Sunday 16 November 2008

Storyboard

I have completed/coloured my storyboard which takes you frame by frame through how the thriller opening is going to look and scanned it onto the computer it is as follows:

Scenes 1, 2 and 3.

The frames read,

Shot 1#: Pitch black, just noise of heavy breathing and someone running through woods

Shot 2#: Camera acts as character's eyes as they are running through woods towards arch.

Shot3#: Camera on floor, watches as character runs past, only sees feet.


Scenes 4, 5 and 6.

The frames read,

Shot 4#: Camera in tree watching character run towards camera until she has passed it and gone out of sight, camera then changes to shot 4#.

Shot 5#: Camera in the tree across from that of shot 4#, watching character running still.

Shot 6#: On roof of building, watching character in distance stumbling over and running on, to the building.


Scenes 7, 8, and 9.

The frames read,

Shot 7#: Watching, from under the stairs, the character running up them.

Shot 8#: Watching down on character running up the stairs and trying the door.

Shot9#: Watches character enter the room from a high point inside the room.


Scenes 10, 11 and 12.

The frames read,

Shot 10#: Camera follows character's head as she lookd around the kitchen, getting used to the dark. It then focuses on the open fridge door.

Shot 11#: Camera watches as character walks through kitchen towards fridge.

Shot 12#: Camera watches character open fridge door and enter the fridge.#


Scenes 13, 14 and 15.

The frames read,

Shot 13#: Watches the door being pulled closed and gently shutting.
Shot 14#: Pitch black (emphasis on the darkness inside the fridge.)

Shot 15#: Focusing on lights powering up.


Shots 16, 17 and 18.
The frames read,

Shot 16#: Focuses on legs of body inside fridge.

Shot 17#: The camera follows the legs up to the abdomen and gives a full shot of the body.

Shot 18#: Watches character back into corner and slide down the wall to sit on the floor. (Having dropped the brief case.)


Shots 19 and 20


The frames read,


Shot 19#: Camera focuses on the open brief case and its contents. (Bags of coccaine.)

Shot 20#: Lights go out and leave her in pitch black darkness and the lock on the door clicks. (She then screams and the opening is over.)

2 comments:

vmb said...

Proficiently constructed story boards. Well done Steven.

vmb said...

Do watch written expression. The camera doesn't look!!! You could say that the close up shot of......emphasises the terror of the character or......