Pre-production (5)
Storyboarding (AFI's Lights, Camera, Education!)
A storyboard is a blueprint -- a visual map illustrating how the picture is to appear on screen. In this segment from AFI ScreenNation's excellent series on video production, the narrators present the case that a storyboard saves time and resources by getting everyone "on the same page" before shooting begins. ...more »
Finding Lady: The Art of Storyboarding
This is a wonderful video from Disney Studios on the art of storyboarding. From Walt Disney's pioneering uses with cartoons, to modern videographer's adaptation of the technique, including an interview with Kevin Costner. This is more of a backgrounder and a motivator than a how-to, but it's very enjoyable.
Outline and Treatment
In this tutorial from the excellent AFI ScreenNation series, the original ideas are fleshed out into a script summary, or outline. ...more »
Pre-Writing
In this tutorial from the excellent AFI ScreenNation series, Sean Astin discusses the pre-production phase called "pre-writing. Pre-writing includes: ...more »
