A storyboard is a graphical representation that uses images and text to layout the sequence of shots and scenes in a narrative. It helps visualize the camera shots, angles, movements, and transitions between scenes like a comic strip. The storyboard example provided contains 12 shots with descriptions of the camera framing, movements, characters, and audio cues to storyboard a scene.

1. What is a Storyboard?
A storyboard is a graphical representation of camera shots in a
form sequence which are connected together to create a narrative
flow. Storyboards are almost like comic strips, they include
images and sound.
The Storyboard
Deborah & Sandra – Media Studies

2. Mix to
Est. wide shot (WS) Low angle
(Low key lighting) Zoom in – med.shot
SHOT 1!

3. Mix to
Slow tilt up to 3..
Int. low angle (MS)
SHOT 2!

4. CUT
Low angle (MS)
SHOT 3!

5. CUT
CUT
Pan across
objects
L-R (very slow)
High angle (CU)
SHOT 4!

6. CUT
Blood flow
(CU) Plug – hole!
SHOT 5!

7. CUT
CUT
(CU) “bandage – wrapping”
SHOT 6!

8. Tilt up to
(CU) mirror image.
Clench fist
SHOT 7! Pull out

9. CUT
(CU) head turns/ blurs quickly (right to left)
R-L (Low back – lit) SFX: door opening
Tilt up to
SHOT 8!

10. CUT
(MS) Boy enters room
R-L
SHOT 9!

11. CUT
CUT
(MS) man tucks gun into belt…
SHOT 10!

12. Fade to
black
(ECU) man’s eyes. (Shadows/underlit)
Man: “BAD MOVE, KID…”
SHOT 11!

13. Fade to
black
Shot 12!
Black (Pause) BANG! BANG!