Post on 24-Mar-2019
Storyboarding
IT342 – Fundamentals of Multimedia
What is a Storyboard?
• A storyboard is a series of drawings meant for pre-visualizing the shots of a movie.
• Developing video or multimedia projects without storyboarding is like trying to go some place you’ve never been without directions.
• Storyboarding is an essential tool for planning any multimedia (including Website design) or video production.
• Using a storyboard will reduce production time and frustrations.
Why create a storyboard?
Two basic purposes:
First,
• It acts as a process tool helps visualize the final product.
• Work out visually shots, layout, and sequencing of shots.
• It’s much easier less expensive try out alternatives in preproduction stage
rather than during production or shooting.
Why create a storyboard?
Second:
• It acts as a communication tool teams of people, clients
• Storyboards often undergo significant revisions as a project evolves, and as
various specialists offer feedback.
How do I make a storyboard?
• A storyboard can be as simple or as elaborate as you like.
• Begin with a few quick sketches, using a pencil so you can easily erase and modify.
• Do not get bogged down in too much detail, especially in the beginning.
• Focus on the essential details of the scene.
• You may go with one shot or screen per page, or up to three or four per page.
• Use standard letter-size paper, and either find a template or create your own.
Storyboard Template
• A storyboard’s biggest role is to convey the story
effectively, as close as possible to what the movie
would look like at the end.
A few things to help convey the story:
• Write captions under the drawing
• Use arrows to show camera movements
• Color the object to differentiate it from the
background.
Storyboard Template
Storyboard Template
A template for a multimedia storyboard may contain many types of information, such as:
• The names of associated media files (audio, text, graphics, animation, etc.),
• The screen layout (where various elements such as buttons, images, and text go).
• Font and relative font size and color, as well as background color or pattern.
• Shot length, and special transitions.
• The ‘Text’ box can be used for actual dialogue, or for voiceover narration.
Can I use a computer to help create a Storyboard?
Quick sketching is often easier using pencil and paper than trying to use a computer. However the computer offers some useful capabilities. For instance, you can:
• Scan in your drawings, and modify and add color in a graphics application.
• You can also create a background once, and then simply copy it for other shots in the same location.
• Easily re-arrange a sequence using standard software
• Use a dedicated storyboarding application, which contains libraries of figures in different positions.
Useful Resources
Tools:
• http://tech.journalism.cuny.edu/2013/10/24/web-tools-for-multimedia-storytelling/
• http://www.pixton.com/
• http://goanimate.com/
• http://shotbox.se/
Resources:
• http://filmmakeriq.com/2010/10/500-storyboard-tutorials-resources/
• http://accad.osu.edu/womenandtech/Storyboard%20Resource/