Storyboarding

Computer Tech/Multimedia

Mrs. Neal

Modern storyboarding, the type we do now was

developed at the Walt Disney Studio in the 1930s.

The first complete storyboard was created for “Three Little

Pigs,” in 1933.

(Christopher Finch, The Art of Walt Disney, Abrams, 1973)

What is a Storyboard?

A storyboard is a graphic organizer that helps you to plan and visualize what a project will look like. It is created in sequence from beginning to end.

A good storyboard contains

Images and narrative.

Why Use a Storyboard?Storyboarding takes place in the pre-

production phase and if done well it will make your project easier to complete.

Since the storyboard is donesequentially it helps yourteam to think about the stepsof the project.

The team will be able to see if there are any gaps or if something has been added that can be removed.

Problems can be caught and fixed before a lot of work has been done.

Storyboarding can be used in:

• Film making

• Animation

• Gaming

• Web design

• Presentation design

The benefits:

• Helps with organization

• Eliminates mistakes

• Can help generate ideas

• Helps weed out bad ideas

• Can save money

What’s Included• Visuals: You do not have to be a great artist,

rough sketches are okay, so are stick figures. Sketches should be recognizable.

The storyboard does not

need to be in color. Use pencil

so it’s easy to make changes.

Do not be limited by the frame,

you can draw outside of it.

Narrative

• Includes directions for camera, crew and actors.

• Some dialogue, if it is not huge amounts. If there is a lot of dialogue or it is a long project, there

should be a separate script.

• Use titles, page numbers, scene numbers, panel numbers, etc. for organization.

• Include camera shots, movements and angles.

• Actions tell the actors what to do.

• Notes for the camera and

crew can be written outside

the frame.

• FX: Add effects that will be included in post-production -- transitions, titles, sound effects, visual effects, etc.

• Use arrows to show camera movements or actor movements.

Click the camera for examples