Filmmaking Basics/Thumbnail Storyboard/Storyboard Frames
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- Wikiversity (English) Humanities Art and Design Fine Arts Film and Television Narrative Film Production Course #01 - Learning the Basics of Filmmaking Lesson #004: Thumbnail Storyboards Lesson 4 Storyboard Frames
Library of Storyboard Frames
- Use these for reference
- These are the current thumbnail storyboards for this movie Seduced by the Dark Side!. These are the storyboards drawn for Lesson #4 of Course #1 of the WikiU Film School.
- Creating a storyboard using this library
- To create your thumbnail storyboards for Seduced by the Dark Side!, print out the unformatted script. Then you can select the thumbnail storyboards which you think will fit your idea of the action and mood of the scene. If you prefer, you can draw your own thumbnail storyboard. Most of these frames show here were drawn with Adobe Photoshop 4 (full version; Not Elements) which is ten years old and Adobe Photoshop 5.5 (full version; Not Elements). Another option is using ArtRage 2 Free. This is a fun painting program from Ambient Designs.
Thumbnail storyboard frames filmed from inside the line
| #1001 File:SBTDSChooseTSB1a.jpg The Young Person with the Old Person behind and the Poster |
#1002 File:SBTDSChooseTSB1f.jpg The Old Person with the Young Person behind and the Poster. |
#1003 File:SBTDSChooseTSB1f3.jpg The Young Person turns to face the Older Person. |
#1004 File:SBTDSChooseTSB1f2.jpg The Young Person talks to the Older Person. |
#1005 File:SBTDSChooseTSB1d.jpg Just the Young Person and the Old Person. |
| #1006 File:SBTDSChooseTSB1da.jpg The Young Person talks as they both look straight ahead. |
#1007 File:SBTDSChooseTSB3a.jpg The Young Person turns and talks to the Old Person. |
#1008 File:SBTDSChooseTSB5a.jpg The Young Person turns and talks to the Old Person who is looking at the Young Person. |
#1009 File:SBTDSChooseTSB4a.jpg The Old Person talks to the Young Person. |
#1010 File:Reptsb5r.jpg The Young Person talks (telephoto). |
| #1011 File:SBTDSChooseTSB5b.jpg The Old Person turns to the Young Person. |
#1012a File:REPtsb4ar.jpg The Old Person thinks and... |
#1012b File:REPtsb4r.jpg then replies (wide-angle shot). |
#1013a File:SBTDSChooseTSB5bra.jpg The Old Person thinks and... |
#1013b File:SBTDSChooseTSB4b.jpg then replies (telephoto shot). |
| #1014a File:REPtsb9ar.jpg The Old Person thinks and... |
#1014a File:REPtsb9r.jpg then replies (over-the-shoulder shot). |
#1015 File:SBTDSChooseTSB1e.jpg Just the Young Person. |
#1016 File:SBTDSChooseTSB5c.jpg The Young Person talks. |
#1017 File:Reptsb10.jpg The Young Person thinks. |
| #1018 File:Reptsb11Right.jpg The Young Person turns and talks to the Old Person. |
#1019 File:REPtsb12left.jpg The Old Person smiles. |
#1020 File:REPtsb12lefttalk.jpg The Old Person talks. |
#1021 File:SBTDSChooseTSB1b.jpg A close up of the Poster |
Thumbnail storyboard frames outside the line
| #2001 File:SBTDSChooseTSB1c.jpg A close up of the Poster from beyond the Young Person and the Old Person. |
#2002 File:SBTDSbacktwoposter.jpg A shot of the Poster from far beyond the Young Person and the Old Person. |
#2003 File:REPtsb2.jpg A shot of the Poster from far beyond the Young Person. |
#2004 File:Reptsb3.jpg The Young Person turns to the Old Person (Wide Angle - Over the Shoulder). |
#2005 File:Reptsb5.jpg The Young Person turns to the Old Person (telephoto - Over the Shoulder). |
· #2006 → File:Reptsb10.jpg → The Young Person thinks.
· #2007 → File:Reptsb11Left.jpg → The Young Person talks.
· #2008 → File:Reptsb8.jpg → The Young Person talks.
· #2009 → File:Reptsb5.jpg → The Young Person talks (telephoto).
· #2010 → File:REPtsb4a.jpg → File:REPtsb4.jpg → A wide angle shot which is why the Old Person in the Distance looks distorted.
· #2011 → File:SBTDSChooseTSB5brar.jpg → File:SBTDSChooseTSB4br.jpg → The Old Person thinks and replies (telephoto shot).
· #2012 → File:REPtsb9a.jpg → File:REPtsb9.jpg → The Old Person thinks and then replies (over-the-shoulder shot).
· #2013 → File:Reptsb6.jpg → File:Reptsb7.jpg The Old Person thinks and then talks to the Young Person.
· #2014 → File:REPtsb12right.jpg → The Old Person Smiles.
· #2015 → File:REPtsb12righttalk.jpg → The Old Person talks to the Young Person (telephoto shot)
· #2016 → File:SBTDSChooseTSB4ar.jpg → The Old Person has turn to the Young Person and is talking.
· #2017 → File:SBTDSChooseTSB5ar.jpg → The Old Person has turn to the Young Person and the Young Person is talking.
Ending Shots
· #8001 → File:REPtsb1.jpg → A distant shot of the whole scene.
· #8002 → File:Reptsb14A.jpg → Ending Shot of the Young Person and the Old Person walking.
· #8003 → File:Reptsb14b.jpg → Ending Shot of the Young Person and the Old Person walking and then composited into the Matte Painting.
Ambiguous
· #0001 → File:Reptsb11.jpg → The Young Person is looking directly into the camera.
· #0002 → File:Reptsb12.jpg → The Old Person is looking directly into the camera.
A Blank Frame
· #9001 → File:Blanktsb.jpg → A blank thumbnail storyboard frame.
· #9002 → File:SBTDSblack.jpg → A black thumbnail storyboard frame.
| #1001 File:SBTDSChooseTSB1a.jpg |
#1002 File:SBTDSChooseTSB1f.jpg |
#1003 File:SBTDSChooseTSB1f3.jpg |
#1004 File:SBTDSChooseTSB1f2.jpg |
#1005 File:SBTDSChooseTSB1d.jpg |
| #1006 File:SBTDSChooseTSB1da.jpg |
#1007 File:SBTDSChooseTSB3a.jpg |
#1008 File:SBTDSChooseTSB5a.jpg |
#1009 File:SBTDSChooseTSB4a.jpg |
#1010 File:Reptsb5r.jpg |
| #1011 File:SBTDSChooseTSB5b.jpg |
#1012a File:REPtsb4ar.jpg |
#1012b File:REPtsb4r.jpg |
#1013a File:SBTDSChooseTSB5bra.jpg |
#1013b File:SBTDSChooseTSB4b.jpg |
| #1014a File:REPtsb9ar.jpg |
#1014a File:REPtsb9r.jpg |
#1015 File:SBTDSChooseTSB1e.jpg |
#1016 File:SBTDSChooseTSB5c.jpg |
#1017 File:Reptsb10.jpg |
| #1018 File:Reptsb11Right.jpg |
#1019 File:REPtsb12left.jpg |
#1020 File:REPtsb12lefttalk.jpg |
#1021 File:SBTDSChooseTSB1b.jpg |
Reference materials
- Reference materials for Seduced by the Dark Side! that you might need.
- All the Lesson 4 Storyboard Frames. This sheet will give you ideas for your storyboards.
- The unformatted script. Print this script outline and use the numbers on this script for your thumbnail storyboards.
- The original story. To get additional information for your storyboards, look at the original story.
- The formatted script.
- The floor plan for the movie set. This will help you plan your shots.
- All of the storyboard frames in a table. This will help you plan your shots.
(aka All Storyboard Frames)