Storyboards follow the flow of your video from the first frame to the end with visual, graphic and audio cues. The individual drawings can be simple stick figures or detailed renderings, so long as everyone understands the concept. Notes for placement and content of text and graphics accompanies each scene. Voice over or on camera dialog is also attached to each scene board. Finally any audio cues such as music or effect are noted for placement.
From this storyboard you can get the idea of what is going to happen but there
are elements missing:
An Introduction to Storyboard Language:
CLOSE-UP
SHOT: A close range of distance between the camera and the subject.
DISSOVLE: A transition between two shots, where one shot fades away and
simultaneously another shot fades in.
FADE - A transition from a shot to black where the image gradually becomes
darker is a Fade Out; or from black where the image gradually becomes brighter
is a Fade In.
HIGH CAMERA ANGLE: A camera angle which looks down on its subject making it
look small, weak or unimportant.
JUMP CUT: A rapid, jerky transition from one frame to the next, either
disrupting the flow of time or movement within a scene or making an abrupt
transition from one scene to another.
LEVEL CAMERA ANGLE: A camera angle which is even with the subject; it may be
used as a neutral shot.
LONG SHOT: A long range of distance between the camera and the subject, often
providing a broader range of the setting.
LOW CAMERA ANGLE: A camera angle which looks up at its subject; it makes the
subject seem important and powerful.
PAN: A steady, sweeping movement from one point in a scene to another.
POV (point of view shot): A shot which is understood to be seen from the point
of view of a character within the scene.
REACTION SHOT- 1.: A shot of someone looking off screen. 2.: A reaction shot can
also be a shot of someone in a conversation where they are not given a line of
dialogue but are just listening to the other person speak.
TILT: Using a camera on a tripod, the camera moves up or down to follow the
action.
ZOOM: Use of the camera lens to move closely towards the subject.
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