Make a Paper Storyboard Poster
Storyboards have many uses. Professional directors use them to map out how they want a scene to look, including actors' positions and camera angles. Graphic novelists use them to match comic book pages to a script. Students use them to illustrate scientific changes in animals and geologic forms or to map out historical events. They can be intricate and complicated, or include just a few large pictures. Making a storyboard is a relatively simple process, though it can be time-consuming if you have a lot of things you want to illustrate.
Instructions
1. Write down the sequence you're mapping. Start at the very beginning and think about each detail you want to show. Take a few notes for each picture, numbering and leaving spaces between notes for different squares. For example, to draw an egg-hatching sequence, begin with a solid egg in a nest or den. On your second paper, draw the same egg with a few cracks and a piece of shell missing in the third picture.
2. Cut out as many small squares of white paper as you need, or purchase ready-cut squares about five inches square. Cut or purchase many more than you think you'll need in case of mistakes or forgotten scenes. Number the pieces of paper so you know you have enough and sketch all of your images in plain pencil.
3. Color your images with colored pencil or paint. Paint lays down more solid colors, but colored pencils are faster and easier to control. Choose the one you like best, or leave the images black and white and outline them in black pen.
4. Arrange the pictures on your poster board in the right sequence, spacing them all evenly. Pick up the pictures one at a time, smear glue on the back, paying attention to the corners and press them back onto the poster board. Liquid glue sticks better than stick glue or paste. Let the pictures dry for about an hour before you try to move the board.
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