Storyboard
What is a Storyboard
A storyboard is a visual aid that makes it a lot easier for you for sharing and explaining visions for the benefit of others about your specific video in this instance our title sequence.
Everyone has experiences when we were trying to explain our vision but the other person just can't see it at all or at least to the same extent. The prominent issue is that the majority of stakeholders do not have the experience of visualising a particular idea or theme only by a text delivery, for example as a script.
When you have a storyboard, you are able to show the audience exactly how your video is going to be planned/designed out and what it will seem to look like; this makes it particularly easier for other individuals to understand your idea and visions for your video.
When you storyboard your scenes and clips to order into a video you are setting up the basis of a planned production of every scene, including all the camera shots required for every scene , the sequence in which your clips will go in, also how the visuals will complement the written script.
Crimson Webb Films understand that the production of the storyboard itself perhaps may take you a fairly long amount of time to create your storyboard to some extent , however in the long run it will save you time in later recaps and revision sessions of the filming. Furthermore, it helps us to explain our ambition and drive to produce the film and title sequence and will allow us to structure our creative ideas prompt to the requirements making the process run at a more smoother pace.
Crimson Webb Films understand that a storyboard is incredibly important to the planning aspect of the title sequence. Which is why we have visualise it on a storyboard in 8 consecutive scenes with a brief description underlining each scene as well as containing the shots and angles needed. This is the first draft of our storyboard.
A storyboard is a visual aid that makes it a lot easier for you for sharing and explaining visions for the benefit of others about your specific video in this instance our title sequence.
Everyone has experiences when we were trying to explain our vision but the other person just can't see it at all or at least to the same extent. The prominent issue is that the majority of stakeholders do not have the experience of visualising a particular idea or theme only by a text delivery, for example as a script.
When you have a storyboard, you are able to show the audience exactly how your video is going to be planned/designed out and what it will seem to look like; this makes it particularly easier for other individuals to understand your idea and visions for your video.
When you storyboard your scenes and clips to order into a video you are setting up the basis of a planned production of every scene, including all the camera shots required for every scene , the sequence in which your clips will go in, also how the visuals will complement the written script.
Crimson Webb Films understand that the production of the storyboard itself perhaps may take you a fairly long amount of time to create your storyboard to some extent , however in the long run it will save you time in later recaps and revision sessions of the filming. Furthermore, it helps us to explain our ambition and drive to produce the film and title sequence and will allow us to structure our creative ideas prompt to the requirements making the process run at a more smoother pace.
Crimson Webb Films understand that a storyboard is incredibly important to the planning aspect of the title sequence. Which is why we have visualise it on a storyboard in 8 consecutive scenes with a brief description underlining each scene as well as containing the shots and angles needed. This is the first draft of our storyboard.
This is our storyboard that we have chosen. We believe that this storyboard has met the requirements of a good storyboard, despite the drawings not been incredibly artistic; the pictures are still understandable to someone other than the actual drawer and can be interpreted by our actors/actresses and our directors, so this would be used to influence and help these individuals.
In our storyboard we have also mentioned a brief sentence/description about the particular scene(s). We have split up our storyboard into eight scenes as we believed that this was an appropriate number of sections. If we had more than eight scenes documented onto our storyboard it would be too comprised with information thus letting only a little bit of creative input from the actors/actresses or directors to be allowed into the filming unless if the description was not followed to the line but adapted; the same goes with the number of scenes we can vary a few shots and angles in our title sequence and allow extra shots in between as the storyboard is only a guideline to the title sequence just so we our aware of the plot and to keep it moving at a particular pace.
Where as if we had, less than eight sections, we believe that we would have not enough detail in the boxes as a whole to describe the plot and each particular scene accurately enough. So the actors/actresses involved would have to imagine many of the scenes in between, due to the lack of information. Because of that, many of the scenes would be rushed and feel incomplete to build up the tension in our title sequence. So our title sequence, if we made our storyboard ( less than five boxes), to describe eight scenes, we would have not fore filled the requirements of a good title sequence. Due to the storyboard being under par , let alone an excellent storyboard.
With the majority of the scenes, we have also stated a particular shot that we will use; as we believe it is important to state the specific angle and shot that we will use in the scene, and that we want the cameraman and director to implement into each of the scenes - building up our title sequence in terma of the camera variation.
Example of a Good Storyboard
In our storyboard we have also mentioned a brief sentence/description about the particular scene(s). We have split up our storyboard into eight scenes as we believed that this was an appropriate number of sections. If we had more than eight scenes documented onto our storyboard it would be too comprised with information thus letting only a little bit of creative input from the actors/actresses or directors to be allowed into the filming unless if the description was not followed to the line but adapted; the same goes with the number of scenes we can vary a few shots and angles in our title sequence and allow extra shots in between as the storyboard is only a guideline to the title sequence just so we our aware of the plot and to keep it moving at a particular pace.
Where as if we had, less than eight sections, we believe that we would have not enough detail in the boxes as a whole to describe the plot and each particular scene accurately enough. So the actors/actresses involved would have to imagine many of the scenes in between, due to the lack of information. Because of that, many of the scenes would be rushed and feel incomplete to build up the tension in our title sequence. So our title sequence, if we made our storyboard ( less than five boxes), to describe eight scenes, we would have not fore filled the requirements of a good title sequence. Due to the storyboard being under par , let alone an excellent storyboard.
With the majority of the scenes, we have also stated a particular shot that we will use; as we believe it is important to state the specific angle and shot that we will use in the scene, and that we want the cameraman and director to implement into each of the scenes - building up our title sequence in terma of the camera variation.
Example of a Good Storyboard
This is an Example of a storyboard, which influenced our storyboard greatly, as it contains shots and good illustrations as well as simple explanations of every scene. The illustrations furthermore are quire realistic; this enables the observer to understand the scene better -as it gives you more of a visualisation.
The shot for each particular scene is stated in a clear format. However, the shot is only abbreviated by the Initials of the words of the shot; so from the perspective of the audience they may not be able to identify the shot, let alone decipher what the initials might mean.
The shot for each particular scene is stated in a clear format. However, the shot is only abbreviated by the Initials of the words of the shot; so from the perspective of the audience they may not be able to identify the shot, let alone decipher what the initials might mean.
Example of Bad Storyboard
This storyboard, despite the great illustrations of the storyboard there is no information on angles, shots and a brief description of the scene itself. This makes it a bad example of a storyboard due to these reasons. As a good storyboard, ( see previous example of storyboard), needs these features to make it clear to someone who is not in your production team. The person who did the storyboard would be able to understand what each of the scene entailed, but to a professional, for example who does not know the exact details- would find it difficult to flow, especially without the descriptions; as that not only assists the establisher/drawer of the storyboard, but it also helps the director plan shots and camera angles. Furthermore, the actors can also can be assisted, as it would help their acting potential- knowing what the scene(s) entail, so they can explore different variations of emotion and the interaction with other actors/actresses on set, as well as the props used in a particular scene; hence would make editing slightly more profound and we Crimson Webb Films would be more likely to make less mistakes due to the preparation of a good storyboard. This storyboard doesn't clearly meet the requirements of a good storyboard.
In summary, we understand the importance of storyboards as it helps us - as a team work together to visualise the scenes with a brief description, which in turn helps us be more productive to for fill the requirements of the films title sequence. As our film directors, actors and actresses and the camera crew our able to understand clearly the plot of the scenes planned out by the writer; leaving the director some creative room as well as the actors and actresses in the title sequence.