This storyboard document outlines the scenes and shots for a music video. It begins with an establishing wide shot of a piano being played to set the emotional tone. It then cuts to a close-up shot of the artist singing to introduce them. A zoom shot transitions to the next scene which establishes the story of the artist imagining they are being judged singing on stage alone. The video will switch back and forth between the artist's perception and reality using different camera shots and angles until they realize they are alone and sing with confidence.

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Sean Clark A2 Media
Storyboard

2.  First shot: areal shot of piano being played, in
sync with the song.
This is the opening shot that will set the
emotional and slow paced tempo of the song.
Scene 1: Piano Shot

3.  Using piano shot, pan up to artist face who is
singing the lyrics of the song.
This shot establishes who the artist is and will
allow the audience to become familiar to the
artist and his/her style of music.
Scene 2: Artist Singing

4.  Using a high intensity zoom, zoom in on the
artists face, a transition will be added to make
the continuation of the next scene smoother.
The next shot is when the story begins.
This shot is important because it allows the
audience to make sense of what is happening
within the video, and sets up the rest of the song
for its story.
Scene 3: Zoom Shot

5.  This story is of an artist who is singing on
stage, and imagines that there are judges
watching him sing, but in reality he is on own.
The story continues to switch back and forth
between the artist perception of what is
happening and actual reality. The song ends
with the artists realisation that there is no on
judging him and he then carries on to sing with
passion and confidence.
Scene 4: Establish Story

6.  The back & forth approach as I call it refers to
the continuation of different camera shots, that
represent the artist’s perception and actual
reality.
This shot technique not only helps portray the
storyline connotation but adds a certain amount
of professionalism to the video if done properly.
Scene 5: Back & Forth Approach

7.  The rest of the video using my ‘back & forth’
approach will be of the artists and ‘judges’
singing, varying between close ups, mid shots,
pans, aerials and so on.
Scenes 6…etc.