Storyboard Basics is a minimal set of shapes and post processes. Why minimal? Because the focus is on getting the storyboards done. Unreal Engine always tempts you to spend hours or days on the visuals... to make things look detailed and real. But that’s not the point of storyboards... detailed and real comes later.

Storyboard Basics is designed to be part of a workflow. Get the basics done then you can hand them on to the next team member... or to future you... or show them to potential investors... all those good things storyboards can do for you.

The included level gives you a simple stage you can populate with your characters and props... just use standard Unreal Engine things from Fab. Or you can place the Storyboard Basics items into your own levels.

Storyboard Basics is very simple. Only what you see in the screenshots. But it will help you get your storyboards done much faster. It’s stuff you could probably build yourself... if you had the time. It’s mostly here to save you that time. We made it for our movie production after we noticed our storyboarders getting lost in the details... they were producing previz instead of storyboards. This got them back making storyboards.

Includes

* Ready-to-go example level, just duplicate it and start building your scenes

* Cel shader and outliner

* Actor movement arrows

* Camera movement arrows

* Starter set of frames

* Stage backdrops for photos

Instructions and tips: https://homestarmovie.com/2024/12/07/storyboard-basics/