Storyboarding

Pitch meetings
 Storyboarding Pitch meetings

Content page Content page

1. Introduction 2 7. Facts to know 18
2. Mind Map 5 a. -ing form 18

3. Contextualization 6 8. Glossary 20
a. Pitch meetings at Pixar Animation Studios 6 9. Bibliography 21
10. Creative Commons 22
4. Storyboarding 6 11. Credits 23
a. Storyboards briefly 6
b. Stroyboards structure 6

5. How to give advice 13

a. Formal advice 14
b. Strong advice 14

6. How to give suggestions 15

a. Formal suggestions 15
b. Tentative suggestions 16
c. Acepting advice or suggestions 17
d. Declining advice or suggestions 17

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 Introduction
Hi there! I’m Ben Cooley and I give you the
welcome to this material.
This time, we are going to use storyboards
as an excuse to learn some technical
vocabulary, as well as how to give advice
and make suggestions.
The English materials of the
Multimedia Production Program are
quick overviews of the topics, we
encourage you to go into greater
depth on these topics.

Storyboards are the hand-drawn version

or blueprint of any audiovisual project.
Storyboarding is about writing with drawing
or sketches what is written with letters in a
script.

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After having the synopsis and script, the
Storyboard Artist plan and create all the
sequences of the script in a storyboard.
When the storyboard is ready, he calls on
the Director and the Story Department and
presents his proposal. During the meeting,
everybody gives ideas for the improvement
of the shots and scenes of the project.
The Storyboard Artist takes notes, makes
modifications and go through the entire
process again until the storyboard is perfect.

Taken from: Pixar Storyboarding Mini Doc,

video

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 Most of the success of this kind of projects
depends on this ongoing process, which
requires to know how to make suggestions
or to give advice to our coworkers without
affecting the working environment.

Let’s get on with this material!

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 Mind Mind
map

Storyboarding
map
Pitch meetings

1
Contextualization
2 3
How to
4
How to
5
Storyboarding Facts
give advice give suggestions to know
Pitch Storyboards
meetings briefly Formal Formal
advices suggestions -Ing
Storyboards form
structure Strong Tentative
advices suggestions
Storyboard
examples Accepting advices
or suggestions

Declining advices
or suggestions

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 Contextualization
3.2 Storyboard structure
Storyboards can be used for any interactive media project. There are four types of story-
boards, let’s see them in the next chart:

As we were saying, there is a pitch meeting

where the Storyboard Artist, the Director
and the Story Department give advice and
make suggestions to make the story and the
storyboard better.
There is not a pitch meeting without
storyboards. So, let’s take some time to talk
about them and its structure.
Production Storyboard
(Ready for production)
The complete production guide for you step-by-step,
with as much detail as possible.
Conceptual Storyboard
(Scripting)
The sequence of images and ideas (concepts) to
communicate the aural style of the piece. You could
think of this as like a photo-essay. Arrange and
re-arrange these elements to test yourself out.

Rush Storyboard Detailed storyboard of

3.1 Storyboards briefly (In the middle of production and post-production) the most intense sections
We can say storyboards are the visual ver-
This helps you in the planning stage and during your
sion of the script of a project. production & post-production work. Assemble all or most
of the pieces and give them names. The name 'Rush' is Intense Sections + 'Purifying Moments' +
Its main purpose is to visualize the project taken from film - the rushes to be edited from each day's Transitions + Other Sections
before it is developed, in order to identify shoot, and viewing these rushes.
what is needed, if the strategy or the story
works, specify the time that it is going to
take, as well as the costs, among other as-
pects.

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The structure of a storyboard may change depending on the type. On Shots:
this occasion we are going to work on Production Storyboards.
Is an image made by one movement of the camera. It finishes
A Production Storyboard includes, on its basis, the next information: with a cut.

Let’s check some types of shots through The following illustrations

made by Norman Lemay (2014).

Scenes /shots
Scenes:
It’s a portion of the film that takes place in one location and follows
a character in a situation or place during a time span. A scene usually
includes several shots.

The birds (1963), Alfred Hitchcock

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 Panels
A panel is every sketch or drawing made in your story board. When drawing
a panel it is important to take into account composition techniques.

Let’s review some composition techniques through the following

illustrations made by Kali Ciesemier (2012).

Fuente: Kalidrwus (s,f)

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Fuente: Kalidrwus (s,f) Fuente: Kalidrwus (s,f) Fuente: Kalidrwus (s,f)

Fuente: Kalidrwus (s,f) Fuente: Kalidrwus (s,f) Fuente: Kalidrwus (s,f)

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 Camera angles

A “camera angle” refers to the angle in which the camera lens is tilted.

The next image presents some of the most common camera movements

Fuente: Sonjebasa Fuente: Sonjebasa Fuente: Sonjebasa

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 A camera movement makes references to all the manipulation of the
camera itself in order to create a visual effect.
Camera
movements
The next image presents some of the most common camera movements:

Fuente: Sonjebasa

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The images below show how to use arrows to indicate a camera movement in a storyboard:

Zoom-Back Crane up Dolly - Travelling in Dolly - Travelling right

Dolly -Travelling left Panning to the left Dolly- Travelling back

Crane down

Panning to the right Tilt-Down Tilt-Up Zoom in

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 How to give advice
Suggestions and advice are English functions that are very common in
work settings and it is very important to learn how to give them correctly.

First of all, we need to understand that to advise is different from to

suggest; let’s see.

Advise Suggest

It is used in the sense of

"counsel" It is use in the sense of
(professional experts "giving an idea"
counsel)

It is given based on the It is momentary and

experience and experience may or may
consideration of the situation not be considered

It is expected to be It doesn't need to be

followed followed

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5.1 Formal advice

Structure A1

Pronoun Advice Verb Verb + ing Complement

recomend using a high angle on
I suggest using the actor for
propose using that shot

Structure A2

Pronoun Advice Verb Pronoun Verb Complement

recomend you use a high angle
5.2 Strong advice
I suggest you use on the actor
propose you use for that shot
Pronoun Modal verb Verb Complement
should use a high angle on
Structure A3
you the actor for
Ought to use that shot
Pronoun Advice Verb that Pronoun Verb Complement
recomend that you use a high angle Pronoun + 'd (had) Expression Verb Complement
I suggest that you use on the actor
for that shot a high angle on
propose that you use You'd better use the actor for
that shot
Structure B1

Expression Pronoun + 'll (will) Verb Complement

Pronoun Advice Verb Pronoun Infinitive verb Complement
a high angle on
advise you to use a high angle on If you'll take my
you'll use the actor for
I urge you to use the actor for advise,
that shot
encourage you to use that shot

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 How to give suggestions
6.1 Formal suggestions

Advice
Pronoun Verb + ing Complement
Verb
a high angle on
I suggest using the actor for that
shot

Pronoun Advice Verb Pronoun Verb Complement

a high angle on the
I suggest you use
actor for that shot

Pronoun Advice Verb that Pronoun Verb Complement

a high angle on the
I suggest that you use
actor for that shot

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6.2 Tentative suggestions

Expression Pronoun Modal verb: could Verb Complement Complement

a high angle on the actor for a high angle on the actor for
It would be nice if we could use
that shot that shot

Expression Verb Complement

Let's use a high angle on the actor for that shot

Pronoun could Infinitive verb Complement Complement Complement

a high angle on the actor a high angle on the actor for a high angle on the actor for
You could use
for that shot that shot that shot

How about Verb + ing Complement

How about using a high angle on the actor for that shot

2nd conditional Verb Complement

If I were you I
use a high angle on the actor for that shot
would

Expression Pronoun Infinitive verb Complement Question mark

Why don't You use a high angle on the actor for that shot ?

Auxiliary
Pronoun Expression Verb + ing Complement Question mark
"have"
a high angle on the actor for
Have you thought of using ?
that shot

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So far, we have learn how to give advice or suggestions. Now, let’s
learn some ways to accept or decline them.

6.3 Accepting advice or suggestions 6.4 Declining advice or suggestions

Accepting advice or suggestions

It sounds great!
Declining advice or suggestions
It sounds lovely!

That sounds like a good idea! Let's keep thinking

Do you think so?

That will be great! / That will be good!
I'm not really sure about that, to
Ok, let's do that!
be honest.
I'm up for it
It sounds like a good idea, but I
don´t think it would work
I'll take you up on that

Right. I see what you mean

Yes, that would be a good idea

Yes, that would be worth trying

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 Facts to know
I´m quite sure you have noticed the -ing
form added to the verbs in some of the Verbs ending Add Examples
structures used for giving or answering
suggestions and advice. We could say that Believe - Believing
there are four ways to use the - ing form. Drop “e” Move - Moving
One “e” ending
Add -ing Take - Taking
Write - Writing
Get - Getting
One syllable verbs ending with Dobble final consonant
Plan - Planning
Consonant + Vowel + Consonant Add -ing
Stop - Stopping
Run - Running
Dobble final consonant
I encourage you to take some time to go Two syllable verbs ending with Add -ing Forget - Forgetting
deeper on the four uses of -ing form by Consonant + Vowel + Consonant Admit - Admitting
yourself. This time, we are going to learn Only if the last syllable is Begin - Beginning
how to add -ing to verbs in order to be able to stressed!
use the suggesting and advising structures. Lie - Lying
Change -ie to -y
-ie Die - Dying
Add -ing
Tie - Tying
Study - Studying
Others Add -ing Play - Playing

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 It was a pleasure to work with you on this mate-
rial!

I hope you had a great time.

Don’t forget you can count on your tutor if you

have any doubt.

Bye for now!

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Action: The scene description, character
movement, and sounds as described in a
screenplay.
Background (b.g.): Used to describe
anything occuring in a rear plane of action
(the background as opposed to the main
action or attention is focused in the
foreground). Always use this term in lower
case initials or written in full (“background”).
For example: two people talk as Bill and Ted
fight in the b.g.
Blueprint: a detailed plan of how to do
something
Character: In a screenplay, the name
appears in all caps the first time a character
is introduced in the “Action.” The character’s
name can then be written normally, in the
action, the rest of the script.
Cut: to suddenly move from one image
or scene to another in a movie, television
program, etc.
Dolly: A mechanism on which a camera
can be moved around a scene or location.
Simple dollies involve a tripod on wheels.
Dolly shots are moving shots.
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EXT. : Exterior. This scene takes place out
of doors. This is mostly for producers to
figure out the probable cost of a film project.
Extreme Close Up (ECU): Means the
camera is placed very close to the subject
or action. Generally, this term would be left
out of a screenplay and left to the director to
decide. Use only when necessary.
Extreme Long Shot (XLS): Means the
camera is placed a very long distance from
the subject or action. Generally, this term
would be left out of a screenplay and left
to the director to decide. Use only when
necessary.
O.S. or O.C.: Off-screen or Off-camera.
This is the abbreviation sometimes seen
next to the CHARACTER’S name before
certain bits of dialog. Basically, it means the
writer specifically wants the voice to come
from somewhere unseen
Pitch: things that are said by someone in
order to make someone want to buy, do, or
accept something
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Transition: Descriptive term for how
one scene ‘transitions’ to another scene.
Used appropriately, these can be used to
convey shifts in character development and
emotion. In other words, a CUT TO: is not
required at every scene change. Some major
transitions include CUT TO:, DISSOLVE TO:,
MATCH CUT TO:, JUMP CUT TO:, SMASH
CUT TO:, WIPE TO:, and FADE TO:. Each
term has it’s own entry in this list of terms.
Occasionally a writer will make up his own
transition. In these cases, the transition is
usually self-defined (such as BRIGHT WHITE
FLASH TO: suggests whiteness will fill the
screen for a brief moment as we pass into
the next scene).
V.O.: Voice Over. This is the abbreviation
sometimes seen next to the CHARACTER’S
name before certain bits of dialog. This
means the character voices that dialog but
his or her moving lips are not present in the
scene.
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 Credits
LÍNEA DE PRODUCCIÓN
Credits
PROGRAMA Producción de Multimedia
NOMBRE DEL OBJETO Storyboarding pitch meetings
DISEÑADORES GRÁFICOS Caren Xiomara Carvajal Pérez
Julián Alberto Camargo Fonseca
Luis Carlos Reyes Parada
PROGRAMADORES Nilda Inés Camargo Suescún
Nancy Astrid Barón López
Milady Tatiana Villamil Castellanos
John Freddy Vargas Barrera
GUIONISTAS-PRODUCTOR DE MEDIOS AUDIOVISUALES Dolly Esperanza Parra Lozano
Jheison Edimer Muñoz Ramírez
ASESORAS PEDAGÓGICAS Janet Lucía Villalba Triana
Shirley Andrea Ovalle Barreto
LÍDER DE L A LÍNEA DE PRODUCCIÓN Zulma Yurany Vianchá Rodríguez

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