1.2.2  Storyboarding

THIS IS A PROPOSED FEATURE - IT IS NOT IMPLEMENTED AT THIS TIME.

A storyboard helps you visualize your story, shifting the focus from plot and dialogue to the imagery and emotional impact of each scene. Does the imagery effectively convey the intended mood? You can create a storyboard with quick stick figure sketches on paper, or you can use Ordinary Animator to render out single frames based on an early draft of your script.

Storyboards can help you with:

• Blocking scenes: Positioning characters and props within a scene.

• Framing shots: Planning camera angles and movement.

• Aligning visuals: Align the visual flow with the written script to ensure coherence and flow.

Put it into practice

Create a storyboard by hand using pencil and paper, or if you have at least a few characters created, follow the steps below to create a storyboard within Ordinary Animator.

• Write a draft script that includes the intended scenes and characters. The dialog and actions can be added later.

• Put desired camera directions into the script.

• For each scene, add storyboard frame markers on the timeline scrubber.

• Navigate to "view storyboard" to see a list of all the storyboard frames on a single page.