An introduction to storyboarding and a storyboarding task.

1. Storyboarding
• Aim:
To
understand
how
to
produce
an
accurate
storyboard
By
the
end
of
the
lesson
you
will:
-­‐ produce
a
correctly
labelled
storyboard

3. If
you
were
given
a
camera,
do
you
think
you
could
successfully
shoot
this
sequence?
How
could
it
be
improved?

4. WHAT
IS
THE
POINT
OF
STORYBOARDING?
Storyboarding
is
oMen
used
by
producNon
teams
in
the
pre-­‐producNon
phase.
It
is
the
first
step
towards
visualising
a
script.
It
makes
shooNng
and
direcNng
a
sequence
much
quicker
to
complete.

5. Spot
the
shot
1
3
4
2
a.
Close
up
b.
Establishing
shot
c.
Two
shot
d.
Long
shot

6. Spot the shot
7
6
8
e.
High
angle
f.
Low
angle
g.
Point
of
view
shot
h.
Extreme
close
up

7. CUT

8. WHAT
DO
WE
NEED
TO
LABEL
THE
STORYBOARD
ACCURATELY?
SHOT
TYPE
+
ANGLE
SETTING
SOUND
–
SFX
+
MUSIC
DIALOGUE
/
VOICE
OVER
LIGHTING
DURATION
OF
EACH
FRAME
A
TITLE
A
NUMBER
FOR
EACH
FRAME
EDIT
INSTRUCTIONS
–
CUT,
WIPE,
FADE
CAMERA
MOVEMENT
–
PAN,
TRACK

9. Title:
Camera
shot
=
Long
Shot
1a
Camera
angle
=
H
Seeng
=
Outside
in
a
park
Camera
Sound/SFX
=
Theme
music,
birds
singing
movement
TILT
DOWN
Dialogue/VO
=
LighNng
=
Bright
outdoor
DuraNon
=
3
seconds
1b
Can
you
add
the
appropriate
labels
for
shot
2?
2
Camera
shot
=
______________________
Camera
angle
=
________________________
Seeng
=
______________________________
Sound/SFX
=
__________________________
Dialogue/VO
=
_________________________
LighNng
=
_____________________________
DuraNon
=
____________________________

10. Storyboarding
exercise
• Storyboard
a
four
frame
sequence
to
begin
your
advert
with
camera
movement
and
a
transiNon.
• You
must
clearly
annotate
each
frame
with
all
the
relevant
informaNon.
Make
sure
you
are
clear
on:
Product
/
Target
Audience
/
Slogan
/
Lines
of
Appeal
before
you
start
storyboarding.