Storyboards

Creating a storyboard helps plan out your whole animation shot by shot. It lets you plan ahead and add detail such as, the duration of the shot; the camera angle of the shot; the subject of the shot; the shot length (whether it's close up or long shot etc); the movement; and the composition.

Also, you can make changes to your storyboard if you're not happy with it. It is important to plan out a storyboard because if you just go straight into shooting something, you could change your mind after watching it back, which wastes a lot of time. The storyboard can also be shown to other people, as to get opinions and feedback.

Storyboards are typically hand drawn and written in pencil, so it is very easy to make changes.