Storyboarding - Resources and Vlogging Assistance
by Gena Haskett

Thank you to all the good people that stopped by the Multimedia Lab and those that wanted to attended.Thanks also to Kraft Foods for sponsoring the lab. Example of My Idea 3x5 Cork Board

I'm suffering from a bad case of hindsight. There was so much we all wanted to share but were under time constrictions. Also folks at the session asked about additional resources. I t love digging up help and support resources for potential vloggers and anybody with access to a camera or camcorder.

Why A Storyboard?

If you are just talking at the camcorder don't need a storyboard. However, if you are telling a story with images and video or it is more complicated than a point and shoot video a storyboard can help you pre-visualize you video. It can help you save time and frustration.

Storyboarding can help to take the fear out of editing your video. You can reduce or eliminate "creator's block".

Analog Storyboarding

At the lab I used paper 3x5 cards. They are cheap, come in pretty colors and most important allow you one scene per card. You can change the scene order and experiment with different versions of your video.

Another resource is the paper storyboarding sheet. There are all kinds, find the one that fits your learning style. Here are a few samples to check out:

Digital Storyboarding

Now I know some of you haven't touched a pencil in ten years. I respect most modes of communication so for you digital ladies and gentlemen check out:

Submitted by Gena Haskett (view blog) on Wed, 08/01/2007 - 4:47pm

Comments

 

This is a great post Gena

I have some of these sites bookmarked but many are new to me.

~Denise
Fast Times @ Homeschool High & Flamingo House Happenings

Submitted by Denise on Wed, 08/01/2007 - 16:53
 

thank you for this marvelous post

I'm adding a link to my screencasting primer
http://screencastingprimer.wikispaces.com

This rocks.

I also blog at:

Beth's Blog
Cambodia4kidsorg
Global Voices
Netsquared

Submitted by Beth Kanter on Wed, 08/01/2007 - 17:08
 

DC Media Makers

If any of you are in the DC area, be sure to check out DC Media Makers for get-togethers, resources, and advice.

I suggest storyboarding even if you don't plan on having different scenes. It gives you a good way to orient your story and make sure that you're giving viewers something complete and meaningful.

I'm working on my first vlog entry right now for HeatEatReview.com and so far the toughest parts have been a) finding the food and b) not laughing.

Abi Jones
Editor, HeatEatReview.com
Consumer Advocate, StupidWeddingCrap.com
Personal Life Exposer, JonesAbi.com

Submitted by Jonesabi on Wed, 08/01/2007 - 18:14
 

Always a help

Thank you very much for the information. I've worked in digital media projects in schools over the last few years and we've adopted the pratice of using storyboards for anything from producitng stop-motion animations to anti-violence viedo. Many of your links are new to me, which is wonderful.

lia from luebeck, germany

Author of the yum yum cafe and coauthor of the Red Tent Blog.

Submitted by Lia on Thu, 08/02/2007 - 01:44
 

Excellent resources!

Not that I videoblog any more, but I do still make videos (for my own consumption, more than anything) and I can definitely see the value in storyboarding. Some of the earlier videos I made and edited would definitely have benefited from some pre-visualisation - more to make sure that everything that needed to be there, *was* there (i.e. shot) rather than cutting out the bloat (because you can always do that at edit time).

So, once again, these resources are great! Thank you!

Submitted by Koan on Thu, 08/02/2007 - 09:14
 

Gena - you are golden

Many thanks again for a great session at BlogHer. I learned a ton and you and your compadres did a great job despite the time constraints.

Thanks for the sending the links - I'll be using them.

BlogHer Contributing Editor, Photography
Proprietor, ClizBiz

Submitted by ClizBiz on Thu, 08/02/2007 - 07:09
 

thank u much

while i didn't get to this session during blogher 2007, i'm in the midst of rereading the content and live blogs from both 07 and 08....vlogging is something i'm completely compelled to dive in. am trying to find basic video cam and figure out how to upload to my macbook...i used story boards when i taught writing in middle school. i oughta be usin' em now to focus my blogs better :) ha. :) longwinded am i....must check your now posts...looking forward to learning this...i'm sooo determined..ever since i volunteered last spring at miami international women's film fest and saw a doc on camera women...one in particular put a camcorder in the hands of women farmers in india..to watch what they filmed and then to see how the claiming ownershi of their lives....through film...it's enough to want me to start 'one video camera per woman' like the recent ongoing campaign 'one laptop per child.'

many hugs for making is SOUND so easy :) and simple. if i ride a motorcycle and can change its battery I CAN DO THIS!!! (my lil daily pep talk)...:)

Tre ~ http://thoughtbythought.net

Submitted by Tre - on Sun, 12/21/2008 - 12:21
 

Explained very well

Thank you for the great explanation, and the suggestions about the 3x5s, My Idea Map, and the great outline pdf you made.  I've been researching how to make quick storyboards for a short film I'm planning on making in segments for my RFTV classes in college.  However, as great your suggestions are for an artistically-inclined, many aspiring (or professional, for that matter) directors are pretty adept at only stick figures.

So I thought I'd mention this great program I found that pulled some of my classmates through their prerequisites in storyboarding: StoryBoard Quick.  I think that this would be a worthy mention in addition to the suggestions you've made.  As I said, I've been looking for cost-effective ways to go about storyboarding, and this software looks to be the best for its price range.  I've seen it in action, and it looks great: filled to the brim with content and graphics, rotatable and "colorizable" for amazing customization, as well as including the ability to import any graphic that you pulled from the internet, etc.

Check it out and see if it's as helpful as I'm finding it to be.

Submitted by mwatk19 on Tue, 01/06/2009 - 15:22