Reflections on Storyboarding
This was without a doubt, one of the most frustrating experiences I have had in the program. We have written a large research paper, wrestled with Weebly, and produced videos through various programs like Screencast-o-matic and Adobe Spark. None of those technological endeavors has been as difficult for me individually as hand drawing an 8 frame story board. I feel spoiled by technology. Just trying to plan out how big to make my squares, where to position them on the page, how much space to leave for text was so time consuming. And I had not even drawn any squares yet! If I had been doing it online, I could have generated squares and dragged them around to see how I liked the placement. I could easily copy more squares or delete extras. I could resize them and have them be perfect squares. On paper, I had to plan it out in inches with a little bit of math. Then I had to slowly and carefully plot it out with a ruler. Even then, my lines were not all perfect and if I wanted to change any of them I would need to erase! How awful! How did we survive without computers? I’m mostly joking but there is some real feelings in there. Just setting up my storyboard was so time consuming and frustrating for my detail oriented side. With a computer, I could find a free digital resource in less than thirty seconds and have everything set up.and ready to work. Then not to mention the restrictions of my pitiful artistic ability. I have such clear images in my head and they translate so poorly to paper. I found myself questioning certain details I had originally wanted to include because I was unsure if I would be able to draw it well. In some ways, I suppose it helped ground my expectations for the storyboard. I need to be able to execute on any of my ideas. If I have a cool idea for my video but am unable to bring it to life somehow, the idea is not practical for this project. It also made me think in greater detail about my video. Did I want sections to be animated? Should their be moving pieces or static images? What software would allow me to animate and what restrictions would it come with? How detailed does a static image need to be to convey everything I want? Where can I get that image or how can I make it? I also felt like it was an eye opening experience in a different way. I was so frustrated because I am not a developed artist and I am not familiar with this format. Simply setting up the page was a struggle, let alone drawing the content in. I imagine that students encounter similar feelings if we ramp things up too quickly. If we throw new content, new technology tools, and expect them to work collaboratively, they can run into serious obstacles just getting started. It definitely makes me want to be more mindful of my design.
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