what is a story board

STORY BOARDING 

Today we had a lesson on story boarding, we did this to learn why and how this is important in the film industry. Additionally, this is important for our own planning of our sequences. Below explains the reasons for this importance.

Before you film there is a variety of reasons story boarding is extremely effective:

- Gives an idea of the finished product.

- Storyboarding is an easy way to share your vision, acts as a communication tool for the director to the crew. (Helps camera, DOP, etc.)

- Helps in group work, due to everyone having a different vision.

- Enables actors to have an idea of the direction and story line.

- Allows time before hand to plan, leaving less stress on set, which also results in a smaller cost. Some find this vital as it gives more time to shoot and film. 

- Allows experimentation- there is no commitment.

- Allows the vision to be visual as well as allowing you to plan the edit.

- Can identify problems early on.

Storyboards are also extremely beneficial for after the film has been produced:

- They can help the editor know what order the clips go into, saving a-lot of time.

As stated above, they are just a few of the ways storyboards help in film, and will help us when creating our opening title sequence. Especially due to us doing a Title Sequence which consists of a variety of closeups and extreme closeups, it is vital that we place this clips in the correct order which makes sense and conveys a clear storyline, creating the effect we wish to portray.

On a story board, although there is a variety of things we must consider there are two key things, Camera composition and editing. In regards to camera composition you must take in to consideration, framing, rule of thirds,  the foreground, background, symmetry and asymmetry. Additionally, when editing you should think about the shot after and how might it work when editing the clips together either through juxtaposing or how the shots could work.  On the story board you need to include the Location, shot number, shot/ movement, Sound, Lighting, Transition, Action and Timing.