One of the most important stages of planning for a film shoot is the storyboard. The storyboard is a selection of images or sketches that depict a narrative you intend to create on set. It's a good way to plan what scene will be at what stage of the film, as well as the types of camera movements or shots you want to use for each shot.
Below is the first page of storyboarding notes I have created for my short film. The plan is to follow the narrative shot by shot as noted out here, but to also include montage-style shots amongst them. I hope for this to aid in creating the candid effect that many fashion films display.
Each roughly-sketched scene is highlighted by a number in the corner of each frame on the board. The sketch in each box shows the main image that will be captured in the relevant shot, however the shots are not restrictive do have some flexibility.
In addition to the notes on each sketch, which give some context to each scene, there are key timeframes that represent the period of the background song that the seven will be within. In contrast to the previous point about scene flexibility, it is important for the main feature or each scene to fit within that timeframe of the song as this is what I visualised will keep the narrative flowing.
Storyboards are also important as a form of evaluation. They allow filmmakers and directors to reflect back on the notes made for the creation of the narrative and compare them to the shots they have made. I will use this storyboard, among other notes, to aid me in creating a visual narrative that acts as a centrepiece to my brand campaign.
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