Wednesday 3 February 2010

Storyboarding - Lesson 2

We have now completed storyboarding the shots for our thriller opening sequence on post-it notes and have also decided on an appropriate order to shoot them in. We just need to copy these onto a proper storyboarding sheet to finalise them.

Here is a camera shot list, with photographs, and an explanation of each shot:


  • Medium close Shot
This shot will be filmed from the front seat of a car looking back onto the girl filmmaker peering out of the window. A short conversation will then strike up between the boy film maker and the girl.



  • Long Tracking Shot Forward
This shot will be filmed from behind the girl walking to the destination. As we are using a shaky cam style it will look a bit creepy, as if someone is following the girl when actually it is just her friend. This may also disorientate the viewer as they will not know the location and they will only be able to see the girl in shot.



  • Close Up
The next shot will be a close up of the girl's face talking normally to the boy filmmaker, again the viewer does not yet know the location of the girl so this may be a bit unnerving for them.



  • Track Backwards
This shot will quickly follow the previous one to finally reveal the location to the audience whilst the girl talks about the project and surrounding area.


  • Mid Shot
The sequence will then cut to a shot of the surrounding area, the first one being a tree. This will introduce the audience to it but it may also make them feel as if the cameraman is searching for something, so it creates a mysterious atmosphere.






  • Extreme Long Shot
To view the surroundings better, we have decided to use an extreme long shot of the area. Within in this shot you can vaguely see a black figure in the far distance. This may confuse the audience as they do not know whether it has been noticed by the cameraman or not. This could also unnerve them slightly.




  • Fast Track Sidewards
This fast track sidewards may be a clue to whether or not the cameraman saw the black figure, but there is still uncertainty. The track moves back to the girl who continues to talk about area and project again.




  • Mid Shot
This shot is of the girl continuing to talk but the black silhouette is visible yet again and distracts the cameraman slightly.






  • Zoom Forward


  • The distraction of the cameraman leads onto this next shot, which is a zoom forward towards the black figure to see whether it is actually real and there and if so what exactly it is.

    • Pan
    Although the cameraman student is very scared, he still wants to catch whatever he has seen and heard on camera so pans the area whilst the girl is begging and begging him to go. This piece of dialogue between them builds a lot of suspense and most of all tension.



    • Mid Shot
    This is the last shot of the piece, and it is back to the girl and the black image is directly behind her, but you cannot see its face, just the shape. The duration of this shot will be very short so it frightens the viewer and leaves them in suspense and with a mystery to solve.




    The opening sequence will end with a black out immediately after the last shot.

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