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Many artists prefer to prepare storyboards in “real life” as opposed to digitally. The advantage of doing so is that small cards with sketches are extremely easy to arrange and rearrange to test different orders of action and scenes. It is also simple to swap variations on a particular storyboard to see how it changes the flow of the shot.

If you will be creating your storyboards using traditional tools, you will need the following:

  • Paper: Unlined 3″ × 5″ index cards will work well.

  • Pencil: Any drawing implement will work, but if you have a favorite artist’s pencil, feel free to use it.

  • A board: You’ll need a cork-backed bulletin board and pins or a blank wall or artist’s table and masking tape.

Your finished drawings will be arranged ...

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