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How To Storyboard A Film Sequence

The purpose of a story board is to photograph (draw/digitalise) each and every shot of a film with a list bof key information written underneath it.Story Boards allow a director to visualise the whole film before filming and also allows the camera person to understand how the film is to be shot.Story boards also allow you to change elements if they don't work visually before the expensive film making process.Each frame of a story board should contain the following information :
1. Shot number - each shot of the story board must be numbered so that the intended sequence of shots can be followed
2. Framing - Is the shot a close up ? Medium shot ? Long shot ?
3. Drawing - A drawing visualisation of what is happening in the shot.
4. Action - A breif description of what is happening in the shot
5. Dialogue - Single lines of dialogue may be written
6. Sound effects - Are there any specific sounds, diagetic and non-diagetic sounds ?Each frame on the story board must have shot descriptors such as FRAMING:

MLS, ECU, LS etc.Also Information on movement and positions such as the following abreviations could be added:H/A - High AngleL/A - Low AnglePOV - Point Of View2-Shot - Two people in a shotOTS - Over The ShoulderTrack/Dolly - Move camera on wheeled platformCrab - Sideways movePull Focus - Change what is focused on.