All comes down to personal preference of the director. Some directors storyboard extensively, others don't do it at all. It is really up to you.

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I find that it's good to have as a refference. Even if you don't stick to it, it's handy to have there. So many things can happen on location, often you can get side tracked and forget what you had planned; so having a story board with you can definatly save time and get you back on track. ?:)?

Megacles

I'm too visual. I'll sometimes storyboard before I write the script just because it helps me see what I'm writing.

Just remember that unless it's animation storyboarding is a reference. It doesn't have to look exactly like what you drew.

Well, isn't that something.

I found storybaording really hard to do - I often had the image in my head and getting it down on paper was really hard (it doesn't help that I can't draw very well). This led me to shooting without one and trying to do it from my head. Even the smallest productions I got into trouble by not having a good reference to hand - they either overran our required reshoots.

To bridge the gap between my lack of artistic skill products like Poser come in very handy.

Hope this helps

Kind Regards

David Hill

I find it as a great way of preperation. I don't think it takes away any creativity.

The only star in a hellen larson show is hellen larson and that's me! remember?!

Storyboarding is used on all big features and it doesn't block creativity. It just forces you to be creative earlier (and when a crew is not standing around on the clock). It helps you communicate with others in a visual business exactly what it is you expect. You will especially see them used in features which have a lot of FX or 2nd unit work. I've never worked on a commercial without them. You will not see them in tv, but that is probably because TV is so formulaic. So don't feel like a big ole dork just because you use storyboards.

How much importance you give it on the shooting day is your personal choice. Being too attached to the storyboards can cause you to miss opportunities. On the other hand, the more preperation that you have, the more time you have to look for opportunities with the crew.

Although storyboards aren't essential they can come in handy - not just from a production point of view but from a money-raising point of view too.

Having a well prepared storyboard to show to any potential investors is like money in the bank.

I find that Poser is a godsend - I too can not draw too well but by using this "figure creation" program any set-up is possible. It is also possible to design lighting set-ups and even choose camera lenses. I also like to combine Poser with a program called Bryce which creates backdrops for my figures. You can even make small AVI movies using these programs to replicate camera moves. In fact with a little skill and imagination it is possible to make the movie itself within these 2 programs - who needs actors!!

Amen to that brother!

I actually use these two programs as well and I found that it's rather fun to create entire projects using just these two programs 🙂 It's quick, easy and still nice quality. Yeah Meta creations!

? Doug

Yeah, I'm a fan of storyboarding. You can't rely too much on it but it certainly is a great help. I do it for everything I write.

Did you know that spielberg did not story board SPR or Shindlers list?.......interesting

-MATT

Yeah but that's just Spielberg. He's a genius.

I think it?s essential when you?re trying to save time during production, that way you stright to shooting.

The more time you spent during pre, the better you movie?s goin?to be.?:D?

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