Goal

Under­stand the plan­ning nec­es­sary to cre­ate an engag­ing scene through audio, com­po­si­tion, shot selec­tion and editing.

Objective

Dia­gram an exist­ing scene into sto­ry­board form.

Background

• How to Make a Sto­ry­board for Film https://​www​.mas​ter​class​.com/​a​r​t​i​c​l​e​s​/​h​o​w​-​t​o​-​m​a​k​e​-​a​-​s​t​o​r​y​b​o​a​r​d​-​f​o​r​-​a​-​f​ilm
• Sto­ry­board­ing Basics https://​vimeo​.com/​b​l​o​g​/​p​o​s​t​/​s​t​o​r​y​b​o​a​r​d​i​n​g​-​b​a​s​i​cs/
• What is Cin­e­matog­ra­phy? Defin­ing the Art and Craft https://​www​.stu​diobinder​.com/​b​l​o​g​/​w​h​a​t​-​i​s​-​c​i​n​e​m​a​t​o​g​r​a​p​hy/
• Shot Types http://​www​.medi​a​col​lege​.com/​v​i​d​e​o​/​s​h​o​ts/
• Shot Types https://​www​.bhpho​tovideo​.com/​e​x​p​l​o​r​a​/​v​i​d​e​o​/​t​i​p​s​-​a​n​d​-​s​o​l​u​t​i​o​n​s​/​f​i​l​m​m​a​k​i​n​g​-​1​0​1​-​c​a​m​e​r​a​-​s​h​o​t​-​t​y​pes
• Types of Shots in Film: A Com­plete Guide https://​www​.ele​mentsofcin​ema​.com/​c​i​n​e​m​a​t​o​g​r​a​p​h​y​/​t​y​p​e​s​-​o​f​-​s​h​o​t​s​-​i​n​-​f​i​lm/
• Cam­era Angles http://​www​.ele​mentsofcin​ema​.com/​c​i​n​e​m​a​t​o​g​r​a​p​h​y​/​c​a​m​e​r​a​-​a​n​g​l​e​s​.​h​tml
• Tran­si­tions https://​www​.stu​diobinder​.com/​b​l​o​g​/​t​y​p​e​s​-​o​f​-​e​d​i​t​i​n​g​-​t​r​a​n​s​i​t​i​o​n​s​-​i​n​-​f​i​lm/
• Essen­tial Edits https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/8‑essential-cuts-every-editor-should-know/
• What is Film Edit­ing — Edit­ing Prin­ci­ples & Tech­niques Explained https://​www​.stu​diobinder​.com/​b​l​o​g​/​w​h​a​t​-​i​s​-​f​i​l​m​-​e​d​i​t​i​n​g​-​d​e​f​i​n​i​t​i​on/
• Sto­ry­board­ing http://​www​.serif​.com/​a​p​p​r​e​s​o​u​r​c​e​s​/​M​P​X​5​/​T​u​t​o​r​i​a​l​s​/​e​n​-​u​s​/​t​u​t​o​r​i​a​l​s​/​b​a​s​i​c​s​_​s​t​o​r​y​b​o​a​r​d​i​n​g​.​htm
• Ele­ments of Cin­e­matog­ra­phy https://​fil​m​analy​sis​.course​press​.yale​.edu/​c​i​n​e​m​a​t​o​g​r​a​p​hy/
• Ele­ments of Cin­e­matog­ra­phy http://​www​.ele​mentsofcin​ema​.com/​c​i​n​e​m​a​t​o​g​r​a​p​h​y​/​t​h​e​-​e​l​e​m​e​n​t​s​-​o​f​-​c​i​n​e​m​a​t​o​g​r​a​p​hy/

Assignment:

Choose a cou­ple one to two (1−2) minute scenes from a movie or TV show that is avail­able online for com­par­i­son. The scene should include a mix of dia­logue and move­ment. Review the scene sev­eral times to obtain a sense of action, dia­logue, shot selec­tion and edit­ing. Once a scene is approved by the instruc­tor, cre­ate a sto­ry­board of the scene using dia­grams or screens shots (or both) and mak­ing note of the fol­low­ing for each key frame:

• Shot num­ber
• Shot type (Fram­ing height, Cam­era angle and movement)
• Shot Dura­tion
• Edit type
• Descrip­tion of action
• Dia­logue
• Audio (pri­mary, sec­ondary back­ground ie sound effects/ music
• Com­ments or nota­tions (optional)

Assem­ble your sto­ry­board in a text based doc­u­ment and save as a PDF or HTML format.

Assessment

• The fol­low­ing rubric posted on D2L will deter­mine assign­ment score: Assign­ment 01.03: Reverse Storyboard

Techniques

Obser­va­tion, iden­ti­fi­ca­tion, lay­out, basic lay­out, presentation

Materials

Video, text edi­tor, image editor

Project adapted from “Reverse Story Board” by Heidi Mau, for­mer Asso­ciate Pro­fes­sor at the Uni­ver­sity of Oklahoma.