Storyboard

=STORYBOARDS= The storyboard is The storyboard is intended for
 * A “Visual Script” for your production, looking very much like a comic strip version of the story.
 * A production “Blueprint” for your crew to follow.
 * A detailed list of the assets you need to create: graphics, video, dialogue, sound effects, text etc.
 * The “studio” for approval before production is started
 * The production crew, to assemble the assets


 * PROCESS:**
 * BRAINSTORM the original story idea or “Concept”
 * WRITE a script or outline for the story
 * STORYBOARD the script
 * REVISE


 * PURPOSES:**[[image:cyberdog:Storyboard_Troops01.gif align="right"]]
 * To work out and discuss your ideas, and to fix bad stories before tehy get made
 * To visualize how your production will look, and get creative with shots and action
 * To describe how your production is sequenced, and act as a step by step guide to making and shooting your film
 * To plan where and what type of additional sound effects or dialogue will be included


 * TIPS:**
 * Put your shots and scenes of your storyboard in an order that tells your story clearly.
 * Plan your story so that the visual images and the script can be clearly understood by reading your storyboard.
 * Plan your production in the most interesting and appealing way possible for the audience.
 * Plan not only what happens in each shot, but also how fast or how slow you want it to happen.
 * Eliminate unnecessary or repetitive shots and add missing shots. Cut long boring shots and break them down into shorter more interesting shots.
 * Ensure that there is a smooth, clear, logical flow from shot to shot and scene to scene.