Storyboards

Planning a film, video or animation needs serious prep work. I can help you lay out your vision in a storyboard. What is a storyboard? A visual representation of a sequence, where the action is broken down into individual panels. I can sketch out how your story will unfold, shot by shot. By mapping out the scenes like this, you’ll stay organized, on time and on budget. It’s is similar to a trial-run for your finished work, laid out in a comic book-like format.

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What’s a Storyboard?

Drawings, sketches, reference images or photographs to represent each frame.
Choose pencils, inks or colors
A description of the shot — any relevant information on the action, dialogue, or composition.
Arrows to indicate camera and/or character movement or how each shot connects to the next.

What are your options?

Storyboards can have any level of detail, depending on your preference and your budget. There are two basic versions of storyboard format: Traditional (detailed) and Thumbnail.

How many frames you need
Pencil
Ink
Ink with shading
Color

Traditional detailed storyboards

Traditional storyboards are basic pencil sketches + detailed information like arrows for camera direction, dialogue or other pertinent details.

Thumbnail style storyboards

Thumbnail storyboards focus on the art, without any writing or instructions. These provide the a good sense of the story and pacing. You choose the number of frames depending on the level of frame by frame detail you prefer (frame rate).

*To see samples of storyboards used in a few classic films, like Alfred Hitchcock’s “Psycho”, click here.