Storyboarding by Romel P. Babera

1. STORYBOARDING

2. WHAT IS STORYBOARDING?
• Storyboarding is the process of producing sketches
of the shots of your script. The end result looks like
comic book of your film (without the speech
bubbles).
• Storyboards are part of the preproduction (or
planning) process that can include creating a
logline, character development, scripting, and
sound design.

4. HISTORY OF STORYBOARDING
•Walt Disney is credited with creating the modern
storyboard. In 1933, “The Three Little Pigs” was
completely storyboarded.
• Animators at Warner Brothers (Leon Schlessinger)
used to post gags and try to link them together into
one coherent story.
• Today, most all major animation studios, along with
the gaming industry, use storyboards.

5. BENEFITS OF STORYBOARDING
• Allows everyone to share ideas equally and
promotes consensus
• Helpful in generating alternatives
• Perceive possible continuity problems before
they happen
•Communication between learners
• Artistic and aesthetic vision remains consistent

6. SOUND DESIGN
• The step following the storyboard process is creating
the sound audio recording. Usually, audio is
recorded first and the animation is designed to fit
the audio.
• The storyboard helps the actors understand their role
when recording audio.
• The sound design should include dialog or narration,
sound effects, and music.

7. USING CAMERA SHOTS FOR
STORYBOARDING
Wide shot – This is the name for a shot
which is taken from a long way away
showing the surroundings and the actor(s).

9. • Long shot – This is closer than a wide shot. You
can see the person from head to toe, but you
can still see what's around them. Many times
the action is best displayed using this full-body
shot.

11. •Medium shot – This shows someone from just
below their waist to just above their head.
When you use a medium shot, the viewer is
close enough to see actor's expressions but
can see what the actors are doing with their
hands as well.

13. •Close-up – This shows just the head of the
person being filmed. You can use this sort of
shot when it's important to see someone's
expression: for example, if they are scared or
angry.
• Extreme Close-up – A dramatic shot that
shows the actors eyes and mouth.

15. STEPS FOR STORYBOARDING

16. 1. MIND SET
Think of your story as a video.

17. 2. SETTING
Let the setting help communicate
the point you want to get across or
the mood you want to set.

18. 3. MAJOR IDEAS PORTRAYED
Make frames that show the 5 W's. This will
help you fill in the main body of your story.
Who:
What:
When:
Where:
Why:

19. 4. IDENTIFY THE CHARACTERS
- protagonist (main character or
hero/heroine name, characteristics and
role)
- antagonist (against the protagonist,
characteristics and role)

20. 5. PLOT
Identify the series of events in the
story.

21. 6. MESSAGE
•What is it that you are trying to point out?
What is important to you/your "story"?
** Lesson, moral, perspective on life or
observation about life **