Website Storyboard Maker

There are two primary methods for creating a storyboard: digitally or manually. Some people have strong preferences for their chosen method, but at the end of the day, the finished product should be useful to you and your team. Here is a quick set of instructions for making a storyboard that works for either option.

1. Start with a blank template
2. Add your images and arrange them in story order
3. Insert notes and descriptions for each shot
4. Annotate with text and arrows for an extra layer of clarity

On average, Storyboard Artists in the US make approximately $90,000/year, depending on the scope of the projects, their experience level, etc.

Making a storyboard for animation follows the same general process as any other type of storyboard. However, the key difference is that, instead of simply serving as a reference for the final shot, animation storyboards are much closer to what the actual finished shots will look like.

This means that the characters' postures and body language will be more refined, the overall composition will be established, and the continuity from frame to frame will be more consistent, giving animators a clearer idea of what needs to happen in each shot. Because of this last point, animation storyboards tend to have many more frames than a live-action storyboard.

Compared to animation, making a storyboard for film is simplified. The sketches can be rougher, the compositions looser, and there might only be a single storyboard frame for a shot instead of several.

In Microsoft Word, you can create your own storyboard template. It requires a few steps, but you also have the freedom to create a template to your exact specifications. First, divide a blank document into columns (as many as you want, but 3 or 4 seems to be the average). Then insert a 1x1 table as your storyboard frame and add some lines underneath for description and notes. Copy and paste the box and lines as many times as you want in the different columns. And that's it! Your very own storyboard template in Microsoft Word.

The amount of time it takes to make a storyboard is completely dependent on you, how detailed you want your storyboards to be, your illustration skill level, etc. All of these factors are dependent on you and the specific project.

Making a storyboard for a music video has a lot of overlap with making any type of storyboard. You still want to construct specific shots and compositions as you would in film or animation. Where the music video storyboard process differs is in the type of music video. Some are more narrative, some are pure performance, and some are in between. So, deciding what to storyboard would range from the more traditional (narrative) to the more abstract (performance).

Most people think of documentary filmmaking as more spontaneous, but there is a lot of planning to do before shooting starts, including storyboarding. The most obvious storyboarded scenes would be the talking head interviews. But you might also know the subject and the location and the basic story you're trying to tell, so you can plan out your shots and compositions with a storyboard.

Storyboarding a commercial isn't really that different from storyboarding a narrative project. Each shot is represented in a frame, often telling some sort of narrative, but also featuring the product. Often, the production company will send these storyboards to the client for approval in advance.