Bringing it to the Board

     During class last week, me and my group were trying to organize our film's introduction. The only times' I've done this was for my music video and one word film and while it was effective I don't think I truly did the best job. So, what I want to try and do for this project is research more of how to create an effective storyboard. While, organizing the broad drafts of the storyboard last week, I felt that there was not a lot of detail and focus on what the film's introduction was going to include. It felt like there were random shots that didn't hold much meaning. This is something that I want to improve on so it becomes more of a helpful tool rather than just images on a piece of paper. 

Storyboard Draft

    Storyboards are used as a way to give directors a guideline of what and how the films shots are going to be taken. They contain important visual information that acts as a blueprint when filming. It all begins by creating a shot list, which is a list containing all of the shots you want to capture. These shots are then listed in order, containing important information like the description of the shot: angle, subject, shot, etc. This list is then transitioned into the actual storyboard itself. The storyboard is what I previously mentioned to be the guideline of the film. This is the part where you actually introduce the visual aspect of the blueprint and bring your shots into eye. 

Storyboard Template

    By bringing the shots to "life" you can say a lot just from the drawing. Since, majority of films include movement it becomes difficult to introduce and shape these thoughts onto a piece of paper. But, by using several squares and arrows you can indicate the type of movement that the shots is using. Another way, movement can be portrayed is by adding text under the square to describe movement, shot size, and action. Meaning that while limited through single frames it is still viable way in which storyboards are used to guide imagination.     

    Although, I've only began a rough draft, I don't want to finalize one on my own and will try to continue to improve my storyboard throughout week 3. Through week 3 I hope to finish the storyboard just so I can stay on schedule. Also, I think it'd be a better idea to do it as a group since it becomes a source of different ideas from members. Just wanted to say that this is one of the reasons why I decided to be in a group; the ability to have different people work together and have different opinions can be a  valuable source that to me is very important when creating a piece of art. 

Heckmann, C. (2025, March 30). How to storyboard a short film — Examples and templates. StudioBinder. https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/how-to-storyboard-a-short-film/