Storyboard Application

If you want to build your own storyboard template, you can use programs like Microsoft Word or Pages. But if you want to use dedicated storyboarding software like StudioBinder, the template is pre-made. All you have to do is add images, notes, descriptions, annotations, etc. to make it a professional and thorough storyboard.

In StudioBinder, the process is simple and intuitive. Create a new storyboard, add blank frames, add your images, notes, and descriptions. Once completed, you can share the storyboard digitally or print custom PDFs.

Yes, you can storyboard without drawing. The first option is to use photographs instead of drawings. Using stand-ins and some basic props, you can easily take stills of each shot and assemble them into a functional storyboard. The other option is to generate images using AI or repurpose found images online that best match your vision.

Yes, the nature of working as a Storyboard Artist could easily be done remotely. A line of communication would need to be established for the sharing of images for feedback. But these days, the technology for this is readily available.

If you're a beginner, storyboarding is actually very simple. As you read your script, start to visualize the different shots that would be needed for a scene. Make a quick sketch for each shot, give it a description, and repeat until your entire scene is covered. Do this for any many scenes as you feel necessary, and you'll end up with a simplified yet functional storyboard.

The first rule of storyboarding is clarity. The goal is to get your vision across for each shot, to represent it as closely as possible on the page. As long as your vision is clearly represented (if not with the illustration, at least with your notes and descriptions), you will have achieved the goal of a useful storyboard.