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Storyboards communication of
visualization
What’s the disadvantage with storyboards?
Pros and Cons
• Some directors use storyboards to help with the visualization of idea to cast and crew. They draw them or they hire a storyboard artist.
• The disadvantage in using storyboards is considerable time and talent used to draw each scene. However, the more you plan the better your production will be.
‘boards• Storyboards are sketches that
portray the way the image on the screen should look in the finished program
storyboards don’t have to be fancy
An example of acceptable stick figure drawing.
An example of really good story boards
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sometimes storyboards include shot abbreviations and audio
Save time by drawing rectangles. Shot 6 is a CU and shot 7 in an ECU
Use arrows to denote camera movement. Here we are saying that we want to zoom in
to the subject
Sometimes 3D drawings are used.
Notice the arrows are here too. but these denote actors movement, not camera
• Storyboards and animatics (animated storyboards with audio) are essential in advertising to selling your idea to your clients and for use in focus groups.
Commercial example with no animation
• https://youtu.be/dkfrCeRdXsM
Assignment
• Copy the “Mean Girls” scene on the website. You should have 10 frames. They should match the scene or you will have to do them again. Use the template provided. If you loose your template, download and print another from the website.
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Notice how the headroom matches, the framing matches.
This is a good example.
