Josh Phoenix Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 Im new to video and actually own a photography company(we just started getting into video). This board looks really good so I am glad that I can be part of this community. I hope I can contribute as much as take from the forum. What I do in my business is mostly property videos so I usually use a dollyslide, do a bunch of transitions in the property then write a narrative to them afterwords. This is probably the most basic work you can do, but im getting good practice with the slides and movements of the camera. I have a small business(a chiropractor) that wants me to do a short 30-45 sec commercial for there website and Ive never done anything like this. Im assuming the story will be pretty straight forward, and i do have some knowledge of composing shots due to my photography. What I really need help with is a program for storyboarding on a APPLE computer. Im assuming the way you would engage the client before shooting is to make a story board and then review it with the client? Im brand new so any help is appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Arch Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 Or you could send them a link to a video similar to the one you have in mind so if the client changes their mind and goes with another company you would have not squandered time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Phoenix Posted November 27, 2010 Author Share Posted November 27, 2010 I appreciate that, I may give that a try. This client has already chosen me. Now its really just about making sure the story I want to do is matching his expectation. Also Im still going to need to build the story before shooting, so I would still like to start getting the hang of some of these techniques. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Arch Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 Another way you can do it if you're not good at drawing and want a very good pictures for the shots: If you have a copy of "The Sims 2", you can recreate real-life settings, create Sim representations of your characters and then use the in-game screen capture ability to create the shots and then edit them in a photo editor to match what it is your going for. The more games you use, the more shots you can create. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ari Davidson Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 Never used this but I just stumbled on it and remembered your post. http://www.reelclever.com/tour/storyboard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Phoenix Posted November 28, 2010 Author Share Posted November 28, 2010 thanks alot for the help everyone. I think Im going to buy toon boom storyboard, it looks like it will work.. This board is great, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Drysdale Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 I've been doing life drawing classes to practise story boarding, much more interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Woronko Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 You can try Celtx, it's free, a pretty useful program. Not only for scripting,shot lists,etc, but if you have pics you can drag/drop them to create a storyboard. www.celtx.com hope that helps Stussey www.masscontrolmedia.com stussey@masscontrolmedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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