Assignment Brief

Pearson BTEC HND in Creative Media Production (Animation & Vfx,

Qualification(s)
Film)
AMDT Unit Storyboards

Pearson Unit & Number Unit 27: Storyboarding

Facilitator Satheesh Kumar. M

Assessor Satheesh Kumar. M

Written By Satheesh Kumar. M

Date Issued Sunday, October 15, 2023

Submission Deadline Friday, January 19, 2024 Time 9.00 PM

Assignment Title The Art of Storyboarding

Important

80% attendance will be mandatory to submit this assignment. Resubmissions will affect your
course duration and assessed with a capped pass result. For any improper submission (eg.
unreadable DVD media, incorrect link, no access to link, error in submission, etc) your assignment
will be considered as a non-submission. Please check your submission thoroughly before sending
them. Refer assignment policies for more information. The academy reserves the right to request
softcopy sources for any assignment at any time until a student successfully completes the course;
students who are unable to do so may be asked to resubmit their work.

Academic Integrity

You pledge and declare that the work submitted for this assignment has been researched,
undertaken, completed, and submitted solely by yourself, except the assignment guidelines
require you to work in groups. Further, you declare that the work entitled is your original work and
you have not copied from any other students’ work or any other sources except where adequate
reference or acknowledgment is made explicitly in the text, nor has any part been written for you
by another person.

How to Submit

This is an online submission. You are not required to print the assignment or create any
subfolders unless it’s specified to do so in the assignment brief.
Step 01 - Upload your work to your google drive first.
Step 02 - Make sure that your drive folder is visible/accessible for anyone with the link.
Step 03 - Fill the google form and copy your assignment drive folder link in the given space in the
google form under the “assignment link”.
Step 04 - Click to submit the google form.
Assignment submission link - https://forms.gle/bqzpdBCRYHLTvinT7

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 Resources

1) Halligan, F., 2013. Movie Storyboards. San Francisco: Chronicle Books LLC.
2) Glebas, F. (2009). Directing the story: professional storytelling and storyboarding techniques
for live action and animation. Amsterdam; Boston: Elsevier/Focal Press.
3) Hart, J. (2008). The Art of the Storyboard: a filmmaker’s introduction. Amsterdam; Boston:
Elsevier/Focal Press.
4) Milanote - Organize ideas, notes, tasks, and projects - https://milanote.com
 Getting started - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4Aj3gPXNs4
 Guides - https://milanote.com/guide
 Storyboarding - https://milanote.com/product/storyboarding
 13 inspiring storyboard templates used by top creatives -
https://milanote.com/templates/storyboards
 Video Storyboard Template - https://milanote.com/templates/filmmaking/filmmaking-
storyboard
 Animation Storyboard Template -
https://milanote.com/templates/storyboards/animation-storyboard
 Podcast Storyboard Template - https://milanote.com/templates/storyboards/podcast-
storyboard
 Event Storyboard Template - https://milanote.com/templates/events/event-storyboard
 Website Storyboard Template - https://milanote.com/templates/storyboards/website-
storyboard
 Download for mobile - https://milanote.com/download-mobile-app
 Download for desktop - https://milanote.com/download-desktop-app
 Download Web Clipper - https://milanote.com/download-web-clipper
5) Studio Binder - https://www.studiobinder.com
6) Final Draft - https://www.finaldraft.com
7) 24 Best Storyboard Software of 2021 - https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/best-storyboard-
software-free-storyboard-templates
8) The Narrative Storyboard - https://www.billbuxton.com/Narrative%20Storyboard.pdf
9) Storytelling 101: The 6 Elements of Every Complete Narrative - https://blog.pond5.com/6477-
storytelling-101-the-6-elements-of-every-complete-narrative/
10) The story of storyboarding - https://www.itsnicethat.com/features/the-story-of-
storyboarding-animation-film-061021

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 Assignment Brief and Guidance

Media production is a time-consuming and complicated process.

The transformation of ideas, stories, or information into media that can be consumed via audio,
video, or interactively necessarily involves extensive planning and preparation. Creating
storyboards is an important part of the planning process for all types of media productions, from
film and television to interactive websites, apps, and games.

A storyboard is a visual representation of what will appear on the screen for the viewing audience;
it also provides essential instructions to the production and development team that will facilitate
in the creation of resources and scenes. If you’re working with a script, you already know the flow
of your project. The key is to translate that flow from word-form to visual-form. Each image on your
storyboard should contain enough information so that someone who hasn't read your script can
understand what's going on.

Storyboards are used by film directors as a visual language to communicate their vision to their
teams in a visual format and to collaborate with them. Storyboard artists play a critical role in
translating and visualizing the director's vision into an art form that can be used by various
production teams while also communicating important information to those teams.

There has been a great deal of discussion in recent years about how detailed the storyboards
should be created, given that a significant amount of time and money is invested in the production
process. The advancement of technology has enabled Storyboard Artists to use software to digitally
create content and plan the entire pre-production process more efficiently and effectively,
resulting in a more efficient and cost-effective production process overall. Even better, the software
applications include features that allow different teams from all over the world to connect,
collaborate, provide feedback, and manage the entire project online.

What you need to submit:

It is not necessary to create subfolders for each of the files.

1. Research and Investigations [PDF] – max 1,500 words.

 You should include an exploration of storyboards with examples for different Creative
media sectors (such as animation, film, television, and games) on how they are created.
 In the above-mentioned Creative media sectors, assess content and layout of the
storyboards discussing the use of technical details that’s communicated to production
teams.
 Assess whether these creative media sectors influence the requirements of the
storyboards.
 Critically evaluate the storyboards to determine the relationship between style and
genre and how these are expressed.

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 2. One-Page Project Brief [PDF]
 This document should not exceed one page.
 It should include your project’s target audience, narrative type, genre, and other
required information.

3. Pre-Production [PDF]
 Create your pre-production using industry-standard tools and techniques.
 This document should include your ideation, story, script, script breakdown, visual
development, initial rough storyboards and the final storyboards. The camera position
must be included in each storyboard panel as well.

4. Project Evaluation [PDF]

 Include evaluations of the tools and techniques you used to create your storyboards,
the technical information your storyboard communicates to production teams, and the
effectiveness of the storyboards in communicating the story.
 You must highlight the areas of your good practices and for improvement.

Your grade is assessed by your submission. To ensure that your submission meets the
requirements, you must carefully read the assessment criteria.

All submissions must be in PDF format unless a specific format is specified. While there will be no
consequences for exceeding the length of your pitch/presentation or word count, keep in mind
that precision and clarity are hallmarks of professional work. Work that is too lengthy
demonstrates a lack of professionalism.

All information sources and resources used to complete this assignment, including websites, must
be stated and correctly referenced. No credit will be given for extensive copying from information
sources, and your submitted work may be checked for plagiarism.

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 Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria
Creative Media Production (CM) – Unit 27: Storyboarding

PASS MERIT DISTINCTION

LO1 Explore the use of storyboards for creative media production

P1 Investigate the creation of

storyboards for different media M1 Analyze the use of
sectors. storyboards to
communicate technical
P2 Assess the content and layout of details to production
storyboards for different media teams. LO1 LO2
sectors. D1 Critically evaluate
storyboards to determine
LO2 Evaluate a given brief, to define key features to be developed the relationship between
in a storyboard. style and genre, and how
these are communicated
P3 Identify requirements of a brief, to M2 Assess the
inform the development of requirements of different
storyboards. media sectors and
formats and their
P4 Evaluate key narrative features to influence on the
be communicated through requirements of
storyboards. storyboards.

LO3 Create storyboards, using industry-standard tools and

techniques, for a creative media production in response to a given
brief.

P5 Create storyboards in response to M3 Develop storyboards

a given brief. that communicate
production information
LO3 LO4
P6 Use industry-standard tools and including point of view,
D3 Critically evaluate the
techniques in the creation of movement, timing and
relationship between
storyboards for a given media sector. audio.
communication of
LO4 Evaluate storyboards in their effectiveness in communicating narrative and technical
the narrative of a creative media production. information in storyboards,
to meet the requirements
P7 Evaluate the use of tools and of a brief.
techniques used to produce
M4 Analyze how the
storyboards in support of a brief.
storyboard communicates
technical details for
P8 Assess the relationship between
production teams.
storyboard approach and narrative
structure.

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