A lot of litter, but not rubbish

There are all sorts of formats for storyboards.
Traditionally, those for advertisements read from left to right, then downwards, each shot with the script and stage directions underneath.
Simple films often use a two-column design – the shot on the left, remarks, script, etc on the right.
A feature film is almost certain to use a separate card for each shot, maybe with lines, etc, on the reverse. The cards will probably be in colour, show ideas for costume and lighting, and contain much more information.
Mine are in black and white – simple sketches. Very bad sketches. But they show enough. Three main bits of information:
- Who or what is in the shot
- How close the shot is
- Which way that person is looking or walking (remember crossing the line?)



















