Storyboard
A storyboard is a sequential series of images and captions that provides an outline of your film story, as seen through the camera lens. Storyboards visually map out and provide a synopsis of your film, providing direction for camera movements and shot types.
Storyboard templates and tools
- How to create storyboardsTips, templates and examples to help get started with storyboarding
- StoryboarderFree, open-source software for storyboarding. Available for Windows and Mac.
- StoryboardThatWeb-based storyboard tool; free version (2 storyboards/week) and paid versions
- Canva- StoryboardsOffers templates and photos to use or upload your own; free and paid versions
- Storyboard Glossary of Common Film ShotsCreated by the American Film Institute (2004).
- Simple Storyboard TemplateFour panels (landscape); best for printing and hand-drawing
- UD Worksheet- Landscape Storyboard6 panels; best for printing and hand-drawing
- UD Traditional Storyboard (Google Slides))You will be asked to make a copy when opening this link.
- UD Vertical Storyboard (Google Doc)You will be asked to make a copy when opening this link.
Storyboard examples
These are examples of storyboards that Taylor Patterson created for his Introduction to Digital Media course, taught by Jon Cox at the University of Delaware. Notice how the images and notes he includes in his storyboards translate into his final stop motion film. Notice also how he uses framing and different types of shots to emphasize specific elements within each sequence.
Click on any page to see larger. See the finished video below:
Stop Animation: Freedom to Run by Taylor Patterson