Storyboard Template and Story Board Lingo

Just to keep myself in order and to keep this blog on track, this is what I will need to place my storyboard on.

12 panels that I plan to do very quick drawings on, on photoshop. From my original rough drawings.

There are many rules when it comes to composing a story board, those of which I was unfamiliar to. But I have learnt. The basic units of visual storytelling in film are:

The single image >> shot >> sequences >> acts

You must think about what you want to portray to the audience, so you need to think about what order you want your frames to be in. Maybe what effect you're trying to portray with them.

Composition 

STAGING - You must think about where in the scene you want your character.
RULE OF THIRDS - It's normally the aim not to get the character dead set in the middle of the frame, as it makes it less interesting for the viewer. You can divide your frame into three horizontal/ vertical lines and use them as a guideline.
DIRECT THE EYE - Using features of the frame as perspective lines you can lead the audiences eyes to the centre of interest.