Storyboard research
Storyboards were originally created for animated cartoons such as Walt Disney's Micky Mouse. The purpose of the storyboard is so that you can get a vague idea of what the film will look like when its done and this helps because then when you begin filming you can change things if they don't quite work but it is a good guideline. This guideline will help also in saving resources like film real on wasted shots that don't work because you will be able to check the storyboard first before you go ahead and film the shot.
Storyboard conventions:
- The scene number is important because it allows you to know what section of the film you are filming and it allows you to know that you are in the right place for filming. Our film has only three scenes but still this number helps.
- The shot number is important because it helps later on when filming so that you know what you should be filming and which shot comes next and before to make sure that the shot you are on flows properly from the last one.
- Shot type being used is displayed through the image portrayed in the scene sketch, but often labelled in the annotations.
- The drawings of the scene allows the producer to see the film in advance and get a feel of the what the film may turn out looking like. It also allows the producer to get rid of things he doesn't like and add in things that he think may work.
- The scene number again this number is here to help the cast and crew know where they are in the filming process.
- The details this helps with giving a rough idea as to what is too happen in this shot and how long that it may have to last. It helps the actors have a mental note as to what to do.
- The camera movements are shown through arrow and it pretty much just tells the camera which way to go.
