Storyboards provide a visual outline for video by representing each camera frame and conveying scene descriptions, shot types, and camera angles. They serve two main purposes: to visualize ideas and communicate plans to a team. Effective storyboards include clear visuals, descriptions of each scene, notations of camera shots and angles, and directional arrows to illustrate transitions, helping filmmakers plan shots before filming.

1. Storyboarding Basics

2. Storyboard - a planned visual outline for video
The frame of a storyboard represents the
frame of your camera

3. Storyboards Serve 2 purposes…
To visualize your ideas
&
communicate ideas to your team

4. Storyboards Convey 3 kinds of information…
scene description
shot types
camera angles

5. Storyboard Descriptions
Aba appears in fire Cut to Tom Light shines on Villan’s
Medium Shot (MS) enters scene from left eyes from left
Close Up Tom’s Face Close Up (CL)
(CL)

6. Simple Storyboard

7. Our Storyboard Frames

8. To Remember
Storyboards should include…
clear visuals
scene descriptions
camera shot titles
camera angles
directional arrows
notes