Note from Andy's lecture

Story boarding:

 What is the point of story boarding?

·      The storyboard if the first time you draw out the key scenes, and movements in your film. Without one you can never hope you have a structured narrative that makes sense! So what do we need to start?

·      Follow these basic steps to get the point of storyboarding from idea to paper:

1.     Initial concept

2.     Synopsis

3.     Story development

4.     Camera script

5.     Blocking

6.     Storyboarding.

·      Initial concept: the initial idea of a few ideas you have, it’s the theme f the film – what is it about/ from this you can take your ideas & then write it up as a story, and from there divide it up as a series of theoretical shots. For our films however, this will be a ‘seed’ of your story. Don’t try and build your film too quickly, rather start with an initial concept and then layer it up.

·      Synopsis – summary of your film

·      Story Development – once you have completed your synopsis you should have a clearer idea of the direction of your story. This development should be somewhat organic as you go back over and make alterations.

·      Camera scripting –this is a process of turning your story into a basic script which in turn you will turn into a camera script. Put simply, a camera script is where you as a director make the decision on where to cut from shot to shot based on the action and dialogue that you have written. You should start thinking at this stage about how these shots will be framed.

·      Blocking / staging – this is where you turn your idea into a plan In it you plot the position of characters and key parts of the environment. You plan where the characters move to and from. Most importantly though this is where you decide from which angle to film, or to draw your subject. You should stretch cameras looking at the subjects.  Blocking gives you a clear sense on geography.

·      The story board:

·      You should now be ready to finally produce your story. By following the stages mentioned you will arrive at this point with a clear idea as to the structure of your film, as well as how individual shows will look.

Story boarding: draft story board consist of little sketches and thumbnails, Then this is developed to a standard to present to clients and