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Artist Creates blueprint of Hollywood horror film from his Orlando Home

When audiences see the new horror film “You’re Next,” they will be watching more than a family besieged by a gang of mysterious killers. They will be watching the work of Orlando resident Mark Simon come to murderous life.

As a storyboard artist, Simon, 49, is part of a long filmmaking tradition, one around nearly as long as film itself. Directors use storyboard sketches — sort of “a comic-book version of a script,” as Simon describes it — as a rough guide to visualizing each shot.