Individual Storyboards - Miss Miller

Individual Storyboards

Introduction

Storyboards are an important factor in the production of any film.Using storyboards makes filming and capturing certain needed shots on set just that little bit easier. Storyboards generally include the camera angles that you plan used for each shot and how long those shots are going to last. The storyboards on the right that I have created included the camera angles of the scenes, the locations that we will use to film, the iconography we will include, the lighting, the actors, the sound, the editing and a brief description of the narrative. They are all essential aspects to include in a storyboard so that those involved with the filming of a film know exactly when and where they are needed.

Myself, Chloe and Miranda have all created individual storyboards which consist  of 20 various frames which we wish to include when filming our thriller opening sequence. However, as a group we will collectively use our three storyboards to produce a final group storyboard which we will use when it come to filming our thriller opening sequence.  We have created our own individual storyboards first because it has given us individually a chance to decide how we would like the film film to pan out. 





Frame 1

The first scene that I drew onto my storyboard, is the scene where both girls are in the car, driving down an empty road by a forest headed to a party. In some ways this gives the audience the impression that the girls are safely on their way to the party. The  location of this scene is an empty road near the forest, the shot should last roughly 5 seconds. The entire opening sequence that we will produce is supposed to roughly last 2-3 minutes. The first frame will include parallel sound of the car as it drives across the scree. This will reinforce that the focus of the shot is on the car. 

 Frame 6

Frame 6 is when the audience get their first real feel the presence of antagonist within the sequence although the antagonist in our thriller opening sequence isn't actually seen, his identity concealed throughout but the audience is given an insight into the perspective of antagonist which will enable the audience to be able to build a relationship with the character.  This would be considered conventional of the thriller genre because unknown identity themes are very common and can create mystery and enigma for the audience, making the audience question who the character is and what his intentions are. Also, the location of the frame is in the forest as are the majority of our frames. Therefore, lighting will be natural rather dim. The use of low key lighting and shadows add a sense of unknown to the sequence and add tension to the opening sequence. 

Frame 11

Frame 11 uses POV shot, from the antagonists perspective I decided on this because it creates a sense of excitement as it is the first glimpse of the antagonist the audience receive which in turn keeps the audience's eyes glued to the screen hoping that more will be revealed. Additionally i think it would be effective to add on screen sound of crunching leaves as the audience see the antagonists pace increase. This should produce tension as the audience wonder is Gemma is aware of his presence or is she is able to hear the loud rustling of leaves too. This is conventional of a thriller as it heightens the state of excitement and makes the audience feel apprehensive as it is presumed the antagonist's intentions may be somewhat sinister due to previous behaviour captured in the sequence such as him stalking the the two girls as if they were prey.  

Frame 20

Frame 20 is the final frame that I  have decided on. Frame 20 consists of the sequence finishing with a  fade out to black which will hopefully produce enigma which is very conventional of the thriller genre our opening sequence belongs to. The camera shot that I decided to use was a zoom out as it depicts the entire scene showing the antagonist walking away from the scene of the crime and reveals Gemma's body lying still on the forest floor, presumably dead to the audience. The intention of including this within the final frame is to leave the audience in shock and suspense demanding to know what happens next.  

Conclusion

In conclusion,  creating these storyboards will help us thoroughly to go through our idea and make sure we are all clear of what is going to happen so we don't have any confusions. Creating the storyboards has also made my group and I more aware about what camera angles and editing styles we are going to use during and after filming, this will benefit us as we will be able to make sure our camera angles work with what type of atmosphere we are trying to create and allow us to plan what we are going to do with our work to make it the most effective we can.