When looking through 'From Word to Image - Storyboarding and the filmmaking process' by Marcie Begleiter I've realised there are a number of ways to illustrate different camera movements in a storyboard than just using different coloured arrows. (I usually use black arrows to depict camera movement.) Camera movement can be depicted in the shape of the panel, for example if it resemble a sort of L shape, it can illustrate Tilt/Boom down and then Pan/Track screen left. Drawing frames inside panels too can illustrate zoom in and out.
In regards to composition the book quotes Alfred Hitchcock who states:
'I never look through the camera, you know. When in doubt I draw a rectangle then draw the shot out for (the cameraman). The point is that you are, first of all, in a two-dimensional medium. Mustn't forget that. You have a rectangle to fill. Fill it. Compose it.'
This highlights the fact that the storyboard, in some cases, is very important when imagining specific visuals for a film. There are certain things that are needed to be considered in the frame to make it compelling, some of these are:
Positive and Negative Space, Depth cues, Balance, Shape, Contrast, Overlap, Focus, Scale.
I think in future when it comes to storyboards I will need to work on proportion and scale, working from reference in order to capture and illustrate the intended shot in as best a way as possible thereby creating a clearer representation of what is wanting to be achieved in the film.
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