Storyboards Storyboard for Video Productions 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In a storyboard for a TV commercial, what does 'frame count' per panel help determine?
- The number of actors in the shot
- How long each shot will last on screen (Correct answer)
- The resolution of the final video
- The number of takes needed
Correct answer: How long each shot will last on screen
Frame count annotations help editors and directors understand the intended duration of each individual shot.
Question 2: What is 'cheating the eye line' in storyboard planning?
- Intentionally mislabeling shot types to confuse editors
- Adjusting an actor's gaze direction to improve screen composition without matching reality (Correct answer)
- Zooming in past the frame boundary
- Flipping a shot horizontally in post-production
Correct answer: Adjusting an actor's gaze direction to improve screen composition without matching reality
Eye line cheating repositions where an actor looks on set so the resulting edit feels correct even if geometrically inaccurate.
Question 3: What is the purpose of a 'master shot' in video storyboarding?
- It is the most expensive shot in the production
- It captures the entire scene in one take to provide editing coverage (Correct answer)
- It is the director's personal favorite shot
- It replaces all other coverage shots
Correct answer: It captures the entire scene in one take to provide editing coverage
A master shot records the full scene from a wide angle, giving editors a fallback and establishing spatial context.
Question 4: Which transition should be storyboarded when indicating a significant passage of time?
- Jump cut
- Smash cut
- Dissolve or fade (Correct answer)
- Match cut
Correct answer: Dissolve or fade
Dissolves and fades to black are conventional signals that substantial time has passed between two scenes.
Question 5: In video storyboards, what does 'coverage' mean?
- The percentage of the frame filled by the subject
- The variety of angles and shots filmed so editors have options (Correct answer)
- The total runtime of the video
- The lighting setup for a scene
Correct answer: The variety of angles and shots filmed so editors have options
Coverage refers to all the different shots captured for a scene, giving editors the flexibility to cut effectively.
Question 6: A storyboard panel shows a figure becoming progressively smaller across three frames with no camera movement noted. What does this indicate?
- A zoom-out effect applied in post
- The character is walking away from a static camera (Correct answer)
- A time-lapse sequence
- An error in the storyboard
Correct answer: The character is walking away from a static camera
When the subject shrinks in successive frames with no camera movement arrow, the character is moving away from a locked-off camera.
Question 7: What is the recommended aspect ratio for storyboard panels intended for standard widescreen video (16:9)?
- 4:3
- 1:1
- 16:9 (Correct answer)
- 9:16
Correct answer: 16:9
Panels should match the final delivery format so framing decisions are accurately represented during pre-production.
Storyboards Storyboard for Video Productions 3
In a storyboard for a TV commercial, what does 'frame count' per panel help determine?