Storyboarding

I have now started sketching my storyboard. It is important to storyboard so that I am clear where and what I will film (and in what way) when it comes to filming day. This speeds up the process of filming and gives time for aspects such as camera angles to be cautiously considered. Each storyboard shot features:

• A shot number
• A brief description of what is happening in the shot
• Shot type and angle (close up, tilt etc..)
• Camera movement (pan, track still etc..)
• Dialogue (if applicable)
• Duration of the shot
• Edit transition (cut, cross dissolve, fade etc..)

Once I have story-boarded I will be able to create an animatic, adding music and durations in order to create a rough, sketched version of my short film.

I am unsure of the amount of shots I will need. This will vary from film to film depending on how slow-paced it is. I feel my film will be fairly slow paced, but I will use continuity editing such as match-on-action, which requires the use of a lot of short shots.