Transcript Storyboarding - Plain Local Schools

Storyboarding
The Why and the How…
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A set of drawings that represent screen layout
sequences
First used by filmmakers to plan the sequences
of movie scenes
A storyboard is a series of pictures and notes
that detail the content of each of the screens for
a project.
What is a Storyboard?
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The producer works with
those team members who are
creating video, text, and
graphics to integrate the
different media into a unified
application.
◦ Storyboards help the customer and
team members envision how the
finished application will look.
Storyboards in the development phase
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During a project’s planning
phase, the producer may
develop storyboards for the
application or its video content.
From a “producer’s” point of view
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In planning Web sites and other
multimedia application
• A blank storyboard is a series of empty
frames where drawings can be made
• Each storyboard frame represents a page
on a Web site or a screen in the
application that the user will see.
• Below each frame are lines for
information about the frame’s content.
After drawing the frames and filling in the
information, you can reorder the frames
to try different sequences
Usefulness
http://www.screenplaymastery.com/structure.htm
Plot Structure
Script: Written text of a screenplay
or performance
 Storyboard: Panel involving
sketches of important action in
scenes in a series of shots
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Script vs. Storyboard
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Helps in brainstorming ideas
Helps visualize what finished
product will look like
Helps you use time and resources
wisely when filming
Makes it easier to edit down the line
Keeps everyone on the same page
during filming
Helps avoid missed opportunities
Why Storyboard?
Audience
 Message of video
 Method of delivery
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Who will appear
Camera angles/movement
Frame size
Special lighting
Transitions
Music/sound effects
Special effects
Scene Selection—Think About
Storyboard templates (good for
individual storyboarding)
 Notecards (be sure to number!)
 Post-it notes (be sure to number!)—
good for working in groups
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How to Storyboard
http://edtech.guhsd.net/video/storyboard2.pdf
Example
Example
Doesn’t have to be perfect (shapes,
stick figures, are okay)
 Should be done in pencil
 Every scene should contribute to the
film; if it doesn’t, cut it out
 Depict major scenes (not every
single detail)
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Important Notes
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The information accompanying each
frame can include names or descriptions
of audio, video, graphic files or programs
that the page will use.
• Web designers can use storyboards in much the same way
as filmmakers to help them visualize the pages and how
they work together.
• They also help ensure that everyone on the team is
visualizing the Web site and pages in the same way.
• Also a great way to keep track of all that information you
will be using that isn’t your original work (attribution for
media such as graphics, images, music, sound effects, etc.)
Usefulness cont.
You MUST storyboard
 You must show me the storyboard and I
must approve it
 You MUST submit the storyboard as part
of your grade
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It is important! It will keep you
organized and help you manage time!
For this class…
You can create storyboards with a pencil and
paper, or with software.
 Microsoft PowerPoint can be used to create a
storyboard
◦ It makes it easy to reorder slides
◦ Add notes on them
◦ Approximate time for each scene
◦ Movement/transition from one scene to the next
◦ Special effects (animation)
◦ Music
◦ Script
And remember to number each
page and each frame!
What to Include: