What should a storyboard include?

• A. Dialogue scripts and character bios.
• B. Lighting diagrams and prop lists.
• C. Scene numbers, timings, locations, images, camera shot types, angles, and sound details.
• D. Budget breakdown.

Answer: (C)

Storyboarding is planning how a film or video will look and flow, shot by shot. The most useful storyboard includes scene numbers to show the order, timings to cue pacing, locations to plan where each shot happens, and images to preview each frame’s composition. It also specifies camera shot types to indicate framing and angles to convey perspective, plus sound details such as dialogue cues, effects, and music for each shot. This combination creates a clear guide that helps the director, camera team, and editor work from the same vision, plan the shoot schedule, and assemble the final piece with the intended rhythm and mood. Elements like dialogue scripts and character bios belong to script planning, lighting diagrams and prop lists relate to production design, and a budget breakdown covers finances rather than visual planning.