Disclaimer: in no way can you take any of this as the “right” way of doing things. I’m still learning and some of this stuff may even be wrong. I am constantly adapting and changing my approach to drawing. This is just how I think about stuff and I wanted to share it with people. Maybe it can help, maybe not.
Here are some really general story notes from my storyboarding class (Note, this is the structure for most animated films, characters like James Bond don't have a need, just a want. Ususally the kill the bad guy):