Storyboarding

Why are storyboards so important for planning your film? How does the script relate to the storyboards?

Storyboards dictate what kind of shot, what kind of angle, and what kind of framing is going to be done on set. The entire film is going to be referenced to this, even if the final film is not a complete replica of this storyboard. This also tells the kind of movement that is needed for the story, so the filmmaker knows exactly what kind of shot is needed for the scene. The script relates to the storyboard in that it becomes a baseline for what the shots in the storyboard will look like. The person who is making the storyboard must reference the script a number of times in order to make sure the type of shot matches the movement and lines of the actors specifically written in the script.