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Turning a Story into a Storyboard. What is a storyboard?. A storyboard visually tells the story of an animation, movie, or comic panel by panel Your storyboard should convey some of the following information: What characters are in the frame, and what are they doing?
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What is a storyboard? • A storyboard visually tells the story of an animation, movie, or comic panel by panel • Your storyboard should convey some of the following information: • What characters are in the frame, and what are they doing? • Where the "camera" is in the scene? Close or far away? How is the shot framed? • What is the angle of the shot? • Is the camera moving or still?
Why do I have to do this?! • Creating a storyboard will help you plan your final out shot by shot. • You can make changes to your storyboard before you start shooting, instead of changing your mind later. • You will also be able to show your storyboard to other people to get feedback on your ideas.
Scenes, shots, and sequences • A scene is a new location • e.g., your action is taking place at Lester B. Pearson C.I.
Scenes, shots, and sequences • A shot happens between when you hit record and when you hit stop, and can include framing, angles, and movements. • e.g., your first shot is a establishing view of the school.
Scenes, shots, and sequences • A sequence is a series of shots edited together to tell a story • e.g., your first shot is a establishing view of the school. The camera cuts to a close-up of a terrified student on his first day of class. The camera cuts to a panning shot following the student walking through the door. A reverse angle shows us the student’s point-of-view; everyone is staring at him.
Shot list • Take your script, and divide what you’ve written into scenes and shots. • Decide what kind of shots (extreme close-up, close-up, medium, long shot, extreme long shot) you will need. • Determine what camera angle is best for each shot. • Decide if there will be any camera movement.
Tips • If you don’t like to draw, you can use stick figures. • Another way is to take a point-and-shoot camera or a cell phone and have actors “block” out each shot. • Or you can use a free comic program online—comics work almost the same way as storyboards.