If you have a short film/scene you want to shoot, and you are not sure of what kind of shots that you need for it(whether it’s a long/Wide shot, a MS or a CU) then the best way to do it, would be to create a storyboard.
A storyboard is a pre-visualization stage where you roughly create/translate visual frames/shots from your mind onto paper or the computer, literally shot by shot to create a scene.
3 Reasons for storyboarding:
- It conveys your vision/frame to your team while planning so that your camera team can decide what frame to compose, what lens to use and the action involved in the scene.
- You can reduce the time it takes to shoot your scene in a live location because you know exactly what you are going to shoot.
- You can time your scene depending on the number of storyboard frames or shots you need for the scene.
Here’s a sample storyboard sequence for a small 2 character scene that I am working on. I checked out a location which I’m not sure I may get permission for. So I have tried to pre-visualize the scene so that I know the exact breakdown of the shots I need.
Hope this gives an idea as to how you can plan your scene with a storyboard sequence.
Youtube Shorts Link: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ScOXSbqHQvk
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