Storyboards - Word Drop

A storyboard is a visual plan showing each scene or shot in a ______. It shows how the scenes flow and will be edited together. It is made in ______, after the script, and saves money because everyone knows what needs to be filmed.

Storyboards are read from left to right and top to bottom. Each frame has a drawing plus details such as the scene description, timings, camera ______, angles and movement. Scenes may be numbered in a corner, and different angles of one scene labelled with ______, for example 1A, 1B. The storyboard information also includes the title, author, version number and ______.

A storyboard can be ______, drawn by hand on a template, or digital, created on a computer or tablet. A ______ or touch screen lets images be drawn into a digital storyboard. Software can be image editing, presentation, DTP or dedicated storyboard programs such as ______. The director works with a storyboard artist, and the ______ approves the ideas first. Production staff such as camera operators and, in animation, ______ use it to know what to do.

A storyboard is appropriate for any ______ product, including films, adverts, animation and computer games. An effective storyboard has a clear ______, content that is relevant to the brief, and a suitable number of scenes. To improve it, add the ______ that join two shots, and make sure the sequence is ______ so it is easy to follow and matches the client's requirements.