Blocking + Storyboarding
"A storyboard's primary value is that it forces you to have a reason for, and a consistent approach for everything you do"
- David Becker
Blocking with Shapes 🟦 🤪🔺
With dialogue between characters being so important for a film or story, this video goes over the visual space and the shapes that two or more subjects can create in the space. Blocking is the precise staging and framing of actors in a video or film and it’s one of the most important aspects of a camera’s framing. Overall the video:
Goes over circles, triangles, squares and other visual shapes that are created by subjects in dialogue and how they impact a film.
How to make dialogue visually interesting and dynamic
Storyboarding For ANY Artistic Level (Thats right, I am 👀 @ YOU)
Storyboarding can save your time and energy by providing you with a is a useful way to:
Organize your thoughts and vision for your video project
Share that vision with others, including your crew
Create a shot list on set to make sure you get everything you needed on the day of shooting.
This video shows you two methods of storyboarding: 1) which is more visual and 2) which is more note heavy. In both cases, it doesn't require the ability to draw well in order to convey your ideas effectively.
Storyboarding Resources
Studio Binder: downloadable storyboard templates
Old school, download, print, and draw your storyboards.
The Plot IO: Free (1 project) Simple Online Storyboarding
Easy to split scripts into frames
Has easy online drawing tools
Invite others to comment
StoryBoardTHAT: click and drag illustrated assets.
Really customizable and looks great
lots of assets: backgrounds, characters, props
Free is option is very limited: only 3 squares, no save option
However, You can screenshot squares and put them together in another program like google slides or docs.
Studio Binder: online (1 free project) full video project management
Very comprehensive, everything from script management, call lists, shot lists, story boarding, shooting schedules, etc can be managed by this one tool.
For a beginner can be overwhelming and overkill.
THE PLOT IO
STORYBOARDTHAT
