Production Planning: Creating Our Storyboard

Our attention this week will be on making a storyboard for this project. There is an script and location and now we want to have a visual representation of what each scene will look like when filmed. The storyboard will allow us to visualize the camera angles, shot types and movement when filming.


The goal of using the storyboard is to turn the written script into a visual. The script describes the dialogue and action, but does not represent the actual way the scenes are framed. Planning this prior to filming will let us to save time while filming.


We need to create a successful pacing, the storyboards allow for a quick cut and transition organization of the first and second scenes. The storyboard will let us plan for the flow from shot to shot to keep the pace up.


Planning will take the longest for the car meet and race scenes. We will also have to determine how to frame all of the background cars, as well as the location of the countdown camera shot and how best to catch the stall moment. The storyboard will help us get a hint of how to build up to the race.