Storyboard Symbols

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Shot Types

Establishing Shot 

This shot is normally used at the beginning of a scene to show details of the setting and where the characters are situated within it






Long shot

• Closer to the subject than the establishing shot.
• Shows the characters whole body
• Great for action shots

Medium Shot 

• Shows the subject from the waist up.
• Good for showing hand gestures. 
• Cuts out most of the background and allows for more detail. 

Close Up

• Shows intimate details of the subject.
• Great for showing expressive emotion in the face.

Extreme Close Up 

• Shows intimate details of the subject.
• Great for showing expressive emotion in the face.

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Angles

Eye Level 

• This is your standard angle and is the most widely used.
• The camera is at head level to look people straight in the face.
• Shows neutral emotion.

High Angle

• Used to make subjects seem smaller, weaker and insignificant.
• Try using this on your main character during moments when they are down or not in control of the situation.
• Helps make the hero the underdog.

Low Angle

• Looking slightly up at the subject.
• Low angles make heroes seem larger, stronger, and more confident.  Used in moments of strength.
• This can be used on villains too to make them seem bigger than our heroes.
• Be careful to not look up noses!

Birds Eye

• Puts the audience in a Godlike position.
• This angle can be tough to recognize at first.
• Shows all the action on the ground.

Worms Eye

• Extreme low angle, often looking up towards the sky.
• Makes the subject seem giant and the viewer small

Over the Shoulder

• In this angle the camera is placed behind one character (over the shoulder) to look at the face of a second character.
• This is used to film conversations.

Point of View (First Person)

• • This is your standard angle and is the most widely used.
  • The camera is at head level to look people straight in the face.
  • Shows neutral emotion.

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Storyboarding

Inception (2010)
Director: Christopher Nolan
Storyboard Artist: Gabriel Hardman

Spiderman 2 (2004)
Director: Sam Raimi
Storyboard Artist: Chris Buchinsky

Jurassic Park (1993)
Director: Steven Spielberg 
Storyboard Artist: David Lowery

Jaws (1975)
Director: Steven Spielberg     Storyboard Artist: Joe Alves

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Storyboard Assignment

Please complete the following assignment in your Google Workbook.  Title the slide - Storyboard Assignment
After viewing the videos above please answer the following questions regarding storyboards

1. What is a storyboard?
2. Why make a storyboard?
3. How do I make a storyboard?
4. Give an example of some storyboard language? (Indicators for the director/cinematographer-Cues,Shots,etc)
5. Who was the creator/inventor of the storyboard?
6. Find an example of a storyboard and add it to your Workbook.