Story Boarding

HI

I am very new to videoing -- having produced the grand total of 3 films following 3 livaboards! My problem is story boarding the above water shots -- the ones I have filmed are usually the dive guide briefing, divers kitting up -- there are only so many times I can film someone testing his air! Has anyone got any good ideas how I can vary the scene setting?

Many thanks

John Dory

Hello John,

I personally have shot only a few times on livaboards, but IMHO here's a good chance to play with the audio a bit. A voiceover intercut with a dive briefing could be a nice idea.

Keep the gearing up sections short - as you have found out, this becomes repetitive. There are only so many ways to shoot that, so reserve each one for a separate day.

Checking the air is only one aspect of gearing up - make short shots of people getting into their equipment/suits and vary the angles (up,down). Use fast paced music and make it look like an action movie. Or put the shots in slo-mo in post - that produces a nice action effect as well.

Show some non-diving activities to break up the pace.

Keep it short in general ... who wants to sit through 2 hrs of video?

be creative

Sven