Process of storyboarding

This week, we began the process of creating our storyboard, which would assist us in creating a logical order for shooting. We had to finalise our main idea, and then began to create specific shots and construct each shot. A storyboard is designed to provide an accurate technical account of all aspects of sound and vision and to act as a guide for the crew on shoot, and to assist the editor in constructing the time line. Our story board provides specific details of
- Location
- Shot/Movement
- Sound
- Lighting
- Edit Transition
- Timing

We then work out the finally story, the elements of it, and the order in which it would go. We then wrote up a draft of the order in which each shot would go, had it reviewed by our teacher and then could go on. We split the shots between our group, and used the template provided to start filling in the story board. This was then printed off so we could draw the pictures on it, to show the action and what is happening in the shot.

These are our Shots

• Point of view – First tarot card is revealed with first credits.
• Extreme Close-up – Ryan’s hand drawing chalk line on the floor.
• Extreme Close-up – Dead woman’s face, with her eyes covered in a blindfold.
• Extreme Close-up – Ryan’s hand placing a candle, it then lights itself.
• Point of view – Second tarot card is revealed with next credits.
• Wide Shot – Amber peering round top of the stairs and starts to walk the first few stairs.
• Point of view – through handheld, Amber walking down the stairs and opens the door to the basement.
• Point of view – Third tarot card is revealed with next credits.
• Wide Shot - Basement, dark room with candle, bodies and a vague shape on the floor.
• Wide Shot – Candle in foreground and Amber entering in background, she hears heavy footsteps, and runs into the corner.
• Point of view – Fourth tarot card is revealed with next credits.
• Wide Shot – Silhouette of Ryan in doorway.
• Wide Shot – Candle in foreground and Ryan entering in background, he starts moving towards one of the bodies.
• Mid-shot (lower half of torso) – Face in foreground and heavy boots walking towards the head. They stop, and then Ryan bends down to face.
• Wide Shot – Ryan reaches towards the face of the body and in the background Amber crouching in corner she shuffles to make a noise, Ryan spins.
• Point of View – From Amber of Ryan spinning to look at her.
• Close-Up – Amber’s reaction to his spin.
• Point of view – Fifth tarot card is revealed with next credits.
• Extreme Close Up – Candle goes out.
• Extreme Close Up -> Wide Shot (Birds Eye View) – Reveal of pentagram.