Bring your ideas to video in no time with Storyboarding

Bring your ideas to video in no time with

Have you got something to show?Can you show it?How will you show it?

If NO—then no VIDEO is needed. (Class dismissed!)

Talking heads (examples)

Comic strip, cartoonVisual representation of shot listDoes not show all the actionDirector’s cheat sheetProvides notes for camera operator

What kind of video will it be?InterviewVoiceoverEventDemoAnimation??Final product desired dictates level of detail in storyboard.

Conflict/ResolutionMystery/ SolvedQuestion/ AnswerMethod/How toThink it through as much as you can!

Beginning: sets the scene, intro characters, defines problem

Middle: actions, demonstrations, event, steps

End: conclusion, summary, punchline, resolution

Make your storyboard!

Artistic skills not required.(photos, ppt, notecards)

Organize beginning—middle– end. (story)

Think about the camera angles and shots. (vary)

Assume 4-10 seconds per frame.(commercials)

Keep message focused.(Lego Video)

http://inbt.jhu.edu/outreach/media-library/video

•Where?• Who?• When?• Props/equipment/ photos?• Other shots?

•Goal is to get good, usable sound bites•PRE-pare your subject•Be ready to ask impromptu questions•Always ask: Is there anything else you would like to talk about?

•Learn as much as you can in advance•Know who you MUST talk to•Know what shots you MUST have•Plan to be prepared to be spontaneous

TwitterJay video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuJNKmOSHRo

•Posting size•Video format: HD•Your Own Website•You Tube•Vimeo•SciVee•Twitter•Facebook

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Mary SpiroScience WriterJohns Hopkins Institute for NanoBioTechnology

mspiro@jhu.edu@Mary_Spiro