CHAPTER 27
Numbering
Numbering may seem simple enough. Just mark down a new number for every drawing and that’s enough, right? Wrong. Improperly numbered boards can become a major waste of time for productions.
There are three main reasons to properly number your boards. One is to make it easy to view the boards in the correct order. Two is to keep them in the correct order. The third reason is to help the production team break down the number of shots needed for any particular scene. If a script is broken into scene numbers by production (never come up with scene numbers on your own), use those scene numbers as reference.
In live action, you may need to number the scenes, shots, and panels. Not every director wants storyboards numbered according ...
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