1.5: What is a Storyboard?

In traditional film production (as for film, television show, or commercial), a storyboard is a visual script or a plan of the camera shots that will tell the story. There should be one storyboard sketch for each camera shot planned.

Traditional Storyboard example:

A storyboard is a detailed description of EVERYTHING that needs to be done to make your video.

The essential elements are:

• The script (what the people talking in the video will say)
• The video clips to be captured
• The still photos to be captured
• Any text, titles or graphics needed to explain the scene
• Credits