Storyboards

 Storyboards are a way to get an idea across to people and show off your vision in a visual way, making it easier to understand.

They include:

- Shot number – so you can tell which order the shots are in.

- Location of shot – so you know where the shot is taken

- Action – what action takes place

- Shot/movement – what type of shot and how the camera is or isn’t moving.

- Timing – how long the duration of the shot is.

- Lighting – lighting conditions

- Transition – what are the transitions in-between the shots.

- Sound – soundtrack, ambient.

They come with many benefits, before and after filming, for the film crew and for the editors when the film has been fully shot.

For before filming, storyboards are a vital tool to use, they make sure the film crew understand your main idea and small important visualisations that are crucial for the plot. It also saves a lot of time on the day of filming when deciding what scene to shoot next and shows your progression throughout the filming day.

For after filming, storyboards are essential for editors. This is due to in almost all cases, (apart from 1917 and a few others) the film isn’t shot in chronological order, this is because when filming it makes more sense to shoot surtain scenes first, for example sex scenes, the cast may fall out along the way of filming so therefore these scenes wouldn’t look at their prime.