Term paper

ON
Storyboarding in India

Report submitted in partial

Fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the degree of
MINOR TRACK
By
RUDRAKSH BANSAL
(Enrolment No: A60004615048)
BA (J&MC) III SEM

Under the guidance of

Er. Anshul Jain
Assistant professor

Amity School of Communication

Amity University, Madhya Pradesh
November-2017

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 Declaration

I hereby declare that the work, which is being presented in the following research paper,
entitled “Storyboarding in India: A comparative analysis” in partial fulfilment for the award
of degree of B.COM (H)submitted to the amity school of communication, Amity University
Madhya Pradesh, is a record of my own analytic study under the guidance of Er. Anshul Jain
of, Amity school of communication.

I have not submitted the matter presented in this report anywhere for the award of any other
degree.

Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh)

Date:

RUDRAKSH BANSAL
(Enrolment No: A60004615048)

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I would like to thank my supervisors Dr. Sumit Narula (Director, ASCO) and Er. Anshul Jain
(Assistant professor) for guiding me with the assigned term paper. It was not an easy one but
there guidance has made it successful in terms of understanding and learning beyond my
topic.

Besides the theory, I have also received their guidance with my research and while collecting
the primary data through means of survey and interview.

Lastly, I would like to acknowledge my assigned guide Er. Anshul Jain for guiding me
through every step of the research and providing me with the required skills and knowledge
beforehand.

RUDRAKSH BANSAL

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 CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that this TERM PAPER is record of innovative and independent study
carried out by RUDRAKSH BANSAL Enrolment No. A60004615048 of B.COM (H) VI
semester under my guidance and supervision for the for the partial fulfilment of the award of
the degree of Bachelor of Journalism & mass communication from Amity School of
Communication, Amity University Madhya Pradesh, Gwalior. This report prepared by his is
original neither this report nor of it has been submitted for any degree or academic award
elsewhere.

Date: 12 November 2017

Faculty guide: ER. ANSHUL JAIN

Designation: Assistant Professor
Amity School of Communication

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 TABLE OF CONTENT

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Content Page no.
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Abstract 7

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Introduction 7-9

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Literature review 9-11

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Objectives 11-12

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Research methodology 12-13

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Case study 13-14

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Hypothesis 14-16

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Conclusion 16-17

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Recommendations 17-18

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References 18-19

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 1. ABSTRACT

The directors are utilizing storyboards since quite a long while. Storyboarding joined
movement. For each impactful result, one must have enough representations to make
a romanticized situation. The advancement of storyboard gives us dynamic view on
the media business. Indeed, even in the Indian film industry, storyboards assume a
noteworthy part underway.

A storyboard has dependably use in activity. It is to help executives and

cinematographer to investigate motion picture scenes and to catch distinctive shots
easily and effectively. Storyboards helps in revealing different planned.

Here, the scientist has utilized blended approach and built up a survey so as to
investigate and assemble the information.

The analyst therefore reasons that,

Storyboards are helpful yet they are not being used as much in the Indian film, one
reason for it is the less number of storyboard producers.

The specialist's approach here was if storyboards repudiate the Indian silver screen,
yet to answer that he concocted a contextual analysis on wear that indicated how a
film is more impactful when alluded to a storyboard.
Keywords- Storyboard, sequence, shot, scene, films.

2. INTRODUCTION

Storyboarding alludes to speaking to a film in a comic shape. Storyboards are use in films
(not obligatory) and dependably in animation.

A storyboard is a trail of scenes displayed from each perspective i.e. from each and every
edge with a short portrayal of camera development and the shot itself.

Directors and cinematographers make utilization of storyboards to allude to them amid a

generation. It causes them get the possibility of the whole motion picture and the greater part
of its shots.

It lets one shoot his/her romanticized shot effortlessly and easily. Subsequently, the creation
rate turns out to be speedier. Storyboards are useful to performing artists to get the possibility
of their shot.

Storyboard is along these lines, a hypothetical piece of the 5C's of cinematography.

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Storyboards sort out delineations and pictures graphically. These pictures are constantly
consecutive as per the shots in each scene. Storyboards are successive with the goal that one
can pre-imagine movement, regardless of whether it be for a movie, enlivened film, designs,
or any media grouping.

For example,

Given beneath is a storyboard portraying scene in two or three sequenced shots.

Storyboard developed with time. The strategy of storyboarding known universally today, was
created in the 1930's by the Walt Disney preparations. Georges Méliès was one of the
principal movie producers to utilize storyboard. It was in 1933 when Disney made its initially
entire storyboards, for the generation of three little pigs.

One of the primary very storyboarded live activity film was "Run with the breeze" in the year
1939.

The innovative film generation promoted storyboards gigantically in the 1940's.

These movies took after a progression of casings and grouping of occasions in their
storyboards. They were more similar to funnies in light of movies, alongside the scene and
camera development depiction.

This helps movie directors and cinematographers in imagining the scene and breaking down
issues that may happen already. Accordingly, sparing time, capital and tells a general gauge
of how much will the generation cost the maker.

Other than film generation and TV arrangement, creation storyboards are additionally useful
with promoting efforts. Presently a-days storyboards are utilized by ventures for arranging
their battles. They make utilization of storyboards in corporate video generation, plugs, and
different business introductions.

There are different focal points of storyboarding. One such is. That it lets an individual
explore different avenues regarding his/her creation, change the storyline on the off chance
that they wish to, put into succession, or change the request in an intriguing way, it is all up to
the storyboard producer or the chief.

It gives the generation a chance to group plan ahead of time alongside the financial plan and
the various necessities for the film.

Storyboarding can be both ways, carefully and customarily with the utilization of a paper and
a pen. It is the representation of a story in a few key edges.

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A storyboard speaks to consecutive shots from a scene as well as characterizes some helpful
specialized parameters; depicting movement, lighting, camera and so forth.

A storyboard artisan is dole out to make portrayals of shots in a scene consecutively. In India,
there are more openings for work, less mindfulness and even less of storyboard specialists.
Pencil drawing and marker renderings are regularly utilized by storyboard artisans if,
following conventional techniques. While when utilizing computerized strategies, these
storyboard specialists make utilization of programming, for example, Adobe Flash, Celtx
shots, Adobe Photoshop and so forth.

Storyboard specialists are regularly consultants, normally procured by directors.

A storyboard artisan may work independent from anyone else or can be a piece of a
representation organization.

Storyboard specialists have different works in media industry. They have assorted variety in
picking where they wish to work, regardless of whether it is in promoting, animation or real
life films.

In this way, storyboarding is a consecutive pre-representation of a film, business, appear, or

any clasp that will be created.

It is made out of points of interest and not disadvantageous by any means.

It is as useful underway as a camera in shoot.

Storyboard is normal however in the meantime, it structures the whole film.

It is, at the end of the day a visual edge to a story.

3. LITERATURE REVIEW

Chowdhury Ananda (2012) in her exploration about video storyboard planning expressed that
different grouping techniques are connected throughout the years to outline a video
storyboard through extraction of key edges.

Investigations on standard video datasets show the matchless quality of the proposed strategy
over a past Delaunay bunching based key edge extraction calculation.

Storyboarding is finished by different strategies. It can be essentially finished with the

utilization of a pencil and a paper or carefully by different delicate products. There are
different methods like grouping systems one such is the Delaunay procedure.

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Regardless of whether it be planned in any case its criticalness in any media generation
remains similarly the same.

Storyboarding appears to be intriguing to numerous yet it is somewhat a work of accuracy.

To be a storyboard artisan an individual does not should be a decent artisan he or she can be
normal as far as drawing however should have adequate learning about the distinctive shots
and camera points.

Storyboards are not generally utilized, as a part of real to life movie as a few directors does
not discover it as a need for taping, in the Indian movie industry. While the individuals who
do endeavour to scan for good storyboard artisans.

It is genuine it isn't vital yet is its utilization not extremely normal because of a not very
many great storyboard specialists?

Well again a yes to that as who can state not to ability!

Storyboarding might be done in a film yet it obviously demonstrates the distinction if

watched and to the basic group of onlookers the effect of the film talks up for the storyboard
itself.

Storyboarding not just makes it for the executive and cinematographer to comprehend the
shots and how scene should be catch yet additionally of the whole storyline of the film which
is fundamentally the plot of a film. Clearly one can whenever effortlessly allude to a
screenplay be that as it may, visuals dependably helps better. Representation is the key of
shooting any film and composing any script.Similarly alluding to the visual information
while creating any film is better and rather more accommodating.

Storyboards control the best approach to film a story whether it be any class. A storyboard
accompanies various points of interest and without any hindrances by any means. A
storyboard along these lines, is past a comic or a funny cartoon as it gives one a chance to
imagine or rather the executive and cinematographer picture the whole film before it is as a
rule really taped.

A storyboard is the finest bit of workmanship that aides the executive and additionally that of
the cinematographer while taping nearly everything without exception, taking care of
business. It furnishes each bit of detail with a great deal of exactness. Aside from these little
points of interest a storyboard likewise ensures that there is nothing in the film that is by and
large forgotten amid the shooting of a motion picture.

Hence, the method of shooting is deficient without the utilization of a storyboard. It may not
be a need to everything except rather, it gives a great deal of assistance to the executive and
in addition that of a cinematographer while recording. Use of storyboards makes shooting a

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considerable measure simpler and smoother process than in contrast with the stories that don't
make utilization of storyboards while taping.

Notwithstanding, a motion picture could conceivably be a hit without it however, the

technique of shooting is constantly inadequate without the nearness of storyboard in it.

A storyboard craftsman experiences serious difficulties envisioning the whole story and
considering all the camera points and different shots while chipping away at a story board. Be
that as it may, the more detail he/she provides for the storyboard while making one the more
exact result comes up to film far and away superior. Aside from the screenplay and content, a
storyboard is a standout amongst the most vital things that is made amid the underlying
condition of recording, that is amid pre-generation.

A storyboard resembles a pixie light that comprises of numerous LEDs associated in a trail
finishing keeping in mind the end goal to illuminate wherever; likewise, a storyboard
comprises of a great deal of edges or shots being drawn on a bit of paper or being carefully
made finishing the whole scene to be shot in a film. Furthermore, therefore, it makes every
one of the scenes in a successive way to make the recording of the considerable number of
scenes ie the whole film in a sorted out way.

Thus, storyboards are one of the key components of pre-creation.

4. OBJECTIVES

Storyboards are extremely valuable in outlining a video and have developed as an

exceptionally predominant point in the field of media look into. There are an
assortment of grouping strategies used to remove the key edges ie stills from the video
succession framing a storyboard. Storyboards have become quickly finished the silver
screen and on TV programs wherever over the globe. India had encountered
globalization significantly in the field of TV.

Indian silver screen has voyage a few ages at this point and in the present situation, it
is sufficiently great to serve the worldwide film as well.

Few out of every odd huge hit have a storyboard behind its prosperity, yet numerous
had. A storyline is more required than a storyboard yet to smoothen the shoot
storyboard works better. The point of the specialist is here is to think about if these
storyboards assume any part in making a film impactful.

The primary target that is conveyed forward behind the whole research is the way
helpful is a storyboard underway and how regularly it is utilized as a part of the Indian
film industry.

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 Can a storyboard make creation quicker or will it prompt more impactful film.

This is all that the accompanying exploration is going to reply.

Particular goals are-

• To recognize the utilizations and preferences of a storyboard.
• To break down the information in light of the no. of storyboard specialists in India.
• To watch and investigation of frequently a storyboard is being utilized as a part of
India.
• To consider and examine its effect.
• To complete a contextual investigation on any Indian silver screen that made
utilization of a storyboard.
• Moreover it is for the movie producers and the various media individuals whether
they be proficient or understudies to make them all mindful about storyboards, its
uses, its advantages and all that it assists with in either making a recording or in some
other media creation.
• To reach down a determination

5. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

The fame and importance of storyboards are significantly more in animation industry that that
of real to life movies or advertisements or shows.

From the review, the specialist grew a significant advantageous information indicating how
mindful the group of onlookers is about the storyboarding (here, the gathering of people is the
investigation populace) and how does storyboard impacts the Indian silver screen.

Besides, the scientist completed a contextual analysis on a motion picture that conveyed
along its storyboard to film and create the whole film.

The accompanying examination took after blended procedure where, the information was
broke down quantitatively and subjectively both.

The auxiliary information from the web is generally broke down subjectively.

The contextual analysis in the accompanying examination is paper is a noteworthy piece of

this optional information which, was further subjectively broke down.

Besides, whatever is left of the auxiliary information accumulated was watched with the end
goal that it can be investigated both subjectively and quantitatively examining the charts.

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The essential information was assembled through a study that was set up on the review
monkey.

This essential information comprise of various passages that was systematically contemplated
and seen to make down the vital determinations.

The subjective research in the accompanying blended system utilized is to accumulate inside
and out data and study it to achieve proper conclusions. While then again the quantitative
research is to logically ponder the information to draw down further information that will
make the outcome.

Essential information from the review was quantitatively investigated in light of diagrams
that demonstrated the reaction of the examination populace towards the poll created by the
scientist. While, the optional information created from past inquires about and contextual
analysis was subjectively investigated.

The accompanying exploration is preferably scholarly audited than being dissected, as the
storyboard can be as inventive as one's creative ability. A storyboard is a long ways past what
one can consider, as it can be anything. A storyboard isn't something hypothetical but instead
something for all intents and purposes attracted to be trailed by the executive and
cinematographer while shooting.

Both the information the essential information and the optional information were drawn down
together for assist hypothetical examination so as to reach to some conclusion.

6. CASE STUDY

 VFX is exceptionally mainstream in our movie brotherhood, storyboarding is the

most basic to contribute some inventiveness in filmmaking, storyboard
craftsman outlines which take after a comic book, makes extremely simpler for
executive to comprehend and control his contemplations previously it at last
catches in outline

 The storyboard is the foundation of each incredible Hollywood film. Spielberg,

Lucas, stone, Cameron, Scott, and so on.

 Before arranging the financial plan or any cost of generation each extraordinary
executive imagine their story by making storyboard and explore different
avenues regarding every one of the components and make them in their own
specific manner

 The storyboard contains 5c's of cinematography to make an awesome film

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  Here are some storyboarding pictures which must've without a doubt added to
the effectiveness and standard of Don

 The motion picture strikes the screens on twentieth October 2006. UTV
discharged DON universally

 Hit motion picture

 Don discharged on 850 screens On first day don earned: 4cr65lac

 And the first weekend collection of Don: 14cr18lac

 Total net gross: 50cr34lac50k

The above storyboard is a fine case of storyboarding in Indian silver screen.

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 Wear was one of the Bollywood hits that made utilization of a storyboard and it is
unmistakably observed of how precisely every scene was taped. Looking from an
executive's perspective it was a magnum opus. It scarcely had any defect.

According to the scientist's view this motion picture showed 5C's of cinematography
really as it had congruity making a course in the film, it had cutting that look for
enthusiasm of the group of onlookers in all the activity successions of the film, it had
close ups of articles and additionally the lead characters appearing or in addition
portraying feelings or portending the peak.

The accompanying film taken for the contextual investigation ie Don was a hit and in
addition, was advanced among the group of onlookers in view of the greater part of its
activity scenes and the anticipation scenes shot in the film.

The scientist found that, the accompanying film; Don showed every last bit of it scenes
precisely with each and every detail being legitimately considered and recorded.

Storyboards are one approach to give the movie producers, directors, makers and so on
effortlessly in taping keeping everything itemized, exact, all around organised with the
end goal that everything isn't just done efficiently yet even the taping goes easily and
directly after the generation the movie's effect is plainly noticeable in the group of
onlookers' reaction.

7. HYPOTHESIS

This hypothesis is gotten from the essential information that was additionally acquired from
the review that the scientist did and from the auxiliary information the analyst surfed over the
web.

The analyst made his speculation construct totally in light of his artistic perspectives, the
learning got from the optional information alongside the information accumulated by the
study that was directed by the scientist.

Maybe a couple of the accompanying scrutinized that were addressed to the examination
populace in the study made by the analyst helped him pick up learning of various
perspectives that individuals conveyed towards the storyboard, how mindful individuals are
about the storyboards and about the hugeness of the storyboards in pre-generation and amid
the method of shooting and what can be the conceivable effects one may see in the film after
its discharge.

One of the real difficulties to the examination were the negative reactions of the investigation
populace towards the poll, for example, being unconscious of the significance of
storyboarding, absence of essential learning, giving in no exertion towards increasing any

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information with respect to the same were a couple of negative reactions that were broke
down from the review directed by the analyst.

Besides, everything else can be unmistakably seen in the diagrams and outlines gave beneath.

Are artistic skills required for storyboarding?

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40

30 are artistic skills required for

storyboarding?

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crucial always sometimes it doesnot matter

The above acquired information was replied by the investigation populace. This appeared
how individuals having been living under the myth that illustration abilities or a decent
illustration is required for storyboarding yet in all actuality in all actuality great illustration is
just required in animation and is surely not a need for live activity films rather the concise
depiction is all that is imperative.

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 Study population

freelance
industry

The above-got information demonstrates that how individuals want to make storyboards by
methods for outsourcing while a couple of favored working in organizations.

There were around 12 individuals out of the whole populace to look for enthusiasm for
storyboarding.

The proportion of individuals wanting to set aside a few minutes work is yet similarly
significantly less which ends up one of the real explanations behind its less use in the Indian
film industry.

8. CONCLUSION

In the accompanying research paper, entitled "A near investigation of storyboarding in

India" the specialist found that, India has turned into a noteworthy true to life goal it
relies upon storylines and plots more than that of storyboards.

The specialist acquired different information and closed with how storyboarding should
come up, that is individuals should know about storyboards.

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• Schools and instructive organizations ought to set up a course to instruct how to
storyboard to their understudies.

• Private educator and guides too will be useful to do likewise.

• Books stays in the racks, however its coordinated to be a nerd and take them out as
nothing can be a superior educator at storyboarding than books.

• An individual and go over the web and watch instructional exercise to take in the
same.

• One must watch films whether it be live activity or animation with a specific end goal
to learn better and handle effectively.

Storyboarding is fairly normal. All things considered, it didn't turn into the most
significant piece of the procedure of creation which why storyboarding is regularly
skipped by producers and dismissed despite the fact that they work like ponder.

A storyboard is fundamental in taping as in animation, just in various ways. These are

not about how great one is at attracting unless it is to be utilized as a part of animation
or any enlivened creation. In any case, with regards to the generation of something
besides animation it just requires a couple of essential aptitudes that is information
about the different camera edges, camera shots, storyline and the general thought of the
movie and that of the shoot alongside extremely fundamental portraying abilities, so
fundamental that distinguishing the shot and what is being spoken to in the illustration
is plainly comprehended by the chief and the maker keeping in mind the end goal to
take after and film the same.

With this, the analyst arrived at the conclusion that storyboard is much excessively
urgent and assumes an essential part in its place. It is far excessively noteworthy in the
method of pre-creation. Aside from its real part in the pre-creation it is similarly vital
with regards to recording of any story gave to producer to transform into a motion
picture.

A storyboard continues everything efficient and is unnecessarily advantageous in

shooting nearly anything, it perhaps any media related generation. From plugs to

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 animation to movies and TV arrangement nearly everything is guided well if have a
storyboard made for it.

Each and every detail to be recorded and each and every shot required in a scene is all
that a movie producer or the chief and cinematographer can without much of a stretch
find in a stortboard.

Finally, the specialist finished up with a couple of suggestions on the same.

9. RECOMMENDATIONS

In the last, there were a couple of proposals that were drawn for how a storyboard can be
utilized thinking about every one of its benefits.

• Storyboards ought to be consistently honed in the media business.

• A subject uncommonly to storyboarding ought to be included all media courses and

craftsmanship courses.

• People must be made mindful about the storyboards other than what it is in animation.

• To all the innovative activity searchers storyboarding is a region they should be made
mindful of.

• Moreover, every one of the media people including movie producers, directors,
cinematographers and so on must be made mindful of the importance of the storyboard.

• The understudies should not be just instructed about the storyboards but rather likewise
should be made mindful of storyboarding through a pragmatic perspective with all the
required contemplations.

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