R081 Mood Boards

Q1:A mood board is ...

• a sketch of a planned graphic product
• scenes of a proposed animation
• an organised collection of thoughts
• a visual representation of style

Purpose of a mood board...

• To generate links between ideas

• To show how a finished item might look.

• Assist in the generation of ideas that will give a 'feel' for what is needed

• To provide a visual representation of how a media project will look along a timeline

• To provide stage directions for actors and production crew

What content can be included on a moodboard...

• Images

• Colours

• Font styles

• Nodes

• Camera movements

Which of the following is NOT a reason why moodboards are used in planning?

• As a starting point for any creative media project
• To show what the product will look like
• To collect samples, materials and content
• As a reminder of possible styles

Purpose means...

• What it is going to be used for
• Who will be using it
• How something looks

A type of moodboard created on a noticeboard where images or samples are fixed.

• Physical

• Collage

• Digital

• Analogue

A type of moodboard created using software with images, graphics, text and other content

• Physical

• Collage

• Digital

• Analogue

Which of these would appear on a mood board?

• Images, colours, text, textures, sounds, movies

• Central node, sub nodes, text on each node

• Text, Images and graphics, showing the size and position. Annotations to describe font style and other details

• Images, locations, camera shots/angles, camera movement, timings, lighting, sound