Sketchbook
Reverse Storyboarding
Every day we will start off with a scene to reverse storyboard sketch.
We do this to improve your ability to draw storyboards and your understanding of different types of shots.
Draw on only 1 side of each page.
1: Template
For page 1: Create a template for how to set-up each page:
Draw the frame (rectangle edge of the shot)
Write the shot size in the top left
Write the movie and year in the top right
2: Shot Sizes
Tape the Shot Sizes reference sheet onto page 2
Establishing Shot
Shot of the location to establish the setting and mood.
Usually a wide-angle view
3: Establishing Shot: Star Wars: Episode IV (1977)
4: Your Own Establishing Shot
Think of an establishing shot you could take here at the school. Draw it out. Write the location where you would film in the school in the top right.
Example:
Wide Shot (WS) or Long Shot (LS)
Balances both the subject and the surrounding imagery
Usually full body shot with space above and below
5: Wide Shot: The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
6: Your Own Wide Shot
Choose how many people you want in your wide shot (from 1-3). Draw them (you should see their entire bodies + space above and below) and the background of where they are at. Write the location where you would film in the school in the top right.
Example:
Full Shot
The subject fills the frame, head to toe, while still showing some features of the scenery
Can feature multiple characters
7: Full Shot: WALL-E (2008)
8: Your Own Full Shot
Decide where in the school you want to film a person walking. Draw them (you should see their entire bodies) and the background of where they are walking. Draw an arrow for the direction they are walking. Write the location where you would film in the school in the top right.
Example:
Medium-Full Shot (MFS)
Mid-thighs and up.
Sometimes also called a Cowboy Shot (CS)
9: Medium-Full Shot: Rush Hour 3 (2007)
10: Your Own MFS
Decide where in the school you want to film a person singing and dancing. Draw them (you should see only 2/3 of their body) and the background of where they are singing/dancing. Write the location where you would film in the school in the top right.
Example:
Medium Shot
Frames from roughly the waist up
Emphasizes more of your subject while keeping their surroundings visible.
11: Medium Shot: Shrek 2 (2004)
12: Your Own Medium Shot
Choose how many people you want in your medium shot (from 1-3). Draw them and the background of where they are at. Write the location where you would film in the school in the top right.
Example:
Medium Close Up (MCU) Shot
Chest and up
Favors the face but still keeps the subject somewhat distant.
13: Medium Close Up: Moana (2016)
14: Your Own Medium Close Up
Draw a medium close-up shot of a person in the class who would be talking. Draw the background as well. Write the location where you would film in the school in the top right.
Example:
Close Up (CU)
Fills the frame with part of your subject, often their face
Reveals subject's emotions and reactions.
15: Divergent (2014)
16: Your Own CU
Decide on an emotion/reaction (anger, laughing, scared, etc.) Draw a close-up shot of a person and try to illustrate their emotion in the drawing. Write the emotion in the top right.
Example:
Extreme Close Up (ECU)
Often shows specific part of the face like the eyes
Fills the frame
17: Extreme Close Up: Turning Red (2022)
18: Your Own ECU
Draw an extreme close-up shot of a person's eyes in the class.
Example:
19: Framing Techniques
Tape the Framing Techniques reference sheet onto page 19
Clean Single
Features one character alone in the frame, who is the primary focus.
No part of any character is visible in the frame.
Conveys a character's isolation.
20: King Richard (2021)
21: Clean Single Prompt
Decide on a shot size first. Then draw a single person using that shot size. Draw the background as well. Write your chosen shot size in the top right.
Dirty Single
Features one character who is the primary focus
Also includes a limited presence from another character in the frame.
Only once full face.
22: Coco (2017)
23: Dirty Single Prompt
Decide on a shot size first. Then draw one person with their whole face visible and only a small part of another person. Draw the background as well. Write your chosen shot size in the top right.
Two Shot
Two characters visible in the frame
Both faces must be clearly visible.
Creates a visual relationship between two characters
24: Lady and The Tramp (1955)
25: Two Shot Prompt
Decide on a shot size first. Then draw two people (both faces must be fully visible). Draw the background as well. Write your chosen shot size in the top right.
Over The Shoulder (OTS)
Sometimes also a "dirty single"
The most common way to film a conversation.
Get perspectives from both characters.
The audience feels they are included in the moment.
26: Star Trek (2009)
27: OTS Prompt
Decide on a shot size first. Then draw the back of one person (looking over their shoulder) and the front of another. Draw the background as well. Write your chosen shot size in the top right.
Point of View (POV)
From the perspective of the character.
Sometimes also paired with POV Audio.
28: Brave (2012)
29: POV Prompt
Decide on what a person is doing at school (walking to class, studying for a test, reading a book in the library). Then draw what they would see from their perspective.
Insert Shot
Focus the viewer's attention to a specific detail within a scene.
Often use a close-up or extreme close-up size
30: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
31: Insert Shot Prompt
This will be a close-up shot. Decide on a product/object. Draw a person's hand holding the product. Write the name of the product/object in the top right.
32: Choice Prompt
Decide on a shot size and framing technique. Plan a shot. Write both the framing technique and the shot size on top.