AV Smackdown

Multimedia Storytelling JOUR 203

Video Week 4: Storyboarding More on Video Storytelling

Discussion
How are the projects going?

Todays Goal
Sketch an outline for your final projects.

Audio
Radio is the most visual medium.

--Handy NPR guidebook

Photo
"The camera is an instrument that teaches

people how to see without a camera." Dorothea Lange

Video
Making a documentary is like composing a

symphony

Kim Komenich, PulitzerPrize winning photographer for the San Francisco Chronicle

More on Visual Storytelling

Get detail shots

More on Visual Storytelling

Get detail shots Capture anything you think you might need

More on Visual Storytelling

Get detail shots Capture anything you think you might need Try to convey a sense of experience

Example

Common Slideshow Mistakes

Too few or too many images

Common Slideshow Mistakes

Too few or too many images Rambling or choppy narratives

Common Slideshow Mistakes

Too few or too many images Rambling or choppy narratives Missing captions or identifying audio (be

consistent in how you ID people)

Common Slideshow Mistakes

Too few or too many images Rambling or choppy narratives Missing captions or identifying audio (be

consistent in how you ID people) silence)

Dead air (avoid long periods of unexplained

Common Slideshow Mistakes

Too few or too many images Rambling or choppy narratives Missing captions or identifying audio (be

consistent in how you ID people) silence)

Dead air (avoid long periods of unexplained Poor audio quality (work to make levels

consistent)

Common Slideshow Mistakes

Too few or too many images Rambling or choppy narratives Missing captions or identifying audio (be

consistent in how you ID people) silence)

Dead air (avoid long periods of unexplained Poor audio quality (work to make levels

consistent)
Source: The Multimedia Journalist

Storyboarding

Storyboarding
Think of the storyboard as a visual outline a

chronological sketch of each major scene, with notes about what audio or narration will be needed.

Storyboarding
Think of the storyboard as a visual outline a

chronological sketch of each major scene, with notes about what audio or narration will be needed.

Taking the time to storyboard can save you time, since youll better focus your shooting.

Storyboarding
This is your chance to think of MustGet

elements:

Storyboarding
This is your chance to think of MustGet

elements

What images are crucial?

Storyboarding
This is your chance to think of MustGet

elements

What images are crucial? What quotes are essential (and what images

support them)?

Storyboarding
This is your chance to think of MustGet

elements:

What images are crucial? What quotes are essential (and what images support them)? What takeaway points do you want to make?

Storyboard Worksheet
How does the piece start? (what is on the

screen, and what does the viewer hear?)

Storyboard Worksheet
How does the piece start? (what is on the

screen, and what does the viewer hear?)

Storyboard Worksheet

Practice
Inclass assignment: Storyboard your final project using the worksheet linked from the class blog. Must be at least two pages and no more than six pages.
Hand in your storyboard before leaving class

For Next Week

Bring a draft of the project to class next week

(optional) or at least some piece of footage you want feedback/guidance on.