Figure 2-1.
Sample storyboard
Learning Event 4:
PREPARE PHOTO LAYOUTS
1.
Layouts.
The term "layout" is used to identify a pictorial and text
arrangement that contains all elements of acceptable graphic presentation. As
a photojournalist, you may on occasion assist, advise, or provide information
to the layout man. Since your product as a photojournalist must go through the
layout process before it is published, you should understand the layout
process.
If you know how a pictorial presentation is made effective by
intelligent layout techniques, you are better equipped to be an effective
photojournalist.
a. The layout man is responsible for the visual organization of the
pictorial presentation.
He knows how much space is available for pictures,
captions, text, and headlines.
He organizes the layout to conform to a
predetermined space, which could be anything from a double page spread to a
single column cut.
The available space determines how many pictures and how
much text can be used.
Since publication space is a prime asset, the
investment in that space should result in the greatest return of reader-
interest.
2.
Once a story has been recorded on film and the photographic prints have
been made, the shots which best depict the story may be selected and arranged
into a pictorial display. First, the key or lead picture, the eye-catcher,
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