Creating a Storyboard

Assignment

Your project is to work collaboratively to transform an area of a printed text into a storyboard. You will likewise consist of a written explanation of the designated results of your cinematic choices.

Actions

Preparation

1. Review a brief story from this unit that you might think of as a movie. As a group, select a little passage to change into a storyboard of at least 20 shots. You will not have the ability to catch the whole story in your storyboard; select an engaging section that contains lots of visual aspects.

2. As director, choose how you would like to show your version of this text and the impact you desire it to have on your audience. Present your ideas to your group, and reach an agreement about your focus.

Preparing

3. Brainstorm a series of shots. Think about framing, camera motion, lighting, sound, and editing in each shot. Use sticky notes to sketch out or explain each shot on the Storyboard Graphic Organizer.

Add an explanation of the intended effect of your choices. Be specific in terms of your framing, lighting, sound, and other choices, and be sure that your effect is consistent with your cinematic choices. Support your explanation with textual evidence from the short story.

Revising and Editing for Publication

5. Prepare your final draft. Choose a presentation method, such as mounting your frames onto poster board or creating a slide show. Label each frame with all the information required (shot type, angle, lighting, and sound), including intended effect of each shot.