My Story Boards...

The purpose of a storyboard is to photograph/draw/digitalise every shot of what ever you choose to create, it will contain key information written underneath it.

Storyboards allow the director to visualise the whole film before filming and it also allows the cameraperson to understand how the film should be shot.

Storyboards allow us to change elements if they don't work visually before the film making process begins.

Each frame of the storyboard should contain the following elements:

• The shot number -> All shots are numbered chronologically so the sequence can be followed.
• Framing -> Will the shot be a Close Up (CU)? Medium Shot (MS)? Long Shot (LS)?
• Drawing ->A drawing visualisation of what is happening in the shot.
• Action -> A brief description of what is happening in the shot.
• Dialogue -> Single lines of dialogue can be written.
• Sound effects -> Specific sounds? If so, will they be diegetic or non-diegetic? Is the music incidental?

Information about the movement and position of the camera, including the following abbreviations:

1. H/A -> High Angle
2. L/A -> Low Angle
3. POV -> Point of View
4. 2-Shot -> Two people in a shot
5. OTS -> Over the Shoulder
6. Track/Dolly -> The camera is moved on a wheeled platform
7. Crab -> The camera moves sideways
8. Focus Pull -> You change what the camera is focused on.