Storyboards are one of the most important things in film making. They help the directors and the camera operators know where everything is meant to be and give a bit of insight into how the film will look and play out. In my previous 'Brick by Brick' post I showed a short scene that me and some of the people at my college made. This is the storyboard I made for that scene.
This is the video and the storyboard for comparison purposes. | |
Now a lot changed between what I (beautifully) drew and what ended up on screen. This happens often. Unless of course it's The Lord of the Rings in which case you storyboard every frame of the film and follow it exactly. No really. But anyway, storyboards are pretty easy to make can prove to be the most useful asset of a production. Aside from the cameras and the sound crew of course. They're quite important as well.
This one wasn't actually used for the final scene. We instead threw all of our storyboards together. Then we did something completely different. This will happen from time to time. What you put on paper might not be achievable in the time frame or budget that the production has. Or maybe the vision of the film will change and the director will go against the storyboard.
They don't need to look beautiful. They can be just a couple of stickmen in a square. It is better if you get more detail into them but the real detail should be in the description. Shot length and the contents of the scene are essential. They should always say who is there and what they are doing and saying.
To conclude this mess storyboards are important. Without them you would have almost no idea how to make the film. Right, cheers, bye.
This one wasn't actually used for the final scene. We instead threw all of our storyboards together. Then we did something completely different. This will happen from time to time. What you put on paper might not be achievable in the time frame or budget that the production has. Or maybe the vision of the film will change and the director will go against the storyboard.
They don't need to look beautiful. They can be just a couple of stickmen in a square. It is better if you get more detail into them but the real detail should be in the description. Shot length and the contents of the scene are essential. They should always say who is there and what they are doing and saying.
To conclude this mess storyboards are important. Without them you would have almost no idea how to make the film. Right, cheers, bye.