Hello, reader. Welcome to my blog. In this post, we will analyze the storyboard I created for our film. Let's unravel this together.
What is a storyboard?
According to Animum 3D, a storyboard is “a set of illustrations, sketches, or images organized in sequence, designed to preview a film, advertisement, animation, or story”.
In other words, it's a visual guide that will be very helpful to my team and me. Especially for me, because I need it to plan camera angles, shot sizes, and movements before production.
Events:
After our research and discussing our ideas as a team, our director created the script for our film's opening. We used our editor's idea, and the director refined it to create the final script.
After analyzing the script, I started working on it right away so that our team would have a visual guide. Obviously, our opening doesn't have to be exactly the same; the storyboard is just a starting point that can be edited and changed at any time.
The process:
As I mentioned before, the first thing I did was analyze the script. Then, I divided the two scenes into seven main shots. But how do I know these are the main shots? It's simple, because they can tell the story on their own, without needing any extra details.
Then I got to work, created some basic sketches, and then refined them to make them look more detailed. The goal was to bring it into existence and then make it look good.
Final Result:
The storyboard as a digital comic:
Since I haven't created the shot list yet—which will be available in future blog posts, by the way—I didn't specify the shot numbers.
Key takeaways:
Storyboards are important because they are like the foundation of a filmmaker's pre-production. They provide structure and a strong base.
They are also a good basis for casting actors and creating the shot list.
That's all for now, reader. Thank you for reading this collection of reflections.
-Dragorite
