Video productions can be elaborate things and they tend to require a bit of advance planning. This planning involves storyboarding.
Storyboarding is simply the process of drawing out key moments in your story in a series of panels.
You are going to create a storyboard of a 60 second T.V. advertisement. It can be for one of several products:
- A chocolate bar
- Tomato soup
- Yo-yos
- Bubble gum
- Slushee drink
Requirements
Your storyboard:
- Should have 10 panels.
- Should have a caption for at least some of the panels to explain what is happening.
- Should be done tastefully. That means it shouldn't be blasphemous, racist, gross, sexist, profane, etc. It should be something that can proudly be shown off in a Christian church or school without fear of offending someone.
- Should be understandable. No one is expecting you to be a brilliant artist, but the storyboard should still be clear enough that an average person can figure out what your drawings represent.
- May be done with a partner, but doesn't have to be.
- May be done on paper, or electronically depending on what you prefer.
Examples of other people's storyboards to help inspire you
- Potential Taco Bell commercial
- Storyboards-East
- Incredible Hulk
Evaluation
Story Overview
- Based on the pictures and text, can you follow the plot line?
- Is a story being told or is it a random series of events?
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Text
- Is the text short and snappy?
- Is the text descriptive?
- Is the text helpful in understanding the events in the frame?
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Drawings
- W/o being artistic masterpieces, do the drawings show thoughtfulness and a creative approach?
- Are they done in a tidy manner or are they just scribbled?
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Neatness
- Is it tidy? Does it look presentable?
- Was it done with obvious care and attention?
- Is it done on a previously unused blank sheet of paper that is not torn, ripped, crumpled or marred in any way.
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