R+P Post 12: Our Storyboard

After completing our timeline we produced a hand drawn storyboard using coloured post it notes as the camera frames and A3 sugar paper to give a clear visual representation of our opening.

Our Storyoard

We designated each framing type, Long Shots, Mid Shots and Close Ups, their own colour post it note, to make our camera decisions very clear at a quick glance. This in turn made  it very easy to see if we had enough variation of shots to ensure that our opening is visually interesting and not full of the same type of shots. We also included any camera and character movement in our shots on the storyboard as well as the planned credits and their exact position.

End section of our Storyboard

The storyboard we created was large so that it would be easy to work on together as a whole group, ensuring the process was collaborative. The post it notes meant that we could easily move shots around or take them out if we changed our minds and didn't think that they would work.


The storyboarding process made the actual shoot a lot easier as all of our shots were planned out and we knew exactly how we wanted them to look. This meant that we went into the shoot with a clear idea of what we needed to get, which made the day a lot less stressful and ensured that we didn't have to waste time trying to figure out any set ups or whether we had everything we wanted. The storyboard will also be helpful during the editing stage as it can be our guide and give us something to work off of.