Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/04/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]up in this neck of the woods: Story Board refers to a sequence of pictures (usually drawings, sometimes photographs) accompanied by words which describe the set, camera angles, lighting, subject and/or camera moves, actual dialogue, (all or any of those things). Generally specific to film or video production Design Brief refers to a document which spells out any and all things related to achieving the client's design goals. Thumbnail refers to a small drawing to direct photography or illustration possible accompanied by descriptive words Comprehensive Layout (Comp) refers to a drawing with quite a bit of detail generally at actual size showing how a page, ad or what have you will look Shot List refers to a list of photographs expected by the client Sounds like you're talking about a shot list with thumbnails Regards, George Lottermoser george at imagist.com http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist On Apr 17, 2009, at 10:52 AM, Douglas Sharp wrote: > Thanks Sonny, > > until now, I've had quite a few storyboards (described as such by > the same client in fact, and followed by a more detailed version > that they call a "treatment") that look a bit like comic strips > with a couple of columns of sketches (aka scribbles) accompanied by > notes on lighting etc.. This sounds to be pretty much what you > describe. > > This is what sidetracked me away from storyboard and towards a > concept outline or a shooting plan. > > What I had here was more like a list of dos and donts. > > I'm getting closer and closer to the idea that a "Denkzettel" is > something somebody with no idea thought up just to annoy > translators. :-) > > Cheers > Douglas > > Sonny Carter wrote: >> Doug, in the several years I did commercial photography, still and >> video, >> the art directors would draw a storyboard to show the sequence >> they had in >> mind. We didn't always shoot them in that order, but we made sure >> to get >> all the suggested shots, and we also did a few extras to see if >> they might >> work out. >> >> I never heard it called anything else except when it was a list, >> then it was >> a shot sheet, and the AD was usually on location. >> >> >> >> On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 9:01 AM, Daniel Ridings >> <dlridings at gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >>> On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 3:49 PM, Douglas Sharp >>> <douglas.sharp at gmx.de> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Daniel, thanks for the suggestion. >>>> >>>> It's not really a storyboard in this case - there's no story. >>>> The client >>>> only wants several shots of a car in a particular studio setting >>>> and a >>>> >>> bunch >>> >>>> of close ups of various details for a catalogue. >>>> >>>> >>> Close-ups of various details is a "story". There doesn't have to >>> be a >>> story there to be called a story board. It can even be empty: >>> >>> >>> http://www.moleskine.com/catalogue/classic/hard_black_cover/ >>> storyboard_notebook__pocket.php >>> >>> :-) >>> >>> >>> >>>> Just individual shots - no continuity as usually included in a >>>> storyboard >>>> for an ad. >>>> >>>> Here, the setting is defined, the mood, the lighting, the colour >>>> predominance and which bits of the car are to be shot and an >>>> outline is >>>> given of how and from what angles. >>>> >>>> Cheers >>>> Douglas >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Daniel Ridings wrote: >>>> >>>>> Storyboard is exactly what came to my mind. It's the kind of thing >>>>> manuscript writers use all the time when it's time to shoot. Well, >>>>> maybe not the writers themselves, but those involved with >>>>> transferring >>>>> the manuscript to a visual. >>>>> >>>>> Daniel >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 1:40 AM, H. Ball Arche <h_arche at yahoo.com> >>>>> >>> wrote: >>> >>>>>> Storyboard? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> --- On Thu, 4/16/09, Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp at gmx.de> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> From: Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp at gmx.de> >>>>>>> Subject: [Leica] Translation question - help needed >>>>>>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>, "LEG" >>>>>>> <leica at freelists.org> >>>>>>> Date: Thursday, April 16, 2009, 4:49 PM >>>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I'm stuck slap bang in the middle of an argument with a >>>>>>> fellow translator about the translation of the German term >>>>>>> "Denkzettel" in the context of photography. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> What is meant is a document presented by the client to the >>>>>>> photographer that lays out the concept to be shot, how it is >>>>>>> to be realised and what shots are needed for what purpose. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> His translation is "Working notes on photo >>>>>>> shoot", which I think is a little contrived and >>>>>>> possibly an excuse for not knowing what a >>>>>>> "Denkzettel" actually is. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> My suggested translation is a "Photo shoot >>>>>>> brief". (I'm not too sure of the terminology either >>>>>>> :-) ) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Is this anything near the right expression for what I >>>>>>> described above? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks in advance, >>>>>>> Douglas >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>>>>> information >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>>>> information >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>>> information >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>> information >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information