For the Film Makers Script This needs to be correctly formatted using standard conventions. Check out at script frenzy for an excellent summary on standard script writing. Most professionals say that 1 page of correctly formatted script should equal 1 page of action in a film. So that gives you an idea of how long it should be. You can also use freeware such as Celtx which helpfully formats the script for you! Download it . Note, there’s a free version and a pro version and you only need the free version. Storyboard So storyboards often get a bad rep from naïve directors. Below is a great rationale for why you need a storyboard (along with the obvious, you can’t pass without one!) Storyboarding has a variety of uses and one of those uses are why its so frowned upon by naive directors. That use is when a director storyboards just to visually check that the shots will cut together correctly and look like what he or she intends. Of course, since directors are total geniuses with minds of pure gold, they never have to double-check their own shotlist to make sure that the compositional elements will pan out as intended. That’s just crazy talk. A gifted visionary can see the whole movie in his or her own head, fuck storyboarding. But for what it’s sometimes it’s useful even to the director to look over the storyboards to remember how the whole thing is to be blocked and composed. But one of the most significant uses of storyboard cannot be argued away by delusions of visionary-ness. And that is that if all else fails and you’re having a difficult time explaining the shot you want to your crew, you can grab the storyboards and point. it needs to look like THAT.” Storyboards in this manner are essential for “THAT, choreography, production design, special effects, and visual effects. Say you want a ninja fighting a dinosaur. The ninja will be shot in real life but the dinosaur is 3D. You need the storyboard so that you know where to frame the ninja when you’re shooting it so that you have room for the dinosaur. The easiest way to design a storyboard is You can always step it through with a the old pen and paper, it looks like the camera if you are really opposed to picture below drawing, however the downside of this is you need to organise yourself and mock actors for a shoot. ‘mini’ Some drawing tips
For the Film Makers Script This needs to be correctly formatted using standard conventions. Check out at script frenzy for an excellent summary on standard script writing. Most professionals say that 1 page of correctly formatted script should equal 1 page of action in a film. So that gives you an idea of how long it should be. You can also use freeware such as Celtx which helpfully formats the script for you! Download it . Note, there’s a free version and a pro version and you only need the free version. Storyboard So storyboards often get a bad rep from naïve directors. Below is a great rationale for why you need a storyboard (along with the obvious, you can’t pass without one!) Storyboarding has a variety of uses and one of those uses are why its so frowned upon by naive directors. That use is when a director storyboards just to visually check that the shots will cut together correctly and look like what he or she intends. Of course, since directors are total geniuses with minds of pure gold, they never have to double-check their own shotlist to make sure that the compositional elements will pan out as intended. That’s just crazy talk. A gifted visionary can see the whole movie in his or her own head, fuck storyboarding. But for what it’s sometimes it’s useful even to the director to look over the storyboards to remember how the whole thing is to be blocked and composed. But one of the most significant uses of storyboard cannot be argued away by delusions of visionary-ness. And that is that if all else fails and you’re having a difficult time explaining the shot you want to your crew, you can grab the storyboards and point. “THAT, it needs to look like THAT.” Storyboards in this manner are essential for choreography, production design, special effects, and visual effects. Say you want a ninja fighting a dinosaur. The ninja will be shot in real life but the dinosaur is 3D. You need the storyboard so that you know where to frame the ninja when you’re shooting it so that you have room for the dinosaur. The easiest way to design a storyboard is the old pen and paper, it looks like the picture below You can always step it through with a camera if you are really opposed to drawing, however the downside of this is you need to organise yourself and mock actors for a ‘mini’ shoot. Some drawing tips
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