Introduction and details of storyboard

Storyboard, also known as production workbench.

Literary scripts lay the foundation for filming, but they can't be directly used for filming. The director should write a storyboard according to the content of the script and his overall idea.

Writing movie storyboards is an important link to turn literary images into screen images. Storyboards mainly include: the number of mirrors, scenes, scenery, stunts, lens content, music, sound and so on. This not only turns the literary image into a screen image, but also gives the film a unique artistic style.

In addition, there is a lens record book, also called "completion desk book". Similar to storyboards, but different in nature. It is mainly for the reference of film propagandists, critics and researchers, and also for screening units to check and repair films.

Split-mirror script theory 1, storyboard/storyboard drawing requirements:

1 fully reflects the director's creative intention, creative thinking and creative style.

2. The use of the secondary lens must be smooth and natural.

3, the image must be simple and easy to understand. The purpose of the split shot is to make the director's basic intention, story and image clear. Don't need too many details. Too many details will affect the overall understanding.

4. The connection between shots must be clear. (generally does not mean the connection of the lens. Only when the serial number of the lens changes will the connection be switched. If it is necessary to dissolve, dissolve. The storyboard should be clearly marked. )

5. Signs such as dialogue and sound effects need to be clear. Dialogue and sound effects must be clearly identified and should be identified under appropriate lens. )

Second, about the exam.

1, Examination Steps: Examining the questions (1, clarifying the meaning of the questions 2, conceiving the outline of the story 3, story segmentation 4, character modeling)

First draft (1, approximate scene, character position 2, sign light source, shadow)

Tick the line (1, determine the outline of the subject 2, remove the unnecessary line 3, and describe the character expression in depth)

Coloring (using light sources to determine shadow and highlight levels)

Write down the number and then speak.

2. About the examination schedule:

The total time is 3 hours (examination 20 minutes, first draft 10 minutes, marking 40 minutes, coloring 20 minutes, number 10 minutes).

3. About the lens.

Lens distance: the far character mainly emphasizes the far scene.

Panoramic action shows the relative action state of the characters. (The characters can be seen all over)

The middle scene conforms to the vision of ordinary people, and its scene doesn't look far away. (above the knee of the character)

The close-up effect can clearly see the expression of the characters. (Take the upper body or other parts of the character)

Close-ups magnify a person's face, a part of the human body or an object. (Highlight Local)

Lens angle:

The head-up feature is that the horizon is in the head or upper part of a person or subject in the picture. (This angle gives people a sense of hierarchy and naturalness. )

The feature of looking down is that the picture is on the top of the subject's head or above, with clear levels and movements, but the expression is not easy to see.

The viewpoint of looking up is below the waist of the character or the lower half of the main body. The image appears tall, but it also has the characteristics of deformation of the main image.

Mixed use achieves the expected effect through the combination of raising head, lowering head and raising head.

First of all, the specification and format should be clear. Storyboards are different from any literary form. It is often seen that some friends write plays into novels or biographies, which is wrong, at least unprofessional. The script has its own special format, and writing the script is a technical job to some extent.

Everyone can write plays. A good script has a certain soul. It is expressed through the central idea, and then the director guides the actors to express the story.

1. Angle on Angle Alignment: For example, BILL walks out of the convenience store and the camera is aimed at BILL.

2. The main expression of approval is: Bill is in a crowded square, but the main expression is Bill.

Another angle: The lens from another angle shows that Bill is having a good time in the big square.

4. Wider angle: First show Bill drinking coke in the corner of the square, and then reduce the square showing Bill.

5. New Angle New Angle: Show Bill drinking Coke from another angle to enrich the lens.

6.POV point of view: Look at things from Bill's point of view. Is the first-person perspective.

7. Backhand corner: Bill and Sally dance together, first taking pictures of Sally seen by Bill, and then taking pictures of Bill seen by Sally. Usually, their POV is opposite.

8. Angle above the shoulder: The camera looks over Bill's shoulder and sees Sally. (2) Bill's shoulder can naturally divide the picture, which is a very common type.

9. Moving the lens Moving the lens: including following, translation, following, etc. Anyway, the camera is moving. As for how to move, it is not a question to consider now.

10. Two shots: Bill and Sally are chatting while drinking coke. Don't move the camera of this lens at will to prevent "off-axis". There is a shaft connecting Bill and Sally, and the camera can only move on one side of the shaft. If we cross this axis, the positions of Bill and Sally will be switched left and right on the screen, which will cause visual logic confusion to the audience.

1 1. (Close shot) Close shot: Emphasize Sally's beautiful eyes, but generally use them sparingly.

12. Insert: A close-up of something.

Main Contents There are three types of TV program scripts used in TV recording: shooting outline (mostly used for documentary programs), literary script (mostly used for TV series) and story board. Lens script is the most practical TV program script. It uses montage thinking and montage skills to re-create the script on the basis of the literary script, that is, according to the shooting outline or literary script and referring to the actual situation of the shooting scene, the scene or paragraph is separated, and the overall image is constructed on the screen by means of image contrast, echo, accumulation, suggestion, juxtaposition and conflict. According to the text script, it is not the illustration and translation of the text script, but the re-creation of the film and television language on the basis of the text script. Although the script is also written in words, it is close to TV, or it can be "projected" in the mind, and some visible effects have been achieved.

The main contents of the TV program director's work when writing the lens script are as follows:

The screen content of the text script is processed into specific images and shots, and the shot numbers of the shots are listed in order.

Determine the scene of each shot, such as far, all, middle, near and special.

Arrange to form a lens group and explain the lens assembly skills.

Describe the content of the picture in refined and concrete language, and express it with the help of graphics and symbols when necessary.

Explanation of the corresponding lens group.

Music and sound effects corresponding to lens groups or paragraphs.

Story board's role is like a blueprint of an architecture, which is the basis and blueprint for photographers to shoot, edit and post-produce, and also the basis for actors and all creative personnel to understand the director's intention, understand the content of the script and re-create.

Format of shot script: the shot script of TV program, usually in the form of table.

Story board's writing method draws lessons from the creation of movie storyboards. Generally, according to the order of lens number, lens movement, scene, duration, picture content, advertising words and music sound, draw a table and fill it in item by item. For experienced directors, they can also master the format flexibly when writing, and don't have to stick to the form.

Mirror number: that is, the serial number of the lens, which is marked by numbers according to the order of the lenses that make up the TV screen. It can be used as a code name for a shot. You don't have to shoot in sequence number when shooting, but you must edit in sequence when editing.

Machine number: when shooting on the spot, two or three cameras are often used to work at the same time, and the machine number represents which camera took this shot. When the front and rear two shots are shot by more than two cameras respectively, the combination of shots will be edited by the stunt machine on the spot. Single camera shooting does not need labeling.

Scenery: according to the content needs and plot requirements, it reflects the whole or prominent part of the object. Generally, there are distant view, panoramic view, middle view, close view, close-up and so on.