what is story boarding

why is it important?

- before filming 

- after filming 

who's it important for ?

before filming is most important 

Before filming 

• helps you to plan out your camera work
• visual plan 
• helps to communicate and organise a crew around the directors vision
• consider mise-en-scene choices
• spend far more time planning then on set , organised and take full advantage of production 
• make sure the story flows through editing 

After filming 

• editing guide post-production 

what is on a story board

1. shot number 
2. location 
3. action 
4. shot/ movement 
5. sound 
6. lighting 
7. transitions 
8. timing 

- remember framing and composition (foreground, background, rule of thirds, etc)

- take into account the 180 degree rule 

- think about if the shot will work when edited together 

- story board is 30-40 shots for the opening scene 

these are examples of storyboards 

this is a video explaining what storyboards are and how to make them