Punjab PSEB Matric NSQF Media and Entertainment (Storyboard Artist) flashcards

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Pre-production phase

The stage before shooting when the script is locked, budget and schedule are set, the shot list is made and storyboards are drawn.

Animatic

A storyboard cut to timing with temporary sound and camera moves, used to test pacing before animation or live-action shooting begins.

Three-act structure

Narrative model with setup, confrontation and resolution; the first turning point ends Act I and the second ends Act II.

Inciting incident

The event that disrupts the protagonist's ordinary world and launches the main conflict, usually within the first fifteen percent of screen time.

Scene heading format

A screenplay line giving INT. or EXT., the location, and DAY or NIGHT, for example: INT. KITCHEN - NIGHT.

V.O. and O.S.

V.O. means voice-over heard as narration; O.S. means the sound source is off-screen but present in the scene's space.

Master shot

A wide shot covering the whole scene from start to finish, used as the backbone from which closer coverage is cut.

180-degree rule

Keep the camera on one side of the action line so screen direction and eyelines stay consistent across cuts in a scene.

Rule of thirds

Divide the frame into a 3x3 grid; place key subjects and horizon lines on the lines or intersections for balanced composition.

Horizon line

In perspective drawing, the horizontal line at the camera's eye level on which all vanishing points sit.

Dutch angle

A canted camera angle where the horizon is tilted, creating unease, imbalance or disorientation in the frame.

Telephoto compression

A long focal length flattens space, bringing background and subject closer together and creating shallow depth of field.

Panel numbering convention

Scene number plus shot letter, such as 12A and 12B, so each board panel maps directly to the shot list.

Safe area

The inset margin inside the frame, about ten percent for action and twenty percent for titles, kept clear of critical content.

Storyboard Pro

Toon Boom software for drawing panels, adding camera moves and timing, and exporting animatics with sound for review.

Layer order convention

Standard stacking of background, midground, characters, foreground, annotations and frame border, with the border layer locked.

Silhouette test

Viewing a character as a solid black shape to confirm the outline, proportion or prop makes them instantly recognisable.

Model sheet

A reference sheet showing front, three-quarter, side and back views plus expressions, proportions and colours for consistent character drawing.

Eyeline match

A cut where the direction a character looks in one shot matches the angle of the reverse shot, preserving spatial geography.

Screen direction

The left-right direction a subject moves or faces on screen; it must stay consistent between consecutive shots unless deliberately reversed.

Script breakdown

Tagging each scene for cast, extras, props, wardrobe, locations, VFX and stunts to plan budget, schedule and boards.

Locked boards

Storyboards approved after director and department review, distributed to crew and used as the reference for shooting or animation.

20-20-20 rule

Every twenty minutes, look at something twenty feet away for twenty seconds to reduce digital eye strain while drawing.

Repetitive strain injury

Pain from repeated drawing motions; prevented by neutral wrist posture, light stylus pressure, stretching and regular breaks.

NDA in storyboarding

A non-disclosure agreement legally barring the artist from sharing unreleased scripts, boards or designs with anyone outside the project.

Per-panel pricing

Quoting a fixed rate for each finished storyboard panel, with revision rounds and complexity defined in the contract.

Sequence board portfolio

A portfolio sample of five to ten consecutive panels telling one scene, showing storytelling and staging rather than single illustrations.

Previz artist

A specialist who builds rough three-dimensional or animated versions of shots to plan complex action and VFX before production.

Dolly zoom

Changing focal length while moving the camera to hold subject size, distorting the background for a psychological vertigo effect.

Match on action

Cutting during a movement so the action carries across the edit and the cut is hidden from the viewer.

Line of action

A single curve running through a character's body that keeps poses dynamic, balanced and readable in a panel.

Revision cloud

A drawn outline around changed areas of a board, paired with a version label, to show the director what was revised.