Storyboard Dialog Boxes
A storyboard can be easily created for any script written using Script Werx: with your script open, simply go to the Script Werx menu and select the "Storyboard" tool. One of following dialog boxes will appear to let you select among the options that are appropriate for the type of script you are writing.
Screenplay Format_
For screenplays, you are given the choice between dialogue-only (two-column) and dialogue-plus-action description (three-column) storyboards. You also may choose between having a single storyboard frame for each scene or a separate frame for every block of dialogue.
Video Format_
For video scripts, you are given the choice between audio-only (two-column) and audio-plus-visual (three-column) storyboards.
Combination Format_
For a combination format script, you are given a choice of elements to include in your storyboard. A separate storyboard frame will be created for every element in the categories you select.
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Teleprompter Files
By making a single selection from the Script Werx menu a Teleprompter file can be easily made from your storyboard. This is a separate MS Word file containing the entire audio column from your storyboard, complete with a cover sheet identifying the title of your script.
Import Text_
If you want to write your script directly into a storyboard format by writing the narration first or if clients provide you with an initial draft, the Script Werx Import toolbar makes it easy to import and format this text:
- Place your cursor in the audio column
- Click the Import File button and a standard browse dialog box will appear so that you can select the file to import (or simply copy and paste in the text)
- Click the Break All button and each paragraph will be placed on a separate row with its own storyboard frame.
- The Fix Visuals and Fix Audio tools easily fix any problems caused by unintensionally importing previously formatted text
- The Shot Break button lets you easily add additional rows with their own frames
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Picture Boxes
When first created, a Script Werx storyboard is simply a table with borders in the column of cells intended for use as storyboard frames. This works fine for entering titles; however, the more recent versions of Microsoft Word (Word 97 and Word 98) do not allow inserting a picture into a table. This is not a problem with Script Werx because the storyboard template gives you a one-click means to insert picture box in either a single frame or all frames. The picture boxes can then be opened (with a double click) and used to enter any type of visual.
Hide/Show Pictures
Adding multiple pictures to a storyboard slows down the performance of your computer. To help mitigate this, the storyboard toolbar provides both Hide and Show buttons. Clicking the Hide button will hide all pictures and the performance of your computer will become as fast as if the storyboard contained only text. To show the pictures again, simply click the Show button. |
