A grid of sketch storyboard panels depicting people in various scenes.

Make a storyboard that explains how you would create a scene or sequence from your movie. Or it can be, for instance, an opening sequence that introduces a character and a conflict to the viewer. You do not have to stick 100% to your synopsis; you can certainly change elements, develop a conflict further, or add a new central sequence/argument/conflict to your imagined movie. That will remind you of all the basic decisions directors make: mise-en-scene, camera angles, camera movement, light and See more