Note: In this video they use American shot size names which differ slightly from ours, so please make sure you stick with those given to you by your teacher.
We do use over-the-shoulder, and point-of-view. However please use the POV with caution. Consider the affect you are having on the audience and where you are positioning them in relation the the characters and interpreting the narrative.
The narrator also comments that stick men are adequate. They are NOT, especially at A'Level.
Over my many years of teaching I have concluded that when working in a group it is best to produce a list of the agreed shots before commiting them to storyboards that way everyone is clear what they should be drawing so this is where i'd like you to start.
A Shot List is a table that details all of the shots that need to be storyboarded. It will also help you later in scheduling your production and also when out on shoot as a quick reference guide.
Section A
As a group you need to produce one shot list table, so work together around one computer. Remember that everyone must contribute so no sitting back and letting someone else get on with it. Your teacher is watching you! You will need the following columns: Location; Scene No; Shot No; Description (including camera shot size and movement).
Copy and paste your table onto a PowerPoint slide that you have already turned around via page set up to "Portrait". You may have to do this a bit at a time as it might not fit on the page. Be patient, demonstrate your computer manipulation skills until it fits and is readable.
Save the PowerPoint but change the file type to JPEG Interchange. If there is only one slide select "This slide only" if there is more than one select "all slides". The computer will then save your work as jpeg files, wherever you have told it to do so.
Upload these files onto your blog. Remembering to introduce the post.
Remember the continuity techniques you have been taught, shot-reverse-shot, over-the-shoulder, shot sizes (and why they are used), etc. It's all about making sure you have good "coverage" of the dialogue.
Section B
Write or record (video/audio) a brief explanation of the thought process behind your shot list decisions.
Storyboards are a representation of what is going to happen in your film. It will help you as a group to visualise how the finished product will look. It is used in industry by the Director to communicate with the other departments, especially camera and visual effects, the aesthetic (feel) and mise-en-scene of the sequence.
Section A
As a group divide up the shot list so that everyone has the same number of shots to draw. You have to participate even if you feel that you can't draw. Practice makes perfect!
Individually draw the frames you are responsible for. I highly suggest you do this onto plain paper so that you can cut it out once your happy with the drawing. Note: Cut around the frame so that you don't have to re-draw that on later.
On the computer produce the technical details described by your teacher. Once your teacher has checked that you have included as much detail as possible, print it out.
Stick the pictures next to the relevant detail. Remember to add any additional camera movement arrows.
Scan the storyboard and post on your blog.
Examples
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