Comments are entered directly on each storyboard frame, where they become instantly available to the designer and automatically stored for future reference. The ICW media production staff use reports generated by CASS to produce visual and audio elements. Reports include shot lists, narrative scripts, and rough drawings. CASS sends a message to the media producer each time a media element has been described on a storyboard frame, and that media element is not available in the database. Automation reduces the time spent to produce storyboards because instructional designers can insert media elements directly onto the storyboard.
Configuration management is a nightmare.
New versions of storyboards are automatically created and archived. Customers are often overwhelmed by the amount of paper they have to review. Customers can review the storyboards iteratively and enter their changes directly onto the storyboard. Customers sometimes don't review printed storyboards carefully enough. Shared media repository reduces redundancy of effort by making all media elements and work complete available to the entire production team.