PLANNING: STORYBOARD - MISS BEGUM

 

What is a storyboard? Why is it important?

A storyboard is a series of illustrations which has been assembled together in order to create a meaning to it. These are the pictures that together can tell a story. They are often used in the pre-production stages where the vision/ idea is placed onto paper and then can be developed with all the other members and used to film. These are great tools in pre- visualization when crating a moving image. Storyboard is the best way to share your own vision. It is also extremely easy and self-explanatory thus it doesn’t require much effort to present to others. Storyboarding is important because it prepares you when you begin to film as you have already planned what shots you want to include. This can save you time because there is no try and error but precise and stable base for your product.

 Advantages of Storyboarding:

• Easy to create
• Helps to visualise the idea
• Easy to amend if needed
• Quick to Present
• Allows to plan ahead on all micro-elements
• Can be used during filming to know what to do
• Helps in organisation of ideas

 

This is the storyboard which I created basing on my Opening Scene Narration:

 

 

 

Conclusion:

 

 

In conclusion, storyboarding was very beneficial and significant during the production making. This is because not only I was able to visualise the narrative but could compare my vision with other team members and we were able to see what shots would work best and which ones wouldn't be as effective. When creating this storyboard we had to consider the different camera framing so we get the best from our shots, as well as could list the different aspects that would effect our shot such as lighting and colour or dialogue. Additionally, we will be able to use this storyboard and its descriptions during the editing stages as we have mentioned what transitions and edits we intend to use, which is another way why storyboarding was so beneficial. This storyboarding task was vital because without this our planning wouldn't be completed and we would be unprepared to film as well as it has helped to make the idea come to life because of the visualisation of the narration. It also helped to see clearly what could be achieved and what would be harder to film which is necessary to think about because we want to prepared and realistic about our idea.