Storyboard

 This is the storyboard for my tourism ad project. The storyboards themselves were made by Tisha and I (Cassie), however the text, explanations and reflections were done individually.

We decided as a group that we would not have any voiceovers or narration in our tourism advert. Therefore, we have no script.

Storyboard

A storyboard is a visual representation of a film, video, or advertisement that outlines each scene or shot in sequence. It typically consists of a series of drawings or images with accompanying notes that detail what happens in each part of the story, including camera angles, movements, dialogue, and other elements.

Overall, a storyboard is a valuable tool for translating your ideas into a concrete plan, ensuring that your tourism advert is well-organized, visually compelling, and effectively communicates your message.

Here is our initial storyboard, which we created to help visualize how our tourism advert might turn out. Tisha and I brainstormed and threw out all our ideas, resulting in a rather messy and incomplete storyboard. This rough draft served as a starting point, but we realized it would be challenging to communicate our vision to the rest of the team with this version. To address this, I created a clearer and more detailed storyboard, which is shown below. This updated version aims to better convey our ideas and provide a more structured plan for the project.

After creating the storyboard, we were excited to see our ideas coming to life and had a solid framework for how our tourism ad should be filmed. However, we realized that the storyboard was still a work in progress. We needed to incorporate several important details to complete the plan.

Specifically, we had to include the camera angles and movements that would best capture each scene. Adding this information would ensure that we frame our shots effectively and achieve the desired visual effects. It would also simply be easier to film the advert efficiently with the angles and movements all planned out. Additionally, we needed to specify the sounds that would be used, including diegetic sounds like background noises and non-diegetic elements like music, to enhance the mood and atmosphere of the advert. We also needed to determine the duration of each shot to maintain a smooth flow and keep the audience engaged.

Moreover, including a detailed description of what is happening in each shot would provide a clearer picture of the narrative and help ensure that every scene aligns with our overall vision. While the storyboard gave us a good visual idea, these additional elements are crucial for making our advert more dynamic and immersive. 

Above is our final storyboard made by Tisha.

Self Reflection: 

The storyboard was a helpful tool that allowed us to focus during filming, providing less room for error. However, it was rather time consuming and required a lot of work just for a storyboard that we might not follow perfectly based on unforeseen circumstances. Next time around, I think creating a less detailed but more straight forward storyboard would be a better choice as the main purpose of a storyboard is to get ideas across clearly. 

We definitely made many changes and didn’t follow the storyboard preciously. We didn’t use certain shots like mentioned in the storyboard because it either wasn’t turning out as expected or we had better ideas when we actually arrived in the location. For example, the scene where we wanted to burst through the restaurants doors had to be change, because the restaurant we went to was semi-outdoors and didn't have a door. However, the restaurant unexpectedly had a cat, which we filmed (with the owners permission) and might put into our video. Next time around, we won’t waste too much time trying to make the storyboard so detailed, as it is a big hassle.