CHARLOTTE CLARK MEDIA G321: Storyboard- Paper version

About our storyboards- This is our storyboards which gives us a step by step visual plan of what we hope to produce for our production. The pictures gives a visual perception of what we want to capture for the audience, which would help has during the filming and lighting stages. We also wrote description to aid us when we are on the set so it would help us picture what we want to portray. The shot types for each shot is also written down as well so it would give us a basic idea of what shot to use unless it makes the film less fluent, which means we would have to

alter what shot we use. During filming stages we would film various shot types and lighting effects (brightness, contrasting lighting etc), so it would ensure us to gain a fluent and high quality opening two minutes as we would have many shot types to choose from and edit from.

Analysis of our storyboard- As you can see this is our storyboards for our film, 'The Woods', where we have discussed and drawn out our opening two minutes down on paper. However, we have to prepare if things go wrong while we are filming such as the shot type we use of the lighting, for example.

Firstly, one of my favourite shots would be the first one, because if it works it would be very effective as the shot begins blurred and as she walks onward the camera focuses, meaning the girl becomes the focus pull of the shot. This would be perfect for the beginning as it introduces the film simple and subtly. This shot would also allow the audience to see the scenery and location of the where the film is set to begin with.

The forth shot may cause a slight difficulty as we need to ensure that the camera focuses on the protagonists and not the tree trunk as the camera would be constantly moving from behind the tree and back and vice versa, to suggest that something is looking at her. If the camera continuously blurs and does not focus on

the girl we will have to change the shot into a different one. An alternative could be a high angled shot of the girl walking through the woods, which would allow the audience to see the location a lot more.

Shot six is another shot I like as it would make

the audience feel as if they are part of the film as it would seem as if it was through their eyes. If the shot work this would be very effective due to the point of view effect. This shot would also emphasis the panic and anxiety the protagonist is having as you would be able to hear her deep breaths and the camera would be moving frantically.

We need to ensure we place a transition of some kind between shot 8 and 9 to show that there is a change in time, so we avoid confusion due to the change in lighting and location. The transition could be a dip to black from scene 8 which would then link the shots together and would create an enigma for the audience as they would want to know why she is running or what is

she running from...

Another shot I would like if the filming goes correctly would be the use of match on action with shot 17, 18 and 19. This would be one of my favourites as it would show that we can achieve a high standard of technique of using a camera,

and would make our opening two minutes look very professional if we pull it off.

One of my most favourite shots of the film would be the use of an underwater camera, meaning if this works we would have shots from under the water. This would be perfect as it would show the

clear water gradually changing into a scarlet red colour from the girls bloody cut hand. However if the camera does not work or does not produce a clear image we could use an over the shoulder shot or a point of view shot so it would reflect how the protagonist is feeling due to

the cut on her hand.

Jumping to the final shot, as the other shots should be simple to do; this would be the most important shot of the film as this would be the last shot the audience sees of our film, meaning it should be the most memorable to make our opening two minutes stand out from the rest. This shot may need to be taken a few times so we can have various takes of the same shot, meaning we can get the perfect one! We should also make sure the background music sets the tension, for example when she opens the door the

music goes silent and then a loud sound ends the scene. This would create another and final enigma of what she is looking at and most importantly who is standing behind her...