STORYBOARD

Prepared by : Miss Rowena Moses

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• WHY
• WHAT
• HOW
• WHEN
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What is Storyboard?

• A storyboard is a tool to help you plan the

One of the fastest, most universally
understandable and information-­rich ways to
tell a story is with a storyboard.
pictures and script for a movie or digital
story.
• It contains sketches or pictures of what will
be seen on the screen in each scene.
• The script, narration, or other information
about each scene is also included on each
frame

Storyboards have been used throughout history

to depict events through pictures. Even when
created very quickly, storyboards can convey a
wealth of information, showing a particular
order of events in an interesting and easy to
understand way. (Sova, 2006)
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Storyboard is a graphical
Drawings can be simple complete with camera
visualization of shot
schematic… and lighting information.
sequence.

Each panel of a
Can use arrows to storyboard depicts a
Can also indicate
indicate object and scene: physical
camera shot size
camera motion. environment, set design,
characters, etc.
 1. Point of View
What is the main point of the story and what is the
perspective of the author
2. A Dramatic Question
A key question that keeps the viewer’s attention and
will be answered by the end of the story.
3. Emotional Content
Serious issues that come alive in a personal and
SEVEN powerful way and connects the story to the audience.

ELEMENTS OF 4.The Gift of Your Voice A way to personalize the story

to help the audience understand the context.
DIGITAL 5. The Power of the Soundtrack Music or other
sounds that support and embellish the storyline
STORYTELLING 6. Economy Using just enough content to tell the
story without overloading the viewer
7. Pacing The rhythm of the story and how slowly or
quickly it progresses.
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• PAN: A steady, sweeping movement from one point in a scene to

another.
• TILT: Using a camera on a tripod, the camera moves up or down
to follow the action.
• ZOOM: Use of the camera lens to move closely towards the
subject.
• DOLLY: A camera dolly is a specialized piece of film equipment
designed to create smooth camera movements on the horizontal
axis.
• POV (point of view shot): A shot which is understood to be seen
from the point of view of a character within the scene.
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• DISSOLVE:  A  transition  between  two  shots,  where  one  shot   fades  away  and
 simultaneously  another  shot  fades in.  

• FADE: A  transition  from  a  shot  to  black  where  the  image gradually  becomes
 darker  is  a  Fade  Out;  or  from  black  where   the  image  gradually  becomes
 brighter  is  a  Fade In.  

• JUMP  CUT:  A  rapid,  jerky  transition  from  one  frame  to  the  next,   either  
disrupting  the  flow  of  time  or  movement  within  a  scene   or  making  an  abrupt  
transition  from  one  scene  to  another.  

• HAND,HELD:  unsteady  camera, no  tripod,  Handheld  cameras   denote  a  certain

 kind  of  gritty  realism,  and  they  can  make  the   audience  feel  as  though  they
 are  part  of  a  scene,  rather  than   viewing  it  from  a  detached,  frozen
 position.    
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• REACTION  SHOT­‐ A  shot  of  someone  looking  off   screen. A  reaction

 shot  can  also  be  a  shot  of  someone  in   a  conversation  
where  they  are  not  given  a  line  of  dialogue   but  are  just  listening  to
 the  other  person  speak.
 
• CRANE  SHOT: Basically,  dolly shots in the air.  
A  crane  (or   jib),  is  a  large,  heavy  piece  of  equipment,  but  is  a  useful  
way  of  moving  a  camera­‐  it  can  move  up,  down,  left,  right,   swooping
 in  on  action  or  moving  diagonally  out  of  it.

• AERIAL  SHOT:  exciting  variation  of  a  crane  shot,  usually   taken  from
 a  helicopter  
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