Chapter 7
Storyboarding: Bringing Stories to Life Frame by Frame
IN THIS CHAPTER
Before you start storyboarding…
Understanding the storyboarding process
Different types of storyboards
Creating heroes for sales presentations
Storyboarding is what I call an “idea landscape” — one that can help unleash creativity, improve communication, and identify practical solutions to complex problems. The beauty of storyboarding is that ideas from an entire team are harnessed, not just those from the extroverts or vocal members.
–BILL CAPODAGLI, INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED BUSINESS AUTHOR, CONSULTANT, AND KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Storyboarding has a long history. In 1898, a Russian theatre practitioner, Konstantin Stanislavski, developed storyboards for his production plans for the performance of Chekhov’s The Seagull at the Moscow Art Theatre. Yes, storyboarding dates back that far! Better known, however, is Disney’s Webb Smith who’s considered the father of modern-day storyboards. In 1933, he started to draw rough sketches to animate Three Little Pigs. He pasted the sketches up on a wall to show how a ...
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