Filmmaking Basics/Thumbnail Storyboard/Examples

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.

Five example storyboards for our movie.
Example Thumbnail Storyboards The major challenge is finding the best way to start the movie. There is no correct answer. Therefore, I will show you some interesting examples:	Empty Space This space is empty.

Example 1. Start with a wide-angle shot… Fade In Dolly In Pedestal Down CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE. (Example 1) In this EXAMPLE (1), the scene starts with a simple wide angle shot showing the entire movie set. Two people are viewing a movie poster in front of a theater. The camera quickly dollies in and we see that the poster is for Star Wars. The Star Wars' theme plays for three seconds. Then the camera moves down to watch the back of the Younger Person who beings to speak…

Example 2. Start with a side shot… Fade In Cut To Dolly Out CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE. (Example 2) In this EXAMPLE (2), the scene starts with a simple wide angle shot from the side of two people looking at a movie poster on the wall. We hear the sounds outside a movie theater at night. Then the camera cuts to the poster which is Star Wars. The camera moves back past the heads of the two people. The Young Person begins to speak…

Example 3. Start with a close-up shot of the young person…. Fade In Cut To Cut To CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE. (Example 3) In this EXAMPLE (3), the scene starts with a close-up shot of the Young Person who is obviously interested in something he sees. Then the camera cuts to movie poster for Star Wars and the musical theme plays for three seconds. Then the camera cuts to a side view of the Young Person and perhaps someone standing next to the Young Person. The Young Person begins to speak…

Example 4. Start with a close-up shot of the movie poster… Fade In Cut To Dolly To CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE. (Example 4) In this EXAMPLE (4), the scene starts with a close-up shot of the movie poster and then cuts to the Young Person. The camera slowly dollies out to show both the Younger Person and the Older Person. The Younger Person begins to speak…

Example 5. Start with a close-up shot of the movie poster… Fade In Dolly To CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE. (Example 5) In this EXAMPLE (5), the scene starts with a close-up shot of the movie poster and then the camera slowly dollies out to show both the Younger Person and the Older Person. The Younger Person begins to speak…

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Reference materials Reference materials for Seduced by the Dark Side! that you might need. All the Lesson 4 Storyboard Frames. This sheet will give you ideas for your storyboards. 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. The formatted script. A possible floor plan for the movie set. This will help you plan your shots.

Completed Homework Assignments - Thumbnail Storyboarding Thumbnail storyboards from the lesson on Thumbnail storyboarding Click on the image to see larger version. 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." Click on the image to see larger version. Niri0n in Sweden has completed this assignment (png). Click on the image to see larger version. (23 May 2007) Good job! 10 points Click on the image to see larger version. Wachapon2 has completed this assignment (png). Click on the image to see larger version. (2 June 2007) Good job! 10 points Click on the image to see larger version. Tunderboy9 has completed this assignment. (13 July 2007) Good job! 10 points Click on the image to see larger version. 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!!!! Click on the image to see larger version. Mok has completed this assignment. (21 July 2007) Very good job! 10 points Here is a very artistic thumbnail storyboard. Click on the image to see larger version. Fred has completed this assignment. (5 August 2007) Very good job! 10 points Click on the image to see larger version. Mpftmead has completed this assignment (png). Click on the image to see larger version. (6 August 2007) 10 points Click on the image to see larger version. Izwah has completed this assignment. (6 August 2007) 10 points Click on the image to see larger version. Refardeon has completed this assignment (png). Click on the image to see larger version. (13 August 2007) 10 points Click on the image to see larger version. Noblerinthemind has completed this assignment using GIMP (png). Click on the image to see larger version. (16 August 2007) 10 points Click on the image to see larger version. KinnetiK has completed this assignment (JPG). Click on the image to see larger version. (23 August 2007) 10 points Click on the image to see larger version. Sushant has completed this assignment (JPG). Click on the image to see larger version. (01 September 2007) 10 points Click on the image to see larger version. Tharun Bhascker has completed this assignment (JPG). Click on the image to see larger version. (5 September 2007) 10 points Click on the image to see larger version. Moraistelmo has completed this assignment (JPG). Click on the image to see larger version. (7 September 2007) 10 points Click on the image to see larger version. Elisia Johnson has completed this assignment (PNG). Click on the image to see larger version. (01 October 2007) 10 points Click on the image to see larger version. Sibte Hassan has completed this assignment. (6 October 2007) 10 points Click on the image to see larger version. Mattjames17 has completed this assignment. (30 October 2007) 10 points Click on the image to see larger version. Cristiana has completed this assignment. (08 November 2007) 10 points Click on the image to see larger version. William Lewis has completed this assignment. (13 November 2007) 10 points Click on the image to see larger version. Manuelciosici has completed this assignment. (05 December 2007) 10 points Click on the image to see larger version. Pruthvirajg has completed this assignment. (10 December 2007) 10 points Click on the image to see larger version. Davidmp4 has completed this assignment. (21 December 2007) 7 points Click on the image to see larger version. Alideniz has completed this assignment. (01 January 2008) 10 points Click on the image to see larger version. Sereyaco has completed this assignment. (03 January 2008) 10 points Click on the image to see larger version. Marcus Mac has completed this assignment. (28 January 2008) 10 points Click on the image to see larger version. Mike305 has completed this assignment. (01 March 2008) 10 points Click on the image to see larger version. Vikram_Acharya has completed this assignment. (30 March 2008) 10 points Click on the image to see larger version. 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. Click on the image to see larger version.

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