Chapter 4. Creating the Storyboard

In the previous chapter, you discovered how to use a script to spell out the audio portion of your e-learning video. In this chapter, you will discover the importance of creating a storyboard that merges the audio and visuals together. A good storyboard is just what it sounds like: a document, drawing, or combination of the two that defines the story you want to tell. It provides clear directions for the visual aspects of your e-learning video, alongside a script for the narration. In real terms, it is a series of pictures, sketches, drawings, or screenshots in one column with notes about what is happening at that time in the video. A second column shows the narrative words being spoken or shown in captions at the same time in the story.

If you have ever created a presentation with speaker notes, you are already familiar with how this works. In fact, there are no rules about how to physically construct your storyboard or what tools to use. Use...