Storyboards

Storyboards

Below are all the storyboards that we have created. In order for us to plan our opening sequence we needed to create a storyboard so that we could decide on what shot types we wanted to use as well as how long these would last on screen. Even though we had lots of ideas we needed to get them on paper, firstly so we didn't forget them but also so we can see if it is long enough and whether it would actually work. To be able to produce these quickly but effectively we assigned specific tasks within creating it to each member of the group. So we had one person making a list of titles we needed to use, one person drawing, one person colouring and one person working out the timing. This meant every one in the group was pro active and the task was completely correctly.

This is a spider diagram we created to decide on the titles we needed for our opening sequence. Our storyboards needed to include the titles so one person wrote a list of the titles that needed to be included and then with our help we decide on who would be what. Even though we are only producing the first two minutes, we needed to remember that other people would feature later on in the film therefore we would need to include them in our titles so we made up some names for actors/actresses. We continued to check back in our notes to check we were using all the correct titles that followed a conventional opening sequence of a thriller.

This is one sheet from our storyboards. It conveys a mixture of shots we are going to use. We decided that we would draw out the shots and then decide on the order of which they appear. This meant more than one person could draw and then the shots would be done quicker and then we could cut them up and rearrange them. We had to make sure our timings were sensible and not too quick or too long. Even though this may not be exactly how it will happen when filming and editing it gives us a outline to follow so we know what we are doing.

This is one of our main storyboards which reveal parts of the character. These were probably the easiest shots to draw because we knew exactly how we wanted them to be. We wanted shots of the body and then a shot of the whole body because it would help us withhold the information and begin to reveal clues of who the person is. 

This was also a very important storyboard because it included shots of the setting so the audience can have an understanding of where they are. We wanted to cut between lots of shots to create intensity and worry the audience as to what's to follow. Some of these shots involved lots of sound so we made sure we made notes of what sounds would be heard.

 These shots display what happens near the end of the scene. It highlights the last shot of the phone where the time rewinds and goes back to the beginning. When drawing all of these we tried to make sure we had the same colours etc throughout to demonstrate how it is the same person and the consistency throughout.