What is storyboarding

What is storyboarding? 

Storyboarding is a visual presentation of a film sequence and breaks down the action into individual sections normally drawn but can be put together using software etc. Some of the information we commonly see included with storyboards as well as the images include. Shot number, Location, Action (description of what's happening), shot/movement, sound, lighting, transitions and timings often seen in a structure similar to that seen below.  

 

 

 

Story boarding is used by every major film studio even through some may think it's an outdated way of presenting ideas in terms of film. Storyboarding has many valuable properties to is as it aids in drawing out shots in order to visualise each shot in vast detail. 

Story boarding has many further benefits such as before filming in pre-production, story boards are used to aid in planning and organisation of filming, allows film makers to try new things and consider different shots without wasting time on set, visualises shots allowing film makers to see what works and what doesn’t and gives an idea of the final film edited allowing considerations to be made. Furthermore, after filming storyboards help the editor make chooses as they can see the original view of the film. 

 

 

Below we can see the story board done for Jurassic park detailing the raptor attack scene. Below we can see how that actual scene turned out, as we can see after comparing both the storyboard and the final edit it is clear how useful the boards are at visualising the scene and really bringing it to life, moreover there is little change between the two, the final cut even includes detailed factors from the original sketch such as the pipes seen on the roof of the vent.