What are the storyboards and why they important?

This article contains all the necessary information about storyboards: What are they? Who makes them? What are they used for?

In my releases, I often referred to the creation of storyboards. But what is it?

Storyboards are a frame-by-frame drawing of a movie.

— That is, a cinematographer just takes and draws each frame from the movie in their chronological order. So, when the storyboards are ready, you can look at them and understand what the finished movie will look like.

They say, “The movie is ready. All that’s left is to shoot it.”

THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF SHOTS

DRAFT

FINAL VERSION

— The draft is often made by the cameraman, who sketches out the frames and makes important notes about the timing, camera movement, lenses, equipment, etc. Then the rough storyboards are redrawn into final ones, so to speak, “artistic.” This means that the frames are beautifully drawn, making it clear what is happening in the scene.

Final storyboards are often shown to the rest of the team, in addition to the cinematographer, to get an idea of what the film will look like.

In general, storyboards are needed to:

— avoid confusion on the site

— prepare everything as efficiently as possible during pre-production

— avoid making mistakes at the beginning of the filming process, which could result in a loss of money and poor-quality output

— simplify the work of the film crew

When creating storyboards, remember!

Even when you’re drawing a rough outline of a storyboard, it’s important to keep in mind the purpose of creating them.

Specifically, so that you, as a cinematographer, know what to shoot, and the rest of the crew knows what to prepare for.

That’s why, even if you can’t draw at all (like me), try to depict important things like:

— perspective (if you can’t draw it, just add a camera to the right place)

— size

— plan

— used equipment

— a part of the building that can be seen in the frame

This way, you can minimize risks and prepare for any unexpected situations that may arise during the filming.

That’s why, even though some people refuse to work with storyboards, I believe that it’s an incredibly important part of filmmaking that can make or break a project.

I really love this part of pre-production!