Create+a+story+board

What is a storyboard? Once a theme or idea for your mime show is chosen, the next step is to make a storyboard. A storyboard visually tells the story of your mime show panel by panel, like a comic book. Your storyboard should give some of the following information: Why make a storyboard? Creating a storyboard will help you plan your mime show movement by movement. You can make changes to your storyboard before you start developing your mime show, instead of changing your mind later. You will also be able to talk about your mime show and show your storyboard to other people to get feedback on your ideas. How do I make a storyboard? Most commonly, storyboards are drawn in pen or pencil. If you don't like to draw you can also take photos, cut out pictures from magazines, or use a computer to make your storyboards. Keep in mind that your drawings don't have to be fancy! In fact, you want to spend just a few minutes drawing each frame. Use basic shapes, stick figures, and simple backgrounds. If you draw your storyboard frames on index cards, you can rearrange them to move parts of the story around.
 * __ Mime Show Storyboard __**
 * What characters are in the frame, in what positions should they begin, and in what direction are they moving?
 * What mime movements are the characters making and what do their movements mean?
 * How much time has passed between the last frame of the storyboard and the current one?

