Examples of storyboards

Story boards are an integral part of pre- production for any genre of film. The final product may not follow a story board to exact detail, however film makers need it so that they know exactly what needs to be shot. Without a story board, production of a film will be directionless and the quality will likely suffer, due to a lack of preliminary footing.

Star wars

Joe Johnston. (2014). Never-Before-Seen Star Wars Storyboards Show The Original Trilogy Anew. Available: https://io9.gizmodo.com/never-before-seen-star-wars-storyboards-show-the-origin-1574132041. Last accessed 2nd February 2018.

The renowned sci-fi blockbuster franchise 'Star Wars' by Lucasfilm even required storyboards. These act as beta stage conceptual art that help to communication to the director and production crew as to what the vision is for the film. The Image above is a frame of a story board that shows the opening shot from the Film 'Star Wars: A New Hope'. This indicates to the director what the producer wants initially. The frame represents the entire clip that it inhabits. A new frame isnt made, unless the shot type has changed or if some action or change has occurred in shot. This means that a story board can be produced much faster than any animation reel.

Ivor Beddoes. (2014). Never-Before-Seen Star Wars Storyboards Show The Original Trilogy Anew. Available: https://io9.gizmodo.com/never-before-seen-star-wars-storyboards-show-the-origin-1574132041. Last accessed 2nd February 2018.

The story boards can feature a brief description of the frame, as well as shot type, dialogue and any possible animation. If there is time, it would be useful to add some description to the frames, in order to help communicate the intention of the clip.

West world

Jerad Marantz. (2015). MAKING OF WESTWORLD OPENING SEQUENCE. Available: http://www.iamag.co/features/making-of-westworld-opening-sequence/. Last accessed 2nd February 2018.

As shown above, in the storyboard for the opening sequence of the HBO show 'Westworld' symbols such as arrows can be used to show direction of movement in orientation of camera or the subjects in frame. It also illustrates how not every frame requires fine detail, as it's purpose is to lay out the foundation for what footage is needed. Simple pencil shading is present to create depth and shadow and basic shapes are enough to illustrate the subject in frame.