Practice. If you have never created a storyboard, watch your favorite movie or television show and pay attention to each angle, shot and camera movement. Use paper and pencil to draw each shot, pausing the television as needed. You do not need to sketch in great detail but make sure you can identify the basics, such as the front or back of a person, an item in a close-up or the landscape in a long shot.
Familiarize yourself with the locations in the film, so that when you sit down to draw a storyboard, you can picture each scene. Determine the best angles and framing at each location for major shots and scenes. Write down your ideas to refer to when you begin to draw the storyboard.
Draw two horizontal rows of boxes on blank paper, using a ruler. The boxes should be a similar aspect ratio to your final product. For example, if you are shooting in 4:3 for conventional television or 16:9 for wide-screen film, the boxes should reflect these dimensions. Do not overcrowd the boxes and leave yourself room on the far right or left margin for writing ideas.
Draw the first shot of your film in the first box. Use your script and go through each scene of the film. Each time the camera focuses on a new image or changes angle or location, draw in the next box. Following the script, draw your film shot-by-shot.
Use the margins to note any camera motions that are not easily depicted in sketching, such as panning, tilting or tracking.
Review your completed storyboard. Fix any shots that need to be revised or correct unintentionally rough transitions.
Examine your storyboard shot-by-shot with your script to ensure that all scenes and images are represented.