The concept of storyboarding is similar to working on a comic strip as such, and quite simply requires each and every shot to be drawn in a box, and sometimes, more often than not, with a strip of writing underneath it explaining what is happening in this specific shot. Storyboarding can also allow directors to play around with angles, perspective and balance to create the shot that they desire and therefore can require a very careful eye and a lot of time and precision. For example, storyboards usually take into consideration whether the shot is interior or exterior, whether it is an upwards angle or downwards angle and also whether the actors should be positioned in a close-up, medium or long-distance shot.
All storyboards and different and unique, and they should be a product of what the director needs to help visualise his production. Some prefer to have quick and simple sketches as their storyboards, whilst others like to spend a lot more time, money and effort on making detailed storyboards.
The storyboarding process is an important one for the following reasons:
- To deliver its message effectively, a video or film production needs to be well planned. Even a family event video will benefit from planning.
- Storyboarding helps you to think about how you want your finished film to look, how the story should unfold, and what shots will best convey your story to your audience.
- With your storyboard in place, you’ll waste less time setting up shots because you’ll know exactly what scenes you need to shoot, and where to shoot them from.
- Storyboarding is especially useful for planning complex sequences of events, saving you from shooting footage you can’t use or missing footage that is essential to the plot.
Zach took on the role of illustrating and creating the storyboard, which I think by the end of it, he was beginning to regret! But of course, Zach still managed to get the task completed in due time. And here is the finished storyboard:
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