Storyboard Pro Software - Free

Storyboard Pro Software is available for free from Atomic Learning. They offer both Mac and PC versions.

Please note that this is FREEWARE software and is currently offered "as is" without support, and with all rights and ownership reserved. You have our permission to use StoryBoard Pro for personal and commercial purposes, but may not redistribute the software without our express written consent.

While there isn't anything system-crunching involved (StoryBoard Pro is a solution using the FileMaker Pro runtime engine), there may be idiosyncrasies in performance on various computer systems and configurations.

They have a series of tutorial videos on how to use the software.

• StoryBoard Pro Software
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  • Creating a StoryBoard
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    • Opening a new storyboard
    
    
    • Using List View options
    
    
    • Adding a new shot to a storyboard
    
    
    • Inserting a new shot
    
    
    • Reordering shots in a storyboard
    
    
    • Deleting a shot in a storyboard
    
    
    • Viewing video tips within StoryBoard Pro
    
    
    • Clearing and changing links in StoryBoard Pro
    
    
    • Printing a storyboard
    
    
    • Printing storyboard worksheets
    
    
    • Selecting video tip level settings
    
    
    • Customizing video tip settings
    
    
    
    
  
  

Moving Image Education - Website

Moving Image Education is Scotland-based website that has six detailed sections on how to make movies in educational groups. Among other things, they have a good storyboard template.

Google SketchUp for Pre Viz - Free

Google SketchUp provides a free opportunity for students to try out easy-to-learn 3-D software on school computer labs. Check out their education link for more information.

Google SketchUp is software you can use to create, modify and share 3D models. SketchUp's simplified toolset, guided drawing system and clean interface come together to provide a tool for immersing yourself in the creative process. Artists and designers in film and gaming use SketchUp to explore and express their ideas, creating 3D assets quickly and accurately.

Game Design

Game designers and artists need conceptual design tools, too. SketchUp is great for mocking up levels, building assets and more. Learn more about SketchUp for Game Design

Film and Television

Drawing storyboards, designing sets and planning shots are just some of the pre-visualization tasks that you can tackle with SketchUp. Learn more about SketchUp for Film and Television

Tools & Utilities for Filmmakers - Free

Dependent Films has a web page with a bunch of useful tools and utilities for filmmakers. There are a number of script writing templates for Microsoft Word. There are PDFs of talent and location releases, shot list, etc. There are also Excel templates for a number of things including call sheet, daily continuity log, and easy script break down.

Kids' Vid Curriculum - Free

Kids' Vid is an instructional website designed to help teachers and students use video production in class to support project-based learning.

They have a couple of special storyboard features that allow you to make quick, if non-traditional storyboards.

This site was inspired in part by Mike Keating, a professional videographer and instructor, who developed a manual for integrating video into the classroom as part of his Master's thesis at Montana State University.

Shotlist Manager - Free

I haven't tried this, but for those of you running Windows, you might want to try Shotlist Manager. It is free software developed by independent filmmaker Josh Johnson.

He notes:

I’ve developed a free shot list tool for directors to use during film production. You can even import screenplays from Celtx and the shot list tool will automatically generate a shot list for you. Simply edit scenes to add shot lists and you’re good to go. This is a great way to streamline the film production process, saving you time and organizing your shoot.

Star Trek First Contact Storyboards

StarTrek.com has storyboard examples from the feature film First Contact. They also have a short film clip that compares several actual scenes with the storyboards.