Book Trailer Storyboard for ​Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
1 - Title Page
Shot:​__Long________________________
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Framing:​_straight shot of book cover on
light blue background__________
Duration:​_8 seconds_________________
Composition:​__Title of book centered at
the top, written in San Serif font: Helvetica
Neue, bold, black, size: 36
By: Lesley Walden centered below title in
same font, and size.___
Transition:​_Slide Right_______________
Audio:​_​https://www.bensound.com/royalty-f
ree-music/track/ukulele​ (looped in
background through entire trailer)__
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!  away for a minute. Pigeon has one thing on
By: Lesley Walden  Narration (written on screen and read by
 
 
Credit:
2 - Scene 1
Shot:​__Medium______________________
Framing:​_Straight shot with same blue
background as first title page, with cartoon
image of girl saying “NO!” (see
below)_________
Duration:​_15 seconds_________________
Composition:​_Scene begins with question
across the screen as narrator speaks
(reading the question), written in San Serif:
Droid Sans, bold, black, size: 36
“NO” written in same font, red, all caps, size:
48 _
Transition:​_Questions slide in and out,
while “NO” zooms in_________________
Audio :​__narrator speaking with continued
audio in background____________
narrator):
Have you ever been told you cannot do
something that you REALLY want to do?
Text: (only written on screen, not read by
narrator)
Can I have some cake?
NO
Can I sing on stage?
NO
Can I ride my bike?
NO
3 - Scene 2
Shot:​__Medium______________________
Framing:​_video shot of narrator (Lesley)
sitting in a chair__
Duration:​_15 seconds_________________
Composition:​__video shot of narrator
(Lesley) sitting in a chair, holding the book,
with neutral wall in background__
Transition:​_none_________________
Audio :​__Narrator speaking with continued
audio in background__________
Narration:
In this story, ​Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the
Bus​ by Mo Willems, you will meet a funny
pigeon and a busy bus driver. The bus
driver leaves you in charge, while he steps
his mind...driving the bus. He will go to any
extreme to convince you to let him drive the
bus. Will he get his way, or will you say
“NO!”?
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dont-let-
the-pigeon-drive-the-bus-mo-willems/11055
48931#/
4 - Scene 3
Shot:​__medium______________________
Duration:​_8 seconds______________
Composition:​__Image up while narrator
speaks______
Transition:​__fade____________________
Audio :​__Narrator speaking with continued
audio in background____
Narration:
Before leaving the bus driver left strict
instructions to not let the pigeon drive the
bus!
Credit:
https://image.freepik.com/free-vector/child-s
aying-no_7710-78.jpg
5 - Scene 4
Shot:​___medium_____________________
Duration:​___10 seconds_____________
Composition:​_Narrator speaks. Speech
bubbles follow.____
Transition:​___slide__________________
Audio :​__Narrator speaking with continued
audio in background____
Narration:
Narrator says:
Pigeon tries every way to convince you to
allow him to drive the bus.
Inserted in speech bubbles and transitions
across the screen one at a time:
Please?
I’ll be your best friend.
Framing:
Credit:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dont-let-
the-pigeon-drive-the-bus-mo-willems/11055
48931#/​ (image not used in book trailer)
6 - Scene 5
Shot:​___Long_______________________
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Duration:​_8 seconds_________________
Composition:​__Image up while narrator
speaks__________
Transition:​__fade____________________
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Audio​__Narrator speaking with continued
audio in background____
Narration:
Will Pigeon be able to convince you to drive
the bus? Read ​Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive
the Bus​ by Mo Willems to find out.
 It’s just a bus!
I’ll be careful.
Framing: Framing:

Framing:

Credit:
https://www.vectorstock.com/royalty-free-ve
ctor/driver-waving-in-front-of-school-bus-vec
tor-1121569
Credit:
https://www.kanopy.com/sites/default/files/i
magecache/vp_thumbnail_medium/video-as
sets/3494248_landscape.jpg?1548964607 Credit:
https://www.deviantart.com/theiransonic/art/
Don-t-Let-The-Pigeon-Drive-The-Bus-47529
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