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A
storyboard is a series of sketches, drawings or photographs. You
use storyboards to plan for your film so you don’t have
to make rushed decisions on set. You can consider storyboards
as virtual shoots. On the day of filming you can show your created
storyboard to the director of photography, actors, etc so they
know exactly what you want. This also saves a lot of time on set. |
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WHY
YOU NEED STORYBOARDS: |
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Saves time.
• Helps you improve on ideas and get feedback from other crew
members.
• Gives you an idea of how many cameras you’ll need,
if you are using more then one.
• Helps everyone understand what’s in your head. |
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WHAT
YOU’LL NEED: |
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Your
finished screenplay / script of the film, some sort of template
and a pencil and eraser. |
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JARGON: |
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following terminology is used in storyboards. It usually appears
in the heading of the frame. |
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CLOSE-UP
SHOT or CU
BIG CLOSE UP or BCU
DISSOVLE
FADE IN / OUT
HIGH CAMERA ANGLE
JUMP CUT
LEVEL CAMERA ANGLE
LONG SHOT or LS
LOW CAMERA ANGLE
PAN
POINT OF VIEW or POV
TILT
ZOOM |
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USING
ARROWS: |
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By
placing a floating box in a frame with arrows you indicate zooming. |
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Drawing
arrows as above indicates movement. |
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Floating
boxes with arrows can be used to show panning. |
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GENERAL
TIPS: |
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Make sure you number your pages and frames.
• Make sure your frames aren’t too big.
• Don’t be afraid to write down notes. You’ll
need them later on.
• It’s not important to draw the faces of the characters;
many consider this “the actor’s job”.
• Don’t worry if you can’t draw as well as some
examples you see in magazines. Simple stick figures will do the
job. Large Hollywood production companies hire professional artists
to draw storyboards for them.
• Don’t spend too much time on a frame, i.e. 15 minutes.
It doesn’t have to be a work of art.
• DON’T draw the storyboard in one sitting. This is
a recipe for disaster.
• There are no real storyboard standards, only guidelines.
Storyboards come in different styles. Find yours and stick to it.
• And remember to enjoy it; if it’s a burden then it
won’t be great at all. |
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TEMPLATE: |
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Provided
is a template which I use for basic storyboards. You may print
out as many as you like and use them for your storyboards. (The
template is included in the downloadable version of this tutorial.
Download
in PDF) |
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This
document is copyright. The downloadable version (PDF) may be distributed
without modification. Copyright © 2007 Kyle van Tonder |
