Pitch: Storyboard | Concept

Collaborate with your group mates to develop the short film idea, create a complete storyboard, and pitch it to the class. Also, think about the technique, develop the concept and characters design and share your designs and ideas to the class.

For this assignment, all members of the group need to take part in the presentation. Developing the idea and refining it is a group effort. Talk to each other to make arrangements on who draws the storyboard, who pitches it to the class, and who works on the character development and concept. 

Storyboard:

First think about the shot type(close up, wide shot, etc). Once you are set with the shot size, think about composition and staging in terms of the location of the scene elements and their distance to the camera. After framing and staging, think about the key poses of your characters and those are the critical poses that tell the story of the scene. Push each pose through exaggeration, facial expressions, clear lines of action, and a telling silhouette. Think of each storyboard frame as a story told in one frame. It should be clear what the audience needs to know and feel. Remember, clarity is the first thing to consider in storyboarding. Details that are not crucial to the story are distracting and shouldn’t be in the storyboard.

Storyboard Submission:

Use the storyboard template Download storyboard template(or any other template you like with correct HD proportions) to draw digital storyboard frames. You may choose to draw the frames on paper for this assignment, but make sure the image quality is high and the image is clean and clear. Submit the complete storyboard in a Google Slide format.

Google drive>New >Google Slides>Add image of each frame in a new slide>Share> Get sharable link> Submit the link.

This assignment will be graded based on how you developed an idea, the clarity of the storyboard presented, and how you pitch the story.

Concept and Character development:

Think about the world that the story takes place. See if the story structure fits into a 3 act story. What is the struggle that creates drama in the story. 

Think about the characters and world. You may start by collecting relevant images, sketch possible designs of characters, illustrate an important scene of the short film. You may also write about characters’ backgrounds and characteristics. Write about what the characters want, what are the stakes if they don’t get what they want, what they need, and what they achieve in the end. You may also write about characters’ arc, and how they change as the story unfolds.

Concept and Character development Submission:

Submit images and written material you created and collected.

This assignment will be graded based on the amount of time and effort you put in researching and developing characters and concept, and how you present and communicate your ideas in the pitch.