Telling Stories: Good Storyboarding Skills

Here are some of the lessons that I have learnt after looking at 5 good examples of storyboards:

1. Storyboards can be in any form as long as it articulates details clearly

 

It should show effective variations of camera angles which tells the story, so it is good to know the types of shots commonly used and the effect it has on the audience. Use arrows and short annotations to indicate what is happening at a certain scene.

2. Use contrasting colours to focus on the subjects

 

Subjects should be distinguished from the background. Many key practitioners paint over the subjects they intend to focus on. Sometimes, they even reduce the details in the background to make the contrast more obvious.

3. Every change of postures should be recorded in the storyboards, even the slightest change of facial expression

 

Storyboards need to indicate key frames in the story so that the people in the production teams can get the jist of the story which they are going to develop into a film.