Question 1

What is the storyboarding process?

Anna Keizer · Accepted Answer

Storyboarding is a process whereby the Director, Cinematographer, and other relevant professionals on a film draft shot by shot how they imagine a film will look once they move into production to actually shoot it.
Some Directors and Cinematographers prefer to draw their storyboards themselves, but many make use of the talent of a professional Storyboard Artist who will take feedback and collaborate with these other individuals to mock up the storyboards during the pre-production phase of filmmaking.

Question 2

What are the elements of storyboarding?

Anna Keizer · Accepted Answer

The elements of storyboarding refer to the elements that should be included in each drawing. They are:

The subject
The background
The type of camera shot
The camera movement (if any)

Question 3

How do you create a storyboard?

Anna Keizer · Accepted Answer

You don’t have to be a professional artist to create storyboards. Especially if you are leading a small-budget film, you may find yourself being your own Storyboard Artist!
What matters is having each storyboard frame convey enough information about who and what is in it, as well as the camera shot and movement used, to ensure that others working with you on a film can understand how it will look from shot to shot.

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