StoryBoard Quick v6.1  imports projects from StoryBoard Quick Direct, our iOS app that lets you storyboard on the go! Install StoryBoard Quick Direct onto your iPhone, iPad, or iTouch and put storyboarding power in your pocket. Then open  StoryBoard Quick Direct projects to on your desktop copy of  StoryBoard Quick v6.1! PowerProduction’s Cloud makes being connected easy.

In order to maximize compatibility with the StoryBoard Quick Direct app for iPhone, StoryBoard Quick v6.1 works with The Stand-In Library (available separately)! These characters are ready to stand in for any actor you have in mind, bringing simple line-drawings into the mix to represent anyone, anywhere!

The new version Quick v6.1 & Quick Studio v6.1 adds the Layers Palette for optimized storyboarding. With the Layers Palette, manage the elements of your frames with additional ease: group, copy, delete, and change the order of layers with this palette. This advanced feature, previously available in StoryBoard Artist  is now in StoryBoard Quick v6.1 too!

Aspect Overlays and image masking are also additions to v.6.1:  show an overlay within your frame in various aspect ratio options for use as a safe-compose area when storyboarding in your desired format! Use masking to cut out elements from imported photos or graphics.

StoryBoard Quick 6.1 comes with updated tutorials, to help you hit the ground running and makes this storyboarding software fast to learn as well as fast to create! We’ve also included a new and updated User’s Guide to guide you through each feature of the new StoryBoard Quick version 6.1.

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Go mobile with your vision without having to take your laptop with you. Check off each shot as you shoot or share your boards with the crew so you’re all on the same page.

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The new Stand-In Add-On Library brings classic outlined stand-in characters to your copy of StoryBoard Quick, StoryBoard Quick Studio, or StoryBoard Artist! They’re ready to stand in for any character, bringing simple vector line-drawings into the mix to represent anyone, anywhere!

The Stand-In Man and Stand-In Woman work with imported projects from StoryBoard Quick Direct for the iPhone and iPad. Not only will the colorizable Stand-Ins give you that super cool, hand-drawn look (without having to draw!) but they also “stand in” when you use the NEW mobile apps StoryBoard Quick Direct for iPhone and StoryBoard Quick Direct HD for iPad to create boards on the go!

The characters are represented as sketch outlines in three elevations of all of the standard StoryBoard Quick poses: Stand, Walk, Run, Jump, Sit, and Prone. The Stand-In Add-On Library is easy to find—the Library loads as a Palette right into your copy of StoryBoard Quick, StoryBoard Quick Studio, or StoryBoard Artist! Find them right away in the Palettes Menu under your Windows Menu and open it in the interface for quick and effortless use in your storyboard software.

The Stand-In characters are great for presenting storyboards to clients and cast when you don’t want them to be distracted by unnecessary details. The Stand-In Man and Stand-In Woman are vector graphic (which are great for viewing and printing at any size) like other colorizable characters.

These colorizable silhouettes help you plan your shots early in your pre-production. Use the “Hair” control on your Color Palette to colorize their outlines a the “Skin” control on your Color Palette to colorize their fill, making these Stand-Ins distinguishable for all your project’s characters!

The Stand-In Add-On Library is the perfect addition to any filmmaker’s toolbox, and works seamlessly in your workflow with StoryBoard Quick, StoryBoard Quick Studio, and StoryBoard Artist.

Check out the new Stand-In Add-On Library here!

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So StoryBoard Quick Direct is the latest addition to the StoryBoard Quick storyboard software product line by PowerProduction Software. This iPhone  and iPad app will enable you to Direct shots while out and about.

Use the camera, take a picture, add a character or two to your shot and email it to your production office. Or save your inspiration to the PPS Cloud. When you get back to your home base, download it to your StoryBoard Quick 6.1 desktop or laptop application and continue planning your project.

If you already own StoryBoard Quick, be sure to get v6.1 which enables the Direct connection. If you haven’t purchased StoryBoard Quick v6.1 yet, what are you waiting for? Unleash your creativity with StoryBoard Quick!
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Digital Juice is an active part of the film community, supplying equipment filmmakers need, from video gear to stock footage and even music and graphics! StoryBoard Quick is proud to be a longtime partner of Digital Juice and provide our mutual customers with the tools and content to succeed during all the phases of film production.

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Previz begins with a group session where you and your crew brainstorm ideas and innovative ways of bringing your vision to life. Classic, critically acclaimed action movies (The Matrix, The Bourne Identity) push the envelope with special effects, unique locations, and tight suspense that builds to a stunning climax. To get this sort of heart-pounding excitement, you’ll need to come up with a complete script before you begin storyboarding. Then, you can move forward, mapping out the action, frame by compelling frame…

Once you’ve brainstormed your script development and other conceptual ideas for your production, you can decide just how you want to approach the storyboarding process. Film storyboarding software may be your best bet here…today’s filmmakers take advantage of technological advances that allow them to create storyboards, sometimes in mere minutes and sometimes alot longer. The labor-intensive struggles of past decades (where directors relied on models, dolls, and Bristol board layouts to simulate action sequences) are over. Storyboard software offers a ton of pre-loaded characters, backgrounds, props, and special effects. It’s possible to create full storyboards for every camera angle and location – without paying for a live story artist.

Adding music and dialogue are easy with digital storyboard software – clicking a mouse is all that’s required. You can also import images and photographs to use in your storyboards – today’s hottest programs work with the software you already know and enjoy! For aspiring or veteran filmmakers, storyboarding is just more creative, fulfilling, and useful when it’s done with digital storyboarding software. These programs pay for themselves in no time, and they create a layered, dimensional effect that is also so easy to share on iPhones, iPads, websites, and blogs. You can use your storyboards to pique interest in your production, before you film a single frame of action. In fact, great directors like Scorsese and Jim Cameron often use detailed digital storyboards to attract new investors for an upcoming production. These storyboards are like the perfect advertisement for their film.

Whichever method you use (be it old-fashioned paper storyboards, filmed models and action figures, or sleek digital storyboards), you should consider all the elements of your production when you begin storyboarding. Camera shots (close up or long shot?), camera angles, casting (how will your characters look?), locations, props, and music…the list goes on and on. The more detailed your storyboard is, the better it will serve you as you move into production. Using your storyboard to get a handle on your budget is also a great idea – you can decide what equipment you need, how big your crew will need to be, and how many actors and actresses you’ll need to cast. From planning craft services for your talent and technical crew, to planning the logistics of moving from one location to the next…proper previz and storyboarding can make pre-production efficient and cost-effective – it can, and will, streamline your entire shoot.

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Have an idea for an hilarious short comedy?… you’ll need to create professional/commercial storyboards that streamlines your pre-production process. By mapping out every scene, frame by frame, (called storyboarding) you can organize your project and save time, money, and hard work once the cameras start rolling. The best filmmakers in the business rely on careful storyboarding that serves as a template for their movie or cartoon. Whether you’re animating or filming live actors and actresses, you’ll benefit from the organization and structure of a perfect storyboard. In fact, many comedy directors use their storyboards to interest investors and to create a “buzz” for their films. The storyboard can serve multiple purposes, all of them designed to make your movie more successful.

Getting through the important previsualization process is the first step you’ll need to take. Previz is all about jotting down ideas, brainstorming with your crew, and generally taking detailed notes that refine your own artistic vision. Once you’ve completed previz, you can move on to finding the perfect web storyboard software for your film. In the past, the tiresome process of crafting paper storyboards hindered short comedy filmmakers, using drawings they commissioned from live artists. Often, this type of storyboarding would bring a lot of delays, drama, and mixed results. Today, there are ways to bypass the pitfalls and problems of the past…

Film storyboarding software is the key to getting the ideal, polished results you need…today’s high-tech programs offer a dizzying array of pre-loaded artwork that includes a full cast of characters, exciting, diverse backgrounds, and fun props. With a simple click of your computer mouse, you can add or subtract elements to experiment with different effects. As well, today’s digital storyboard software offers simple ways to add text, dialogue, music, and sound effects. This software is also designed to work with other programs you know and love. Importing photographs and other files is easy. For perfect storyboarding, film storyboarding software is really the best choice.

Consider every element of your comedy short when you create your storyboarding – every camera angle, close-up, and panoramic shot should be mapped out. Capturing the essence of your artistic vision through sound, locations, and casting is easy with computerized software. Once you’ve crafted a storyboard you’re happy with, you can plan out your budget and PR – your whole production schedule will fall into place. Getting a great template will ensure an efficient filming process – one that doesn’t waste too much time and money. Following a great storyboard is the best way to keep your production running smoothly.

Once you’ve made your finished storyboards, you can share them on the Internet, or via iPhone. With film storyboarding software, it’s easier than ever to share your work with the general public. Your storyboards (if they aren’t kept tightly under wraps) can serve as a wonderful ad for your film. Whether you’re just starting out in the business, or an experienced filmmaker, you will get the most out of your time when you use digital storyboarding to plan out your movie.

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The most important part of the previz process is brainstorming an initial vision that captures the essence of the project. Whether you are planning out a cartoon, a film, or even a presentation for school or work, you can utilize the power of brainstorming to begin the crucial storyboarding process.

Brainstorming is usually a group activity – gather your crew or a few friends and map out ideas and inspirations for your film or project. By working together and taking notes, you can come up with a rough, frame-by-frame analysis. Once you’re done, you’ll be ready to choose your storyboard method and move on to the next step of previz.

In the old days, props, dolls, and models were used to achieve filmed storyboards – this time-consuming process ate up a lot of pre-production hours and didn’t always produce the desired results. Paper storyboards were also used with some success – Bristol board (often covered in Post-It Notes!) and crude sketches were also commonplace. Sometimes, these storyboards were hard to alter and refine.

Hiring a live artist could also bring a lot of delays and drama. Luckily, modern advances in technology have led to web storyboard software – these clever, intuitive programs offer more speed, precision, and creative freedom to today’s aspiring and experienced directors.

Instead of the expense of outsourcing, storyboarding software offers a full cast of characters, as well as pre-loaded artwork, background, props, and special effects. Music and dialogue can be added with a click of the computer mouse! Using your own photographic images is also simple, due to the amazing file-sharing capacity of modern storyboard software. The programs you already know and love are designed to work with the hottest new digital storyboard programs.

Once you decide how to approach your storyboards, you’ll also need to choose the right type of storyboard process. For example, some directors prefer a very detailed Production Storyboard – one that is essentially ready for use as a guideline during filming. For a full-length production, this sort of template can work wonders. It offers a complete map of the project, from the first shot to the final fade, and it can be a great way to get organized and stay on budget.

Without a production storyboard, you may waste time and resources playing with different camera angles and effects. This type of storyboard will work well for a production that already has a polished script. For dramas adapted from plays or books…for films that require extensive location scouting…or comedies that require lots of careful blocking to get the right effect…a detailed storyboard such as this can be the answer.

Again, opting for digital storyboards can save time and money in the long run. You’ll be able to compare different versions with ease, and you can share your storyboards via iPhone or the Internet. You can even make a Flash movie of your storyboards!

If you are still coming up with script ideas, but have a rough outline for your film, cartoon, or presentation, consider a Conceptual Storyboard that allows for more detailed scripting as the process unfolds. Use a series of linear images and concepts to capture the unique spirit of your production. This rough style of storyboard should communicate the special “feel” of your production. Important scenes and moments can be mapped out – however, each frame doesn’t need to be included – this storyboard is more about mood and emotion.

This initial storyboard can be a valuable creative tool that helps you to collect your thoughts and ideas and flesh them out. communicate the aural style of the piece. This sort of storyboard can work well for an independent short film, a cartoon that is still in an early phase of development, or an arty film that is short on dialogue.

Some directors prefer to create a Detailed Storyboard that focuses on key action sequences, or “money shots”. These pivotal scenes will be the most complicated and labor-intensive parts of a production – therefore, they are carefully mapped out to minimize mistakes or oversights that might cost time and money during filming. Other simple scenes are put on the back burner, or merely given a rougher storyboard treatment.

In this type of storyboard, which works well for films with a lot of action, such as horror or caper films, the scenes with extreme intensity will generally be the focus during storyboarding. For action films, the special effects and pre-loaded artwork in digital storyboard software can help to capture a more dimensional effect, and a fuller sense of how the finished product will look (and how it will resonate with viewers).

The type of storyboard you choose is important – however, the way you choose to storyboard may have an even greater impact on your pre-production and previsualization process. Using film storyboard software is the best way to experiment and be creative while you create your template for the cartoon, film, or presentation.

You won’t be locked in to a specific type of storyboard when you use digital storyboarding – instead, you will be offered unparalleled flexibility during the previz process – switching for a conceptual storyboard to a production storyboard won’t mean “starting from scratch” – you can simply save a version as “conceptual”, then work with your rough storyboards and fill in frame after frame.

Get the best out of your production from the very start! Do what today’s award-winning and critically acclaimed directors and animators do – map out your production with high-tech storyboarding software that helps you realize and share your vision. You can garner interest from investors and the media by sharing your polished, cohesive storyboards with the world – and you won’t have to deal with the drama of a live artist. Look for online digital storyboarding demos to find out more…

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Most documentary filmmakers work hard to create a specific focus or point-of-view (Dylan Avery, creator of the 9/11 conspiracy documentary, Loose Change, is one example of this style), whereas others will strive to avoid bias or editorializing. Whatever approach you take, you will need to go through a process of previsualization before your can craft truly effective storyboards. This previz phase is usually a brainstorming phase, one where test interviews may also be conducted (with or without filming the subject).

The point of previz is to structure a particular focus, and to find subjects who will share their lives to the degree that is necessary to produce a meaningful documentary. During previz, consider locations, research, “casting”, and camera shots and angles. Spend a little time thinking about soundtracks, music, and any special effects. Setting the tone and organizing your vision is the goal of previsualization. Sometimes, this is achieved in a group setting – true brainstorming is a group activity. However, you can also work alone – putting your research in a linear order and dreaming up ideas can be very helpful as your prepare to do your storyboarding.

Today, documentary directors are turning away from the tiresome storyboarding methods of past decades. Instead of hiring a live artist, and dealing with delays and drama while waiting for sketches, they are opting for film storyboard software that takes the artist out of the equation. Web storyboard software has come a long way – now, it offers a full complement of pre-loaded artwork, including characters, background, and props. This software is designed to pay for itself over time, by eliminating the need to outsource drawings. It also streamlines the creative process – you can create finished storyboards in mere minutes.

Whichever storyboard method you choose, be it old-fashioned paper storyboards or modern digital storyboards, you will need to map out every second of your documentary – frame by frame. Consider every element of each shot or scene, and then add dialogue and music as well (obviously, this is easier with digital storyboards – the software makes it easy to add or change sound effects). Play with ideas as you craft your storyboard – you can capture the essence of your artistic vision through experimentation. This can lead to a more streamlined, cost-effective filming process. You’ll save time, money, and effort when you create polished storyboarding that organizes all the myriad elements of your documentary – before the cameras start rolling.

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