What is a Storyboard Graphical (visual) representation of the action sequence to create a story Translates the words of the script to images Quite similar to a comic strip Shows the key images of the scene in a sequence i.e. the mis en sene

MIS-EN-SCENE Literally means "placing on stage“ Is an expression used to describe the design aspects of a film production, through storyboarding, cinematography and stage direction. When applied to the cinema, mise-en-scène refers to everything that appears before the camera and its arrangement— composition, sets, props, actors costumes, and lighting. Mise-en-scène also includes the positioning and movement of actors on the set, which is called blocking.

A storyboard will be composed of a series of drawings that depict the mis-en-sene (location, characters, camera angle, props etc) for each shot Beneath the images will be captions that detail action, lighting, camera direction and basic dialogue

Why do directors use a storyboard

Activity: Look at the storyboard in front of you: What’s happening in this opening sequence? How is the narrative flow established? If you were the director what changes would you make to the storyboard?

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