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Indesign adaptable storyboard template?

  • April 24, 2018
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Hello

I work as a storyboard artist and bought Indesign CS6 recently in the hope of creating a storyboard template.

I need a template that will allow me to move images (with their notes attached) around within a sequence - and for the numbering system to adjust accordingly.

Ie. If I remove frames, the sequence doesn't suddenly have missing numbers within it.

I have used an app called Storyboard Pro in the past but it has a very limited choice of layouts when exported.

Any help/ suggestions would be much appreciated. It isn't a complicated function, so I am surprised that it isn't widely available.

Thanks in advance.

Jake

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    Correct answer Laubender

    Hi Jake,

    the solution implies one text frame that is threaded from page to page.

    That frame is holding the contents in paragraphs. Every entry—paragraph numbering, the image and the side notes.

    The image and the side note can reside either in a group of two frames, a graphic frame and a text frame. That group will be anchored to the paragraph.

    The paragraph numbering is done automatically.

    If you want to move an entry to a different position you can simply cut and paste a whole paragraph.

    The numbering will be reordered.

    Some screenshots showing this below.

    Text frame selected. In the Story Window you'll see 4 anchored objects. One in every paragraph:

    Here on of the groups selected and the Layers panel opened:

    Text frame of the group selected. The group consists of two objects, left the graphic frame with an image, right a text frame:

    Text frame options for alignment of text inside the frame is set to Bottom alignment:

    And finally the paragraph marker selected and the paragraph style options that is doing the automatic numbering of the paragraphs:

    Regards,
    Uwe


    Forgot the view on two text frames threaded over different spreads:

    You could always add paragraphs or remove whole paragraphs:

    The numbering will change accordingly.

    Regards,
    Uwe

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    LaubenderCommunity Expert
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    April 25, 2018

    Hi Jake,

    can you show a screenshot of one of your pages?

    I'm sure there is a solution, but before suggesting something I have to see the layout.

    Regards,
    Uwe

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    jakesjazzAuthor
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    April 25, 2018

    Hi Uwe

    Thanks for the response.

    Here is a sample sheet. It would also have scene numbers alongside each panel - information that would not move with the panel image.

    All the best.

    Jake

    Dave Creamer of IDEAS
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    Dave Creamer of IDEASCommunity Expert
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    April 25, 2018

    I would consider building each image and text on separate pages and use the Pages panel to rearrange the story. The numbers could be a style with auto-numbering, plus another style that repeats the number and adds another level set to alpha.

    Technically, even PowerPoint could work for this and it has a slide sorter.

    David Creamer: Community Expert (ACI and ACE 1995-2023)
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