2013 VIDEO: Virtual storyboarding for the graphically challenged. Picture it in 3d.

Virtual storyboarding for the graphically challenged.  
Do the pictures in 3d.
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Virtual worlds let you build 3d scenes to lay out your story in pictures.
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• You have  a script for a video.
• You need to make storyboards.
• But you are not an artist.
• Here's an option.
• Build a set in a virtual world
• Then take screen-shots.
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• You don't just get storyboards.  You get:
• a model of the set
• sight-lines 
• blocking plans
• plans for camera positioning
• the look of props in the scene

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Story boards for "Flying Saucers Return"

• Letitia meets the press. Promotion 1 for: Flying Saucers Return
• Mama tells--but not all. Promotion 2 for: Flying Saucers Return

Flying Saucer interior

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This build not only shows the layout of the interior of the command compartment on the space ship, it shows the set design that will let the camera zoom directly from the aliens watching the scene in the trailer park to the ongoing scene in the trailer park.  And then to zoom back to the aliens for their comments on the scene.   
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Trailer park layout,

front view

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Trailer park layout,

overview

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Trailer park layout,

swamp view

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Set layout for scene 2, 

Cletus blows his stack

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3d helps in thinking about blocking, sight lines, camera views, and background
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These storyboards are built on a production lot in Kitely.  This is a working lot, closed to the public.  But some of the sets pictured here are also displayed on Cookie II, a world that is open to the public and free to visitors (no time charge).    
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Set for scene 3, 

Communion

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The trailer is a finished prop

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Set for Scene 4

Cathy and the Nurevog

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Set for the end shot

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Storyboards

• Video: Storyboarding
• Video: How to Storyboard your movie on the cheap
• Wikipedia: Storyboard
• Text:  Storyboard

Related

• Flying Saucers Return: Mama tells--but not all. Promo2 Shot List
• Mama tells--but not all. Promotion 2 for: Flying Saucers Return
• Letitia Meets the Press. Production details
• Letitia Meets the Press. Shooting plan 
• Letitia meets the press. Promotion 1 for: Flying Saucers Return
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• Flying Saucers from Outer Space (or Wherever)
• Grow a team of comedy writers in SL, make the videos to prove it.
• Let's grow a comedy series in Second Life
• Series writing in virtual worlds: plan for a project 
• Video Comedy Series Writing in a virtual world, Phase 2

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• Music Videos from virtual worlds Summary 
• Art videos from the virtual world
• Comedy videos from the Virtual World

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