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This school is:
Wikiversity Film School - Narrative film production
This course is:
The basics of narrative filmmaking
This lesson is:
Creating the thumbnail storyboards
The pages of this lesson are:
Introduction - Creating the thumbnail storyboards
If you have problems:
Things to worry about! ("Crossing the line.")
More things to worry about! (Eyeballs & cameras)
Storyboard worksheet (pdf) • Storyboard worksheet larger (pdf) • Story • Script Outline • Sample storyboard frames • Formatted script • Floor plan.


Visualizing the scene

Seeing what the scene will look like

Before you start storyboarding
Before you can start storyboarding, you must visualize (see in your mind) what the movie set will look like. After you have storyboarded a dozen scenes, you can do this entirely in your mind. But when you get started, you need help.

Real, live bodies

The simplest way to previsiualize
The most common way for a director to previsualize is to set up a few chairs to represent all the furnature in the movie and then ask a few production assistants to stand in for the actors. Then the director walks around the room with an eye piece which allows her to see the scene as the camera lens will see the scene. This is the most simple and direct way to visualize what the scene will look like.

The best previsualizing tool

FrameForge 3D Studio
An easy to use visualization tool is FrameForge 3D Studio which offers a free demo version which you can download immediately and begin using. Later, we will use this program to

Other useful tools

Other visualization tools
DAZ Studio, Poser, Vue and Bryce can also be used for previsualization.

Reference materials

Reference materials for Seduced by the Dark Side! that you might need.
  • The storyboard outline. Print this script outline and use the numbers on this script for your thumbnail storyboards.
  • The original story. To get additional information for your storyboards, look at the original story.
  • A possible floor plan for the movie set. This will help you plan your shots.


Homework
Homework
The formatted scripts from the lesson on "Script Formatting"
Version: The Live-Action Script
Note: The instructions in the lessons are only a guide. Here is an excellent example of creative script formatting. Converting the story into a script can be done with a great amount of originality. Great job, Capt. Mike!
"D" says: I wasn´t sure if could make all this changes in the story but here it goes! (Ps: sorry if the script its not fluid or something but though english its not my native language I wanted to give it a try anyway.)
  • MilesR has completed this assignment (pdf). 10 points. (5 May 2007) Remember to set each line to the correct format. This is very easy in Final Draft.
  • Krishna Datta has completed this assignment (pdf). I used MS Word and converted the script to PDF using a PDF Convertor. I am not able to install the Tool as I am using a restricted Computer where I don't have permission to install any software. I think this will suffice.6 points. (23 July 2007)
  • Astroboi has not completed this assignment (pdf). Please use the free demo of Final Draft to format this script.
  • Igor Popovski has completed this assignment (pdf) using the free Final Draft demo. This was done using a TV format rather than a motion picture. The differences are very interesting. 8 points - (03 November 2007)



Click on the word assignment to see the actual pdf document.


Version: The Animation Script
  • Special Note: This is the first script to get the scene numbering correct!!!!
  • Special Note: This is the second script to get the scene numbering correct!!!!


Unique scripts



Completed assignment - Script formatting

June 3, 2010 -- Macurik has formatted the script with Free Final Draft 8. You can download it at Media:Macurik_Seduced by the dark side.pdf. xxx


The Next Page

Go to How to draw thumbnail storyboards with ArtRage 2.

Contact your instructor

Your instructor for this filmmaking class is Robert Elliott. You can email me by clicking here.


Reference materials

Reference materials for Seduced by the Dark Side! that you might need.
  • The storyboard outline. Print this script outline and use the numbers on this script for your thumbnail storyboards.
  • The original story. To get additional information for your storyboards, look at the original story.
  • A possible floor plan for the movie set. This will help you plan your shots.



Thumbnail storyboards from the lesson on Thumbnail storyboarding


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Kasturika has completed this assignment (pdf) (23 May 2007) Good job! 10 points

Kasturika says, "I used the Microsoft paint application.

I took a screen shot of the storyboard, converted it into bitmap image, made the frames separately and pasted them.

Then I used OpenOffice.org Draw to export the bitmap image as PDF."

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Niri0n in Sweden has completed this assignment (png). Click on the image to see larger version. (23 May 2007) Good job! 10 points

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Wachapon2 has completed this assignment (png). Click on the image to see larger version. (2 June 2007) Good job! 10 points

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Tunderboy9 has completed this assignment. (13 July 2007) Good job! 10 points


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Vijay Singh has completed this assignment. (17 July 2007) Good job! 10 points

This is the first storyboard which looks like a movie.

The figures are positioned as in a movie. The size of the figures are as in a movie.

 Yet, these are still very simple thumbnail storyboards. Please look at these storyboards!!!!


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Mok has completed this assignment. (21 July 2007) Very good job! 10 points


Here is a very artistic thumbnail storyboard.

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Fred has completed this assignment. (5 August 2007) Very good job! 10 points

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Mpftmead has completed this assignment (png). Click on the image to see larger version. (6 August 2007) 10 points



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Izwah has completed this assignment. (6 August 2007) 10 points

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Refardeon has completed this assignment (png). Click on the image to see larger version. (13 August 2007) 10 points

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Noblerinthemind has completed this assignment using GIMP (png). Click on the image to see larger version. (16 August 2007) 10 points


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KinnetiK has completed this assignment (JPG). Click on the image to see larger version. (23 August 2007) 10 points


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Sushant has completed this assignment (JPG). Click on the image to see larger version. (01 September 2007) 10 points


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Tharun Bhascker has completed this assignment (JPG). Click on the image to see larger version. (5 September 2007) 10 points


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Moraistelmo has completed this assignment (JPG). Click on the image to see larger version. (7 September 2007) 10 points


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Elisia Johnson has completed this assignment (PNG). Click on the image to see larger version. (01 October 2007) 10 points



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Sibte Hassan has completed this assignment. (6 October 2007) 10 points

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Mattjames17 has completed this assignment. (30 October 2007) 10 points

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Cristiana has completed this assignment. (08 November 2007) 10 points

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William Lewis has completed this assignment. (13 November 2007) 10 points

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Manuelciosici has completed this assignment. (05 December 2007) 10 points



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Pruthvirajg has completed this assignment. (10 December 2007) 10 points



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Davidmp4 has completed this assignment. (21 December 2007) 7 points



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Alideniz has completed this assignment. (01 January 2008) 10 points

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Sereyaco has completed this assignment. (03 January 2008) 10 points

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Marcus Mac has completed this assignment. (28 January 2008) 10 points



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Mike305 has completed this assignment. (01 March 2008) 10 points



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Vikram_Acharya has completed this assignment. (30 March 2008) 10 points



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Eldorino has completed this assignment. (05 April 2008) 10 points


Completed assignment - Creating the thumbnail storyboard

June 12, 2008 -- Rick14 has created a thumbnail storyboard.



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