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You will work as a group. 

  • Storyboard the timeline
  • Determine opening and closing credits and transitions
  • Use the Mimio for final production
  • Export to DVD, AVI/WMV formats for web/iPod and T

Storyboarding

For now, the basics. This is a task usually accomplished BEFORE one videos, but for this first video, we will do it in reverse so we have a better feel for the relationship between storyboarding (and mapping) and the actual filming and editing.

  1. Map It
    • Organize your sequence by using one of the Mind Maps. Look around the room. Which will work best for the sequence? Do you need a basic map to being the process next time?
  2. Storyboard It
    • Some use applications such as Illustrator, FreeHand or even PowerPoint to create the frames of a storyboard. 
    • Some still use paper and pen. Feel free to use the paper and markers available at the Art Table.
    • Regardless, it should end up as a "flip book" of the overall action and be in color. 
  3. Shots 

Common shots:

Wide shot

This is the name for a shot which is taken from a long way away. People look quite small in this kind of shot. It's often used at the beginning of a section, so that the audience can see what sort of place the scene is set in.

Long shot

This is closer than a wide shot. You can see the person from head to toe, but you can still see what's around them.

Medium shot

This shows someone from just below their waist to just above their head. When you use a medium shot you are close enough to see people's expressions, but you can see what they are doing with their hands as well.

Close-up

This shows just the head of the person being filmed. You can use this sort of shot when it's important to see someone's expression: for example, if they are scared or angry.

You could make your storyboard more interesting by filming the action from different positions. If you want someone to look big and threatening, draw the shot as if the camera is fairly close and pointing up at them. If you want them to look small and scared, the camera should be further away and pointing down at them.

Shots Source: http://www.mediaed.org.uk/posted_documents/Storyboarding.html

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