Intro to Storyboarding

Storyboarding is all about clear communication of your vision. Storyboards can help you construct your film, plan your shots and your edit, and visually communicate what you want to the rest of your team.
Kevin Senzaki, confirmed sound wizard and also storyboard artist for VGHS and other RocketJump projects, covers the basics of what storyboards are used for and why. He also covers who typically creates them, what formats they come in, and the different styles and elements that are most often used to create clear and informative boards. If you are totally averse to drawing of any kind, you're in luck-- Kevin also shows you some alternatives to storyboards that can help you achieve the same goals in planning out your film.
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Written by Kevin Senzaki
Edited by Joey Scoma
Assistant Edited by Sean Przano
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[@davidcripps3011]

And this is why so many comics get turned into films

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@Music Account Assume your being sarcastic :-)

[@PaladinJones]

That's funny, I see storyboards like a comic book

[@arsenic.01]

Adapting a well received comic into film is a really safe choice, cause it already has an active audience which is like guaranteed money and success

[@davidcripps3011]

@@arsenic.01 Yes, this is true, also

[@alexandr456]

And manga

[@FerrangsMedia]

Hopefully you didn't get... WHAT? I got like 2 to 4 hours of intro to Storyboarding in film school covering the basics that you just covered with million times more detail, enthusiasm and great examples within... 8 minutes!?! Please keep up this insanely well done educating content, we love you guys.

[@travisdurrans8866]

the "Hopefully you didn't get bored" was actually a pun as the word bored and board are homophones, board as in storyboard

[@f0g868]

2 to 4 hours...pft i had 6 hours😎\😭

[@filmnewsreport3231]

"I hope you didn't get board" I got that pun! I feel special now... Unless it was not a pun to start with

[@KevinSenzaki]

+Film News Report That's exactly how I spelled it in the script. Puns are seldom an accident.

[@filmnewsreport3231]

+Kevin Senzaki I now feel special

[@ThePCguy17]

Would you believe I was actually assigned this video as homework in college? It's great! And I've seen all of those videos, so I get to nerd out about knowing what's actually happening in the scene. This is the best homework assignment ever.

[@ThePCguy17]

What's awesome is your videos, and the work you do behind the scenes on Rocket Jump. Keep it up!

[@xantheryder1308]

same with me but i got assigned to watch it in grade 7

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i got assigned to do it in grade 9 litteraly right now.

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grade 9

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What’s sad is we pay to learn in college and instead they assign us content that was already freely available to us and more accessible. I’d hope our colleges can provide us more than just KZbin videos if they are going to charge us thousands.

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This is _exactly_ what I've been searching for. I was surprised this channel hadn't done a storyboarding episode yet, and now I see that it was well worth the wait. Thank you very much!

[@thestorm4633]

I'll remember that as I want to go fully into animation, as a solo artist me and my brother make short animations and I've realized that just sitting down and animating can be a torture some times...

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Oh, so that's why the space battles look so stinking awesome

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Your channel is indispensable for aspiring filmmakers such as myself. Thanks for all the fantastic work you do!

[@ExopMan]

I'm not in film-making in any way. Studying to be an engineer actually. I still love these vids and find them rly interesting.

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ExopMan I'm studying Medicine and i find these Interesting too

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I'm a software developer (not the kind of software used in filmmaking). I don't know how I got to these videos, but now I can't seem to be able to leave-not that I'm complaining.

[@CoreyDrums]

Im Studying how to become a veterinarian and I find these videos very interesting and very helpful

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Then you're a Film Buff...

[@natalie8212]

I had a wonderful English teacher in high school ( yes regular ass high school) who had us really attempt to understand film with the focus being Christopher Reeve's version of Rear Window. We had to story board about 10 minutes worth per group. It was not easy and definitely made me appreciate the entire process much more. I really loved that lady and I hope she is still with us and doing well.

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6:43 holy crap, cool!

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I love all these videos they are helpful and really interesting. I will probably never make a movie/short that needs all this, but for some small shorts I'm planing on making one day it's really helpful and it's really makes you understand what goes on behind the scenes of all the movies we see

[@bbrachman]

Possibly the absolute BEST explanation of storyboarding I have ever seen. Unbelievably clear, concise and informative. A terrific example of the best of what can be seen on KZbin. Excellent in so many ways.

[@acemachine26]

As an up-and-coming film composer this was really helpful. I have had to compose music based on animated storyboards before and its no easy task. The more detailed the storyboard is, the easier my job becomes.

[@SamuelBowns]

As a professional storyboard artist, I can say, awesome work man. You've put a lot of crucials in just 8 minutes. Btw, I saw a comment asking for a software? Well, personaly, I'm using a CSP 5, but the best software is the one that serves a purpose. So, it's quite individual.

[@ThilanNana]

Amazing, I decided to start story boarding to script my youtube videos. This really gave me the understanding that a storyboard is what ever you want it to be.

[@jasonepstein8746]

When I first saw this video I couldn’t believe how ready I am to storyboard for however serious thing I want to make So happy!!! Thank you!

[@nirmaljustin2530]

in 10 minutes I have a meeting with a client about a storyboarding gig, which I knew nothing about. You have no Idea how you saved my ass. Thanks my guy

[@the_spider_king]

So, I'm an artist who working on becoming an animator, and I thought storyboarding would be easy, but...yeah. Anyway, I found this and now I feel a lot more informed on how to actually do it. THANK YOU!

[@RJFilmSchool]

Awesome. So glad you found this helpful!! We love hearing from animators. Keep it up :)

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I love this,a awesome explanation of storyboarding. While learning about storyboarding I felt as if I was watching a documentary. A good combination to keep viewers focused. Keep up the awesome work.

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It's almost one o'clock in the morning. I'm debating whether I should go to sleep now and wake up ready for work tomorrow, or not sleep at all and keep watching all of your amazing videos. THANK YOU FOR THE LEARNING!!!!

[@game_fanatic9575]

i really want to get into animating my stories but didn't know where to start. you don't know how grateful i am for the videos you make!!!

[@Soepsas]

incredibly interesting and educational! I loved to see all the different movies and how they were made!

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I'm literally just starting in my endeavors to get into film making, and I can't believe how much I already learned in such a short video. Y'all's videos are amazing!!!!

[@sasha_nivar]

love this! i have alot of ideas and finding tools to make them come alive is my desire and this video is a step closer in that direction! thank you 🙏

[@MarkusKretzschmarPhoto]

I've no idea why someone would downvote this awesome edutainment video

[@JoeyScoma2]

+Markus Kretzschmar "Edutainment" is my new favorite word! Thanks, glad you dug the video

[@Commonkitty]

downvote? is this reddit?

[@danielsmith2686]

The unexpected horror aspects are one reason. The information is presented really well but it could be done equally well without the shock value from all those jump scares. Those are cheap tricks in filmmaking.

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@@lilydoesscience I'm surprised you haven't died from hearing someone's phone ring unexpectedly if you consider anything in this video scary

[@mis3ou705]

I literally was confused about storyboarding and had been searching for 20 mins💀. And I finally saw this video AND?!?!? ITS JUST THAT EASY THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@anastasiakuznetsova4190]

That's the most useful storyboard video I came across the KZbin! Thank you!

[@lauralai9694]

Absolutely terrific! Terrific! Basically, storyboarding is a way of visualizing through cartoons one's movie before the movie is shot as writers do with their writing. Absolutely fantastic! I'm not into studying filmmaking, but I'm fascinated by it, I've always loved cinema art, but I'm more into writing and it is through the edX course on 'Storytelling for Social Change' that I've got to this video. It also reminded me how much I love cartoons and how much fun it is to draw. Thank you! Keep up the great work! :-)

[@whosChrisHughes]

Wow, so much detail went into this. Thank you for putting this together. I've been used to just still camera shoots for what I've been creating, and this is opening up my mind to what is possible for the future of my channel. Thanks! New subscriber here.

[@sanataryaa]

Thanks a lot! I was planning on making a stop motion movie and needed some guidance in storyboarding. This has definitely helped.

[@davejohnson-yi2rk]

I did a fair amount of detailed story boarding, many years ago for two shorts. They were quite a bit more than stick-figures that some channels advocate (I spent hours daily for weeks, detailing perhaps a 10 min short, shot by shot, some 200 shots in all & used myself in the mirror as a model!) and want to say that the time and effort you put into presenting this to us, was greatly appreciated, and also inspiring. (I actually used my storyboards to convince some actors to come on board - because they couldn't believe that anyone would actually spend the time to storyboard a "Short"!. Your storyboards though, makes me want to "up" my game to make storyboards a part of marketing tool for my most recent script. Wish there were more sites like yours on KZbin, that went into storyboarding deeply, with comparisons of "drawn shot"-for-"filmed shot". Thanks again. DJ, NY. .

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Highly appreciate these videos

[@kitesdarockman]

I can't believe I'm just seeing this. This really helps. Thank you.

[@dr-stephennewdell3882]

This was FANTASTIC for me. I'm planning a sort of movie trailer for an advertisement and I'm not sure yet, but you know all the info goes into the subconscious and now I'll "ruminate" on it some more.

[@SamridhiShail]

The best video watched so far!!!!😀 you just explained it so easily and at the same time not missing any detail. on spot content . Thanks a lot.

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This was fun to watch. I enjoyed learning from it. Thanks.

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[@accbcell]

Thanks for making the video. The essential parts are clearly explained, good job

[@MrBananaSpleef]

I used to draw storyboard when i was a child, i don't know what its called and i think that i was the only one who "Invent it", i just say hey i got an idea for a shot, how i about i draw it so i don't forget, what can i say ? great mind thinks alike.

[@Nugcon]

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[@carolfromhr9900]

Stop trying to hide your true identity. We all know it's you, Stanley Kubrick.

[@kathyhaug4028]

To resume Storyboards are huge comics

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[@raedaniels312]

Not a film maker, but an artist. I plan on making an animation for a song and this was so helpful! Thanks!

[@one23neo]

The manner in which I preconceived before watching this video was 1 dimensional... I feel liberated 😅❗ThanQ

[@EudaemoniusMarkII]

VERY HELPFUL! Thank you for this! I learned a lot.

[@HaroldJordanMagic]

Amazing explanation and extremely informative!!! Thank you.

[@herrschneider5310]

Thanks for this, I've been aiming to get into storyboarding and these were some great directions!

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Amazing work. 3 times that I watched this already. Really inspiring!!1

[@isaiahcaines5718]

This was very helpful due to me having an audition for a film high school Saturday. Thank you.

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This is super well done. Thanks so much!

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I can certainly see how storyboarding would help my content improve. Thanks.

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Awesome. Excellent. Thank you!

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Appreciate the video it was a perfect fit to my Storyboarding Unit for my High School students in the Video Production class. Appreciate you!

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Thank you for such a good guide.

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man you've changed the way i was dealing with storyboard, im changing alot of my plans after watching this video :|

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+Gabriel Peregrino Thanks!!

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