Why Video Production Needs a Storyboard

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Producing videos is not just about grabbing a camera, filming some footage, and piecing it together on a timeline.

Good videos are always planned out and organized. Doing so ensures that there are a central theme and message that comes across. It gives the video meaning. That is what comes through in a video script.

But it’s not just scripts that go into planning; storyboards are your best friend as well. Storyboards will help you plan the visual aspect of your video. As a scene-by-scene outline, you will have a much easier time trying to put together a video with a storyboard by your side.

What Storyboards Do

If you write outlines for an essay, you make storyboards for a video. They are a visual guide to the flow and presentation of your video. Because videos are primarily a visual medium, it’s only fitting that a deconstructed, simplified version comes in a visual form as well, which we know today as a storyboard.

Storyboards are usually created either by hand or using software. Often, the storyboard follows the script. However, creators prefer to make them simultaneously or start with the visual storyboard concept in mind before the script.

Why are Storyboards Important?

Although videos often start with a script, scripts generally lack the visualization you need for a video. It’s hard to go into the filming stage without any idea of how your shots and frames will look. So the most organized and prepared way to go about it is to prepare your visual ideas and then write them down in the form of a storyboard. It will be your reference throughout the filming and editing process of production.

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How to Make a Storyboard

Storyboarders usually have set templates of blank rectangles. These would be about the same dimensions as you plan your screen to be. How detailed you want the storyboard to be is entirely up to you. Some use it to get a general idea across. If it’s a more complex video, then it’s better to make it match your script by indicating the scene, the dialogue, and numbering the frames by shot. You can even note what sound effects or music will go along with that frame. When drawing the actual storyboard, it should at least contain the most important scenes and angles. But feel free to already outline the shots in between.

Because storyboarding is a skill that video production teams specialize in, you can consult one to help with the process. You may even hire a whole video team if your in-house marketing team needs assistance.

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