R+P Post 12: Our Storyboard

We used a storyboard as well in the planning filming and editing of our film opening. It ensured we had an accurate idea of how the opening sequence would go and could visualise it as well as plan how the shots would fit together and what shot types we would use. It also helped during editing so we could easily put the shots together.

For each different shot on our storyboard we would use post it notes to make it easier to change shots as well being able to code them colourise with which type of shot they were.

Long Shots = green
Mid Shots = orange
Close Ups = blue
Graphics = pink

This made it much easier for us to easily identify what type of shot it was and could get a better idea of how the spread of different shots looked.

Much like our timeline our storyboard was divided into three sections so we could more easily plan it in sections as a group.

We also documented the camera movements we would show in our opening sequence using thick black arrows, as well as showing titles and credits so we knew the exact positioning for them