You’re on location. The cameras are rolling. The actors are in place. The camera operator looks to the director. “Where do you want me to put the camera?” The director puts his glasses back on and gets out of position. “Uh. . . Well, just sort of film the scene.” The camera operator folds his arms. “I was looking for something more specific.” For the next ten minutes the actors sit around waiting while the director tries to decide what angles he wants. Sound familiar? I hope not. There is a simple remedy for this terrible disease. An antidote for the dreaded “Nobody knows what we’re doing” is available to anyone who needs it. It’s called storyboarding.
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