5.3 STORYBOARD WHAT IS A STORYBOARD? Early storyboards Walt Disney animator Webb Smith first used storyboarding during the early 1930s. Smith used the idea of drawing scenes of the Disney short on separate of paper and them up on a to tell the story in sequence. Storyboarding became common in film production during the early 1940s and became standard for the pre-visualisation of films. One of the first films with real actors produced using storyboarding technique, was (1939)* . The years from the 1940s to 1990s are considered the period in which production design was largely characterised by the adoption of the storyboard, and today, storyboards are an essential part of the creative process in film making. But what exactly is a storyboard? The Three Little Pigs 1 sheets sticking board Gone with the Wind 1 MORE The Disney short was released in 1933. 1 Three Little Pigs DO Why is the film so popular? Surf the net for some information, then share it with your teacher and your schoolmates. 1 Gone with the Wind Definition A storyboard is a visual representation of a sequence (usually for film and TV shows) into different showing the different an author wants to focus on. The various rectangle frames (usually respecting the ratio of 16:9 – that of screens) contain precise drawings (cartoons, photographs, or sophisticated technical diagrams) placed in sequence according to the logical order of the scene to be recorded and help plan the shooting. split up panels frames Applications A storyboard can be any length, from two to hundreds of frames, and in its broadest sense – that is a visual representation of a sequence – it can be adapted to many functions, from films to commercials, from children’s books to emergency instructions on airplanes: when the purpose is extreme clarity, a storyboard format is chosen. Storyboards, in fact, are used because pictures combined with text offer a rich synthesis of information that can both entertain and inform. 2 widely DO Challenge. Draw a series of instructions using a three-panel quick storyboard and see if your classmates understand what they are about. 2