Cinema is art in motion. While the script is closer to literature, storyboards are closer to drawing or painting. At NeoTeo, we bring you a platform that gives movement to those static drawings, so you can present your project more visually.
What is a storyboard?
For those unfamiliar with storyboards: they are all the shots of a film made as drawings. If the director decides in the technical script that a scene has 24 shots, those 24 shots must be drawn in the storyboard.
Getting started with Storyboarder
Once you've downloaded the program (they send you a download link by email), run it and click the Create New Storyboard button. You'll see two buttons: one to import storyboards from your computer, and another to create them with the environment.
If you select Create a blank, the utility will ask you to save and name the project on your computer. Then you'll need to determine the aspect ratio (Ratio) with which you'll record the film, such as HD (16:9) or Cine (2.39.1), among other formats. For those unfamiliar with aspect ratio, it's the relationship between the height and width of the frame. At this point, the platform's graphical interface will open and you'll see the work area and all the drawing tools needed to start creating the storyboards for your audiovisual work.
You can add as many shots as you want from the “+” icon, as well as set the frames per second, the duration of each shot, and insert dialogues. We should warn you: drawing with a mouse is quite difficult, and if you don't have a tablet, the work can be frustrating.
Exporting your storyboard
Once all the storyboards are finished, click on File and the environment will offer you the chance to export them as an animated GIF file, a PDF, a Final Cut Pro X or Premiere project, or export each shot as a PNG file.
The program is a very good option for professional filmmakers, students, or for those who want to make drawings and animate them, though for the latter there are better platforms. It's available for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux.
