When it came to visualising the first two minutes of my short film I decided to show it in a storyboard, as I felt it would help me during the filming process and also the editing process. My art skill isn't very high, so the drawings in my storyboard are quite basic, but they clearly show what type of shot I want and what I want each shot to look like roughly.
When creating the storyboard, I found that there were quite a lot of different shots I wanted to include within the two minutes, so I decided to add in the duration that I wanted each clip to be. This was done so it was clear how long each shot would be when editing it, and also what shot through the drawings, I noted what size each shot was and I noted what was happening in the shot. This was done so it was clear what needed to be happening during the scene and also what the actors needed to be doing while filming. Another thing that was noted was the possible transitions that could have been used when editing the two minutes.
In terms of what shot sizes would be used in the sequence, I knew I wanted quite a few close-ups, mid shots and long shots to create the atmosphere to go along with the scene and also to create an establishing shot to set the scene. I made sure to use a variety of different stable shots and hand held shots to make the two minutes more interesting and make it look quite natural which links in nicely with the different environments used.
I found the process of creating a storyboard straight forward as I have had to produce a few in other projects that I was involved in previously. When I start filming, I'm confident that the storyboard will be very helpful in telling me what shots I need to film, and also when editing it will be helpful in telling me what order the shots go in.
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