1. Storyboarding for Film Film Noir Unit Literature and Film 2011

2. Storyboards Storyboards are a technique used for pre- visualizing a live-action or animated film. Storyboards are a technique used for pre- visualizing a live-action or animated film.

3. Some of the earliest films to be storyboarded were Disney’s The Three Little Pigs in 1933 and Gone With the Wind in 1939. Some of the earliest films to be storyboarded were Disney’s The Three Little Pigs in 1933 and Gone With the Wind in 1939.

4. Much like a little comic book, they help the director set up his/her shots before filming so as not to waste time on set. Much like a little comic book, they help the director set up his/her shots before filming so as not to waste time on set.

5. It’s also an important step for the sake of the cinematographer whose job it is to light the shot It’s also an important step for the sake of the cinematographer whose job it is to light the shot

6. A Storyboard can also demonstrate the movements of the camera A Storyboard can also demonstrate the movements of the camera

7. And finally, it helps the editor follow the director’s conceptualization of the sequence of the shots. And finally, it helps the editor follow the director’s conceptualization of the sequence of the shots.

8. Not all directors use storyboards, but many of the good ones do. Not all directors use storyboards, but many of the good ones do. Alfred Hitchcock, Steven Spielberg and Joel Cohen are famous for their meticulous use of storyboarding. Alfred Hitchcock, Steven Spielberg and Joel Cohen are famous for their meticulous use of storyboarding.

9. For one of the stories we’ve read, you and a partner are going to map and draw a four-six shot sequence of one section of the story. For one of the stories we’ve read, you and a partner are going to map and draw a four-six shot sequence of one section of the story.

10. Be sure to incorporate a sense of sequence, lighting and camera movement! Be sure to incorporate a sense of sequence, lighting and camera movement!

11. Please write a brief synopsis below each drawing of which story details your storyboards are capturing Please write a brief synopsis below each drawing of which story details your storyboards are capturing

12. Have fun! Perhaps one day, your drawings will turn into a real film one day! Have fun! Perhaps one day, your drawings will turn into a real film one day!