It doesn’t matter what kind of video you’re interested in creating, storyboarding is essential. You may think training or sales videos don’t need a storyboard, but that’s not the case. Storyboarding is more than important if you want your video to be professionally done.

Why do you need a storyboard?

• A storyboard will ensure the animation/production process is well organized;
• It helps all parties involved visualize and understand the project;
• They’re a great way to make sure your story flows and makes sense before going ahead with production;
• Storyboards allow you to experiment with other storyline ideas;
• A storyboard will save you time and resources.

Creating a video requires time and planning, and this is where storyboarding comes in. Montages are all about letting images “flow in one another”, and interconnecting situations and information with class. You wouldn’t be able to do a good montage without a clear storyboard.

In order for you to better understand what a storyboard is, find out it is nothing else than the initial graphic representation of how your video is going to look like. In other words, it is the video you are about to create in its initial stage, presented shot by shot or scene by scene.

Professionally, a video gets created by following a 5 Step Process

The first step is all about gathering the relevant information, blending it with knowledge, and filtering it through your own way of thinking. This step is known as Discovery, and it helps video-creators be relevant while understanding what their clients need, or would like to see.

After all the information has been assembled, analyzed and filtered in one corner of your working table, the next logical step is writing the actual script. Obviously, this step is going to require a lot of edits and check-ups before the final draft gets to be completed.

Storyboarding is the part that breathes life into your video and ties all the creative aspects together. Keep that in mind while working with your materials.

Sure… at first, your storyboarding process may look like a complete chaos: materials that have nothing to do with one another, illustrations and sketches that have no common point, shots that don’t seem to blend. But if you take a closer look, you may notice your chaotic working table features in fact notes on what’s happening in the scene, how many characters are involved, and the chronological order of specific events.

Most video-makers use storyboarding as their main tool. The script supervisor makes sure parts don’t get lost along the way and that the most important ones get to the final cut. The editor is there to put together the entire thing while keeping the vision alive, at all times.

Respecting and following a video-making guide is essential in this production process. More than this, it will save you a lot of time and money by preventing the revision routine from taking too long. Revision is also highly important, but the final product is going to be more interesting if every step of the way is getting done as it should.

Not sure how to make a storyboard? Check out these amazingly helpful tools and methods.