Storyboards

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Storyboards

• Sarah LaDow

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Storyboards

• History
• Types
• Layouts
• Tips

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history

• Storyboards have been used throughout history
• Leonardo da Vinci--walls
• Sergei Eisensteinbeginnings of cinema
• Walt Disneybegan using in 1928
• Professionals in many fieldsmany forms

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types

• There are four storyboard types
• Passive storyboardused to walk a client through
  a sequence that explains what happens
• Active storyboard--animated
• Interactive storyboarduser is required to be
  engaged in the process
• Animaticsvideo with audio

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layouts

• Basically, there are two types of storyboards
• Linearfrom start to finish
• Hierarchicalfrom start to readers choice

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tips

• One step at a time
• Keep them sketchy
• Make it easy to modify
• Be sure text accompanies each frame
• Be interactive whenever possible

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Storyboards

• History clearly reflects the types and layouts of
  storyboards. They can be an excellent planning
  and teaching tool. In our situation, how will the
  storyboard fulfill both functions?

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Works Cited

• Burnett, Rebecca. Technical Communication. 6th
  ed. Massachusetts Thomson Wadsworth, 2005.