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Storyboarding and Scriptwriting Software - Guide and Review (page 3)

Tony Bruno has been making independent films for four years, is an occasional actor and makes his living as a professional technical writer.

Sidebar: Pre-Viz on the Cheap

Follow these steps to create pre-visualizations with your editing software package.

  1. Storyboard Your Sequence
    Stick figures, full-blown artwork... it doesn't matter. Just lay out the entire sequence.
  2. Scan In Your Storyboards
    Save them in a non-linear editor-friendly format.
  3. Import the Images into Your Non-Linear Editor
    Import the files as normal.
  4. Drop the Images into the Timeline
    Drop the images in, from the first shot to the last.
  5. Adjust Your Timing
    Adjust the length of each image in the production timeline to reflect the timing of the final performance.
  6. Polish with Sound, SFX and Music
    Add in a music track, sound effects or even temporary vocal performances to round out the sequence.
  7. Render Your Sequence and Review with Cast and Crew
    Sure, it probably won't look like anything that came from Skywalker Ranch, but now you have a dynamic pre-viz sequence to share with cast and crew alike.

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