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Turning a Story into a Storyboard

Learn how to transform your story into a storyboard, a visual representation panel by panel. Discover how to convey characters, camera angles, and shot framing. Understand the importance of storyboards in planning and receiving feedback on your ideas. Gain insights into scenes, shots, and sequences to enhance storytelling. Use tips and tools like stick figures, cameras, or online comic programs for storyboard creation.

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Turning a Story into a Storyboard

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  1. Turning a Story into a Storyboard

  2. What is a storyboard? • A storyboard visually tells the story of an animation, movie, or comic panel by panel • Your storyboard should convey some of the following information: • What characters are in the frame, and what are they doing? • Where the "camera" is in the scene? Close or far away? How is the shot framed? • What is the angle of the shot? • Is the camera moving or still?

  3. Why do I have to do this?! • Creating a storyboard will help you plan your final out shot by shot. • You can make changes to your storyboard before you start shooting, instead of changing your mind later. • You will also be able to show your storyboard to other people to get feedback on your ideas.

  4. Scenes, shots, and sequences • A scene is a new location • e.g., your action is taking place at Lester B. Pearson C.I.

  5. Scenes, shots, and sequences • A shot happens between when you hit record and when you hit stop, and can include framing, angles, and movements. • e.g., your first shot is a establishing view of the school.

  6. Scenes, shots, and sequences • A sequence is a series of shots edited together to tell a story • e.g., your first shot is a establishing view of the school. The camera cuts to a close-up of a terrified student on his first day of class. The camera cuts to a panning shot following the student walking through the door. A reverse angle shows us the student’s point-of-view; everyone is staring at him.

  7. Shot list • Take your script, and divide what you’ve written into scenes and shots. • Decide what kind of shots (extreme close-up, close-up, medium, long shot, extreme long shot) you will need. • Determine what camera angle is best for each shot. • Decide if there will be any camera movement.

  8. Tips • If you don’t like to draw, you can use stick figures. • Another way is to take a point-and-shoot camera or a cell phone and have actors “block” out each shot. • Or you can use a free comic program online—comics work almost the same way as storyboards.

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