What is storyboarding

 In today's lesson, I briefly learnt about how storyboards work, what they are for and why they are important. This will help me and my group with putting our idea of our opening sequence together as it will allow us to visually notice what shots, locations, camera movements and lighting we will be using. 

WHAT IS A STORYBOARD:

Storyboards are very important for the media industry, they are a visual representation of a step by step breakdown, however storyboards allow you to notice what shots you will need, such as long shot, mid shot and so on. They are often helpful for the directors, editor and crew so that they know how the shots will flow and the different location that will be needed. This helps save time and money because they can decide to film all the shots at one location before moving to the next. People who draw story boards for productions include the movement of the camera to reinforce the action in the scene, as well as transitions and timing of the shots. If there is dialog in any shots then this is also noted on the storyboard, as well as sound effects or soundtracks to help convey the mood and tone of the specific genre. 

WHY IT IS IMPORTANT BEFORE/AFTER FILMING: 

Before filming

Before the shots are filmed, storyboards are useful as they allow you to plan ahead of the shooting day in order to stay organised and to know exactly what needs to be filmed on that day. On top of that, storyboards are very important for planning before the day of filming because it gives you a visual insight into the final outcome of the film and how it will look, this will help to realise what looks good and bad. Storyboards are usually made up of

After filming

After filming, the footage is sent to the editor, the story board allows the editor to have a sense into what is going on and how the shots connect and what transitions to edit in such as cross fade, wipe, dissolve or cut. The editor will also get an understanding of the pace of the shots and the timings.