2. WHAT IS A STORYBOARD
Storyboarding is similar to on a comic strip, and
requires each shot to be drawn in a box, with
writing to explain what is happening. However,
storyboarding allows directors to see what angle,
perspective and balance to create the shot that
they want and therefore can require a lot of time
and precision. For example, storyboards take into
consideration whether your shot is interior or
exterior, whether it is an upwards angle or
downwards angle, whether your actors should be
positioned in a close-up, medium or long-distance
shot.
3. STORYBOARDS
We learnt that storyboards are an illustration of
scenes coming together. It’s a guide line of what
happens in a film sequence. It gives direction and
helps the cast to know what exactly happens
next.
Storyboards are graphic organizers in images
displayed in a sequence in order for pre-
visualizing a motion picture, animation, motion
graphic or interactive media sequence. The
storyboarding process was developed at the Walt
Disney Studio during the early 1930s, after
several years of similar processes being in use at
Walt Disney and other animation studios.
4. STORYBOARDS
A film storyboard is a big comic of the film or some section
of the film produced before to help film directors,
cinematographers and television commercial advertising
clients to visualize scenes and find something that could
cause problems before they occur. Besides this storyboards
also help estimate the cost of the overall production and
saves time. Often storyboards include arrows or
instructions that indicate movement.
An advantage of using storyboards is that it allows the
director or producer to experiment with changes in the
storyline to have stronger reaction. Flashbacks, for
example, are often the result of sorting storyboards out of
chronological order to help build suspense and interest.
The process of visual thinking and planning allows a group
of people to brainstorm together, placing their ideas on
storyboards and then arranging the storyboards on the
wall. This fosters more ideas and generates consensus
inside the group
5. STORYBOARDS
An advantage of using storyboards is that it
allows the director or producer to experiment
with changes in the storyline to have stronger
reaction. Flashbacks, for example, are often the
result of sorting storyboards out of chronological
order to help build suspense and interest. The
process of visual thinking and planning allows a
group of people to brainstorm together, placing
their ideas on storyboards and then arranging
the storyboards on the wall. This fosters more
ideas and generates consensus inside the group.
6. STORYBOARDS
The story board will convey information such as:
What characters are in the frame, and how are they moving?
What are the characters saying to each other, if anything?
How much time has passed between the last frame of the
storyboard and the current one?
Where the "camera" is in the scene? Close or far away? Is the
camera moving?
We can make changes to our storyboard before we start
animating, instead of changing our minds later. We will also
be able to talk about our animation and show our storyboard
to other people to get feedback on our ideas.
Most commonly storyboards are made by a simple piece of
paper and pencil. Sketching out what happens scene by scene.
The pictures don’t have to perfect, drawing the pictures out
shouldn’t take long, only a few minutes. Make it easy by using
simple shapes, stick figures and simple backgrounds.
