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| A storyboard is simply a planning device used to visually
"sketch out" the actions of a story that will be told in a
visual medium like animation, multimedia, a Web page or video. Some
storyboards are very simple; for example, a simple animation project,
such as a flip book of a dot moving across a page, can actually be the
storyboard for later creating an animated GIF on the computer. On the
other extreme, storyboards for a video need to include not just the
action of characters in a scene but placement of lights and camera as
well.
Before you begin drawing storyboards for your own videos, a good way
to get acquainted with the storyboarding process is to watch a video
clip and try to draw the storyboard for that video. This may seem kind
of backwards - usually the storyboard comes before the video - but if
you've never created a storyboard before, this can be quite helpful.
Here's an assignment that will help you do just that. |
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Practice Drawing a Storyboard... |
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| Storyboards aren't just for big budget films. Any type of project that
involves a visual medium can have a storyboard. Television commercials
are a perfect example. They're very visual, they're short - usually
about 30 seconds, they have a clear beginning, middle and end. That's
why for this assignment, you'll be drawing a storyboard off of a TV
commercial from this year's Super Bowl... |
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| Step 1: Choose a Commercial |
| Go to this website,
where you can view all of the ads from this year's Super Bowl.
***NOTE*** When viewing this page at THS, please use the
Windows Media Player 300k settings for watching the
commercials. |
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| Step 2: Print out the Storyboard Sheets |
| Click here to download a Blank Storyboard PDF File. |
| There are only six frames per sheet, so you will probably need
more than one sheet for this project. Don't forget to fill out the
info on top - Project name, your name, sheet no. etc. Also, label
each frame in sequence in the top left corner of the frame. |
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| Step 3: Break Down the Commercial |
| You'll need to watch the clip several times to do this. You
should draw a picture on your sheets for each shot in the
commercial. Remember that the artwork does not need to be
beautiful. Use as little or as much detail as needed to represent
the video on the paper. Don't forget to include things like motion
arrows, camera moves, etc. |
| Use the lines below the frames to describe the shots
(Establishing, Close-Up, etc.) and indicate any other important
directions, such as action, camera moves, etc. |
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