For reference, check out these storyboards from previous semesters:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilkYJiYE1JU
You can review comic artist Wally Wood's "22 Panels that Always Work" at:
http://abbadabba.com/wallywood/wallywood22panels.pdf
While you may use Photoshop or draw the storyboard by hand (no stick figures, please), you might like to try out a 30-day free trial of Comic Life, which runs on OS X or Windows. You can download the trial here:
https://plasq.com/apps/comiclife/macwin/
Typically a storyboard is a single 8.5 X 11 page, with approx. six panels that describe the major action (keyframes), and can include captions or dialogs for narration, and may even call out sound effects or other aspects of the audio track. Strive for a consistent look and feel (eg. don't mix photographs with clip art). Think about the story arc - beginning, middle, and end. Here’s a link to Freytag’s pyramid:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dramatic_structure#/media/File:Freytags_pyramid.svg
When the storyboard is uploaded to your site, confirm the update by emailing the URL to intromm@cs.stonybrook.edu, with "storyboard" in the subject line.
Rubric:
1. Followed the instructions:
• A storyboard was uploaded to the student’s project documentation web site, URL was sent to course email.
• Storyboard is appropriately sized for web display.
2. Met the design criteria:
• Multiple panels present the narrative of the approved topic as keyframes.
• The storyboard has a title that is aesthetically appropriate for the chosen topic.
• Dialogs and or captions are used to describe action, details, or audio events.
• Typography is legible, no typographical errors.
• Consistent look and feel to the art (does not blend disparate elements such as photographs and clipart).
• Use of diverse camera angles (POV) to create interest in the narrative.
• The story has a beginning, middle, and end.
• Overall color scheme is attractive and appropriate for story and audience.
• Good technical execution (images are clear and crisp, cropped appropriately, etc)
That’s 10 criteria, or approximately 1 point each. (10 points total)
