What is?? Storyboarding, of course!
The white speck in the otherwise empty parking lot is my car. There is only one uploaded page of my storyboard for two very good reasons: (1) it is not a success story and (2) I had time only to scan in one page before getting kicked out of the building Thursday afternoon. Read it and weep.
Only problem is that I am not linear sequential, and I just don't do this part correctly. This would be another example of "Do as I say, not as I do!" Sorry about that because that is a lousy teaching model. Oh, well. Who's perfect?
I don't believe there is just one storyboard template that will work best for everyone. I used the DigiTales template myself because the layout helped me to think in a linear sequential fashion but allowed me to skip ahead a few frames if I felt it necessary. The template for original shot order works well for those who are making their own shots. In my school, the multimedia teacher insists that the students use a storyboard, although there doesn't seem to be anything formal required. I have seen students plan their projects on a notebook page.
The important thing is that planning or outlining occurs before filming. Using a storyboard requires students to plan the shot order, the narration, the music, and the transitions before production begins. Actors and narrators know what they are supposed to do and say, eliminating guessing and the flubbing of lines!
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