Filmmakers often say that filming is the most boring stage of a movie (pre-production – filming – post-production) because everything is usually already decided. During development, creativity flows, and during pre-production, the technical script, camera plans, and storyboards are created. So, when we place the camera on set, we already have a clear idea of what we are going to shoot. For this reason, we present Storyboarder, a specialized program for creating animated storyboards. This way, you can visualize the shot before filming and correct the framing, the actors' positions, the sets, and the props.
Nowadays, storyboards are not only used in feature films, but also in short films, YouTube videos, music videos, or in the graphic arts, such as comics or graphic novels. Storyboarder lets you draw on its canvases. Each canvas is a frame saved individually on a timeline (at the bottom of its interface).
Storyboarder's tools
The platform has six drawing tools that you can customize in size and color, the option to import paper frames and digitize them, the option to add information about actor and camera movement, and insert character dialogue. The great advantage of the utility is the ability to duplicate and edit the same frame. This option will save you a lot of time in capturing each shot of your technical script.
Working in parallel with Photoshop, Premiere, and Final Cut
Storyboarder offers you all the necessary tools to start and finish the storyboard of an audiovisual product from its interface. But if you need help from external platforms, you can export the frames and open them with: Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, Avid, and Final Cut, to improve the frames graphically or take them to video editors and create animations with countless effects. If you finish all the work from the platform, you can export it as PDF or animated GIF.
Storyboarder is truly one of the best free tools for creating storyboards for audiovisual or graphic work. You can use it on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux operating systems. Its services can be used by professionals or novices.
