Director's Storyboard
& Storyboard Spreadsheet
Treat the storyboard like a comic book or graphic novel of sorts. This is a tool that you as a director will use to communicate to your actors and designers. You are going to create 10 ‘storyboard panels.’ Basically, treat each panel like a panel of a comic book; it shows the relationship between the characters, or the power struggle, or a specific character’s struggle. This storyboard should focus much more on the actors and their relationships, not on the technical elements of set/costume/props. If a set piece is important though (for instance, if the characters are sitting at a table) then include it.
First, choose 10 moments in your play that are important moments (high tension, climax of a scene, very funny moments, etc). They need to be 10 scenes that speak to you in some way.
Assignment 3a: Storyboard Spreadsheet: Download the spreadsheet labeled ‘storyboard spreadsheet’...or you can create your own spreadsheet in Google Sheets.
For each scene you have chosen, you will fill in:
Assignment 3b: Storyboard: Create 10 panels for your storyboard. If you are artistic, you can draw them out yourself. They do not have to be in color, black and white is acceptable, but these need to communicate the scene well.
As another option, you can get some of your friends to dress up as the characters and stage it out, taking still photographs for each storyboard panel.
Under each panel, either type or write a short description of the scene.
First, choose 10 moments in your play that are important moments (high tension, climax of a scene, very funny moments, etc). They need to be 10 scenes that speak to you in some way.
Assignment 3a: Storyboard Spreadsheet: Download the spreadsheet labeled ‘storyboard spreadsheet’...or you can create your own spreadsheet in Google Sheets.
For each scene you have chosen, you will fill in:
- The page number
- The important line or lines that surround this moment
- Description of what the stage picture should look like
- Any other important information
Assignment 3b: Storyboard: Create 10 panels for your storyboard. If you are artistic, you can draw them out yourself. They do not have to be in color, black and white is acceptable, but these need to communicate the scene well.
As another option, you can get some of your friends to dress up as the characters and stage it out, taking still photographs for each storyboard panel.
Under each panel, either type or write a short description of the scene.
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Storyboard Examples!
Download examples from past years of good storyboards and spreadsheets below.
Download examples from past years of good storyboards and spreadsheets below.
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