'd also love to watch an animated wicked instead of the live action one they're planning to make.

I saw your character studies and I’m amazed! This takes true talent, and I would know bc I’m an artist as well.

Only one thing missing - if it had been me I'd have her sky-write "YOU'LL NEVER BRING ME DOWN" in the sky at the end, as another visual nod to the 1939 movie.

yaaaay I'm so happy this is finally on RU-vid!!!

WWWWWWWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU....dISNEY TEM QUE VER ISSO

1:50 monopoly dude!

0:50-0:58 Did I just hear a small musical note from Savages?

Absolutely amazing omg, I hope he listened to you T-T cause I got chills at the end WOWOWOW

Heidi this is such wonderful work! I hope this ask eventually is fulfilled, sometime in the near future! Our family loves animated musicals.

this is honestly amazing and deserves way more views and attention! pls do more from the soundtrack!! would love to see For Good or Dancing Through Life!!!

This is on par (in my opinion) with that Wicked - Adventure Time version animatic! Holy crap this is amazing!

Disney could have done an animated version with Idina and Kristin!!!

Saw this on the internet when u first posted it still my favorite animated version of the musical

I love this... I hope in the movie version that they show the Wizard and Madame Morrible watching Elphaba as she flies

Image if this is in Disney THIS WORK DESERVE S SO MUCH CREDIT RIGHT NOW so beautiful 🎆🎆🎆🎆🎆

this legit gave me chills, amazing!!

One of my favorite ones. I kinda wish she would fly through the clock's face shattering it's glass all over the guards 😈

This one is extremely interviewed for the amount of dynamic shots included ugh

God THIS IS .... GOD I CAN’T EVEN WRITE LOOKS SO PROFESIONAL THIS IS AMAZING !!! AHHH GOD ! 💖

THIS IS AMAZING I need you to animate a disney movie omg

The fact that you have so few subscribes is a sin.

Uhm.....S T O R Y B O A R D !?!?!?!?!

I just wanted to say your art is amazing and I am happy to see you post again

This is some serious talent! My sister is a huge wicked fan and she just loved this!

I love this

The original. 🙏🏾❤️

0:50 this part of the music came from Pocahontas every time I hear this part I'm saying this you know your path child now follow it.

still one of my favs by far oh my God

I had chills watching this 💖

This is amazing!!

This is the best animatic I have ever seen!

You've worked real good and hard on the storyboard. This should be an animated film. I don't know how they'll ever make this as a movie but I agree it should be in animation. I hope it will too. Who knows how it'd would work in live action these days? This isn't 1939 you know. (Which was the year the Wizard Of Oz film was made just to mention.) I heard Wicked has been in progress to be a movie since possibly the musical was made. Interesting fact, they planned to adapt this into a film but they decided to adapt it as Broadway first. I heard Universal Studios is trying to make the film, however the director has sadly left because of that virus......... I just hope whatever they do, they will do this in a best and serious way they can. This is not only based on a great musical but Wicked is also inspired by one of the greatest stories for all ages from childhood to the golden years. However the film must've been in progress for a long time so hopefully they done they're best.

This is AWESOME!

If the live action doesn’t pull an ‘Into the woods’ where almost everything is kept the same with only a few additions here and there- NO CUTS I WILL TEAR THE MOUSE DOWN WITH MY OWN TWO HANDS It’s bad enough they’ve started skipping the ‘animated adaptations’ route completely after realizing no one on any of their teams has any soul left in them (looking at you Wish) but if they fucking botch a formula they have already made that has already worked reasonably well when adapting these kinds of musicals I just don’t know what’s left for the company besides adult Lego kits

This is underrated WHYYYYY

Where’s the rest of it?! The beginning part?

Absolutely gorgeous, can't stop watching! Awesome work!

This is so incredible!

Holy- this- this right here. Beauty.

Masterpiece ✨💚

Thank you

nice storyboard, dynamic and great poses. Music sucks though :)

If this was the storyboard that got adapted to the new Live Action film. I AM GOING TO BURST INTO TEARS THIS WAS PHENOMENAL 🤟🔥🤟🔥🤟🔥🤟🔥🤟🔥🤟🔥🤟🔥🤟🔥

Good News for all of you Wicked fans out there; a movie musical adaptation is in the works. Jon M. Chu, director of Crazy Rich Asians, and the movie musical adaptation of In The Heights, is set to direct. There's only one little catch; it has to be done in two separate parts; Part 1 for 2024, and Part 2 for 2025. here's the link to the stage musical. look for Legacy and Anniversary Tributes, and you'll see the explanation. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wicked_(musical)