How visual storylines compliment written storylines in pre-production? (NOT FINISHED)


Visual storylines and written storylines

Image result for written storyboard exampleVisual storylines create a visual image of what the director wants visually at a simple or detailed level. They make it easier for the heads of the departments to understand what the director wants them to do. For example if the director wants a certain prop to be made if he submitted a part of a visual storyline including the prop it will give the head of department a better understanding of what the director want than just describing it. The reason for this is because when something is described to someone it will always look slightly different to another person who was told the exact same thing. For example if two people were told to draw a tree, one might draw a tree with branches full of leafs but the other might draw a tree with no leafs on the branches. That is why a visual storyline can work better than a written storyline.

So why not use a visual storyline instead of a written storyline with the pre-production period for the short film?

If a visual storyline makes the props and locations look as similar as possible to the directors original ideas why bother using a written storyline? Visual storylines leave out a lot of needed detail for the scenes, including dialogue. Leaving out dialogue completely from the storyline means the actors and certain departments are not able to fully prepare for the next part of production.

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However, depending on how much time is spent on the visual storyline there might not be a great deal of detail on the prop which means the prop makers will have a harder and longer job trying to create the prop. A way of overcoming the negatives of using a visual or a written storyline would be to use both. This means the prop makers will have a visual idea of what the director wants and a great deal of detail for the props like the material etc.

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