Guide for Storyboard making
Patrimonito Storyboard Competition 2008
Climate Change and the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area
Preparing a storyboard is like drawing a comic book of your script. The young participants will use the blank storyboard worksheets for drawing their cartoons. They consist of a series of frames that will show the development of the action or story in the cartoon.
The characters of the cartoon must be drawn in detail, showing the action they are doing at the moment. A background is also needed. The drawings can be in colour.
The upper part of the frame is for the drawing.
The lower part of the frame is for a description of the action, the movement of the characters and for suggestions on music or special effects, etc. to be used in producing the animation.
There will be no dialogue in the cartoon so the drawings must provide the basic messages clearly. Some key words may be added.
Important details:
- The frames should be numbered in chronological order.
- The total number of frames must not exceed 20.
- If needed, the blank storyboard can be copied or reproduced on a separate sheet of paper.
- The drawings can be done in black & white or in color and can be presented in English.
Suggestions for preparing the storyboard:
First, you need to decide what story you are going to tell.
Think about what you want to communicate to the audience. Remember that your story should reflect on the impact of climate change on the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. Do not forget to include Patrimonito among your characters.
Your script will need 'shape' - this means it needs a beginning, middle, and an end.
Beginning:
- Set up your story and your characters - in relation to the selected WH site
Middle:
- This is the backbone of your story. Here you present the obstacles or problems your character has or had to overcome. Or perhaps there were no obstacles but an interesting journey or series of coincidences that they wandered through. Communicate your main message.
End:
- This is the conclusion of your story where everything becomes clear, how you think the problem should be resolved or the story will end.
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