The document discusses the preproduction phase of motion picture production. It describes that during preproduction, the overall planning of the film takes place, including finishing the script, planning shots, and storyboarding. Storyboards are a series of drawings that represent how each shot will be composed and blocked. Shot lists provide a list of the shots needed for the film with descriptions. Previsualization involves using software to plan shots in order to better share the director's vision.

1. Storyboards & Shot Lists
Created by
John M. Grace
I.A.T.S.E. Local 480

2. Production Phases
 There are five phases of production
common to most professionally
produced motion pictures.

3. Production Phases
 There are five phases of production
common to most professionally
produced motion pictures. These are:
 Development

4. Production Phases
 There are five phases of production
common to most professionally
produced motion pictures. These are:
 Development
 Pre-production

5. Production Phases
 There are five phases of production
common to most professionally
produced motion pictures. These are:
 Development
 Pre-production
 Production

6. Production Phases
 There are five phases of production
common to most professionally
produced motion pictures. These are:
 Development
 Pre-production
 Production
 Postproduction

7. Production Phases
 There are five phases of production
common to most professionally
produced motion pictures. These are:
 Development
 Pre-production
 Production
 Postproduction
 Distribution

8. Preproduction Phase
 During Preproduction, the overall
planning of the film takes place
 Preproduction includes:
 Finishing the Script
 Planning the Shots
 The better the planning, the less
chance there is for continuity problems

9. Preproduction Phase
 Screenplay/Script: The screenplay
supplies the general plan for the
production of a film and there are two
types:
 The “spec” script
 The “shooting” script

10. Preproduction Phase
 The “Spec” (Speculation) Script is the version
of a screenplay that writers distribute to
producers in the hope that it will be
“optioned” (considered for production). It
primarily contains:
 Slug-Lines (brief description of the scenes, e.g.
“INT. ROOM – DAY” which means the interior of
a room during the day)
 Business (description of characters’ actions)
 Dialog (the lines to be spoken by the actors)

11. The Treehouse

12. The Treehouse

13. The Treehouse

14. Preproduction Phase
 The Shooting Script is a much more
detailed version of the spec script that
includes numbered scenes, specific
camera angles and other technical
information. An example of a page
from a shooting script can be seen on
the next slide.

16. Preproduction Phase
 Storyboarding: A storyboard is a series
of drawings intended to represent how
the film will be shot, including how
each frame will be composed and how
actor and camera motion will occur
(blocking).
 The Storyboard is a way for the
director to share his or her vision of the
film with the cast and crew

17. The Storyboard - Treehouse

18. The Storyboard - Treehouse

19. The Storyboard - Treehouse

20. The Storyboard - Treehouse

21. The Storyboard – The Birds

22. The Shot List
 The Shot List is a list of shots needed
for a film or video project.
 It is often created by the Director of
Photography or a member of the
camera department and is used to
make sure all coverage needed is
captured on location
 It includes, the scene number, a variety
of angles (coverage) and a description
of the action in the scene.

23. The Shot List

24. The Shot List

25. Previsualization
 More and more, directors are using Pre-visualization
(pre-viz) software to plan
their shots and to be better able to
share their vision with the actors/crew

26. Previsualization
 More and more, directors are using Pre-visualization
(pre-viz) software to plan
their shots and to be better able to
share their vision with the actors/crew
 Pre-Viz tends to be time consuming and
costly so it is mostly used on big-budget
pictures with lots of special effects

27. Previsualization
 More and more, directors are using Pre-visualization
(pre-viz) software to plan
their shots and to be better able to
share their vision with the actors/crew
 Pre-Viz tends to be time consuming and
costly so it is mostly used on big-budget
pictures with lots of special effects
 Like good storyboard artists, pre-viz
artists are in high demand and well paid

28. Previsualization

29. The End