iMedia R081 - Storyboards and Scripts

What is the purpose of a storyboard?

• Provide a timeline for a video based project
• To stimulate creativity and get a feel for what is needed
• Plan a static product and show what it might look like
• Identify where a scene takes place and who is in it

Where are storyboards used?

• With any project to show connections between parts of the project
• Video projects, animations, comic books and computer games
• Adverts, magazine covers, DVD covers and games
• At the start of a project to collect styles for a product

What is the content of a storyboard? (2 Answers)

• Lighting, sounds, locations and camera types

• Directions, camera movement, locations and dialogue

• Number of scenes, timings, camera angles and scene content

• Images, fonts, logos, text and colours

• Central and sub nodes, branches and text

What is the purpose of a script?

• Provide a timeline for a video based project
• Plan a static product and show what it might look like
• To stimulate creativity and get a feel for what is needed
• Identify where a scene takes place and who is in it

Where are scripts used?

• Video projects, animations, comic books and computer games
• With any project to show connections between parts of the project
• Films, podcasts, animations and computer games
• At the start of a project to collect styles for a product

What is the content of a script?

• Lighting, sounds, locations and camera types
• Directions, camera movement, locations and dialogue
• Central and sub nodes, branches and text
• Number of scenes, timings, camera angles and scene content

What is the purpose of a mood board?

• To stimulate creativity and get a feel for what is needed
• Plan a static product and show what it might look like
• Provide a timeline for a video based project
• Identify where a scene takes place and who is in it

What is the purpose of a mind map?

• To stimulate creativity and get a feel for what is needed
• Provide a timeline for a video based project
• Identify where a scene takes place and who is in it
• To generate and display ideas

What camera movement would these arrows represent on a Storyboard?

• Zoom Out

• Pan Left

• Zoom In

• Tilt Up

What camera movement would these arrows represent on a Storyboard?

• Zoom Out

• Pan Right

• Zoom In

• Tilt Down