Tips for storyboards

When creating a storyboard you must always rememeber that it is a visual representation of what you visualise will be infornt of the camera, details are important. It doesn't matter what your skill level at drawing is. Simple skectches communicate the story easily and are quicker to produce, however the more detail such as; shading, light and background,  the easier it will be for others to visualise your concept and to sell a pitch.

Before starting a storyboard you must plan it, and plan the project and the shots you would want to film. You should create a list of the key shots you want, this will help you draw the frames and aswell know how many frames you will need to draw.

You should also sketch with pencils the images in the frame, so that it can be erased or changed if you make a mistake. At the start focus on the foreground pictures, as these are the most important then you may draw the rest of the background elements.

You should also make photocopies of the storyboard, this will serve as back-ups incase the original drawings are ruined or lost; and by photocopying you can export it onto a computer and edit it further.  

The storyboard should be detailed enough to explain what you want to film and how you want to film it.