Storyboard task

Today we also had a look at storyboards.

A Storybaord is important as it visually shows how you want a film to look like. Storyboard artists are hired to sketch out the story to make it look very detailed and graphic. This type of storyboard is useful if there is a lot going on in a scene. Storyboards show the camera shot and any movement, descriptions are given to tell us any more information that may not be clear in the sketch. Storyboards don't have to be artistic and can simply show the story in a form of stick figures. productions don't always need a storyboard however, they do need an idea of what type of shots are to be used in a scene so a shot list will be needed on the set. Mulitcam shows like Eastenders for example will have a shot list as the story is often clear enough. Music videos rely on storyboards as a lot of action happens in a scene. Sometimes a storyboard can be just a 'birds eye view' of the location or set, this is common where multiple cameras are used for an action sequence for example. This is a map of where the characters will be and where crew/cameras are to be set up.

Our task was to storyboard a scene from one of our favourite shows, I chose a scene from Inbetweeners. 'Simon passes his driving test' is a scene I selected for 'my moment' for Steve.

Here is the scene:

My storyboard:

My drawing is not the best but I wanted to try and sketch more detail than just doing a stick figure. I added outlines of the characters and objects in a black pen to make them stand out. I put a short description below of what is happening in each shot.
The whole scene is filmed with a handheld camera otherwise I would have added arrows to indicate camera movement etc.  I put frame markers for the shot that is being used.

When planning for my own project I will just use stick figure sketches as I will fill out a detailed shot list for my production.