Sentences need energy to make the meaning jump off the page into the reader‘s head. As a writer, you must embed that energy in the sentence.
— Peter Elbow
What to show, How to show it; Acting, Camera Moves, Kutting (Transitions)
- Begin with a visual plan: WHAT to show and WHEN to show it.
- Then, once the plan is validated, focus on HOW to show each panel.

Watch & Read
WHACK slide deck PDF
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Storyboarding Patterns
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This is a great youtube video on common storyboarding patterns, by Sherm Cohen. It's related to ideas described in WHACK.
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https://youtu.be/WOCzKT9H7k0
Notes on this video
Notes on the youtube video.
Notes on the youtube video.
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Resources
Acting can be conveyed through facial expressions and gestures: