FILM: Storyboard

The storyboard has to be arranged efficiently so that we are able to visualize how the short film will look. This allows us to be organised and have a general idea about what the scene will contain and what camera movements/angles/frames will involved. Therefore, my partner and I worked together and drew a sequence of pictures in a particular shot e.g. 'close up', medium shot', 'long shot' etc, angle e.g point-of- view etc and movement e.g. Tracking {dollying}, Pan or Hand-held camera etc which we felt would create the right effect and will make it interesting for the viewers. We wrote down the 'edit' in between each scene, as all the techniques such as the different continuous cuts and shots that we have decided to use should naturally flow from one to another, making them not noticeable to the audience. In order to do this, we will use 'Continuity Editing', which makes the work of the editor invisible as possible. On the editing system, we will develop editing skills and find different effects that we could add to what we have filmed. This would make it look more interesting and effective and also emphasise the meaning of the film, which will have an impact on the audience.

A storyboard also allows us to plan the timing specifically, as we can arrange the amount of scenes the film will include and estimate how long each one will last. This is so that the short film doesn't run over the maximum time that we are allowed.

This is the storyboard my partner and I produced once we had our storyline in mind:

Before creating our storyboard, we parcipated in a practice task which gave us the opportunity to learn more about using the camera and we were able t screen test different angles and how diegetic sound is picked up. We were able to experience filming, which will make us feel more confident when filming the main short film project. We were able to how a simple storyline can be told through the effect of camera angles. We began with a point of view shot, showing a smart dressed boy walking towards the camera, which would be a person. The effect of the shot is so that the audience feel like they can see through the eyes of someone else, however, they first of all can't see who this is in the sequence. It then cuts to a medium shot of the boy slightly pushing past the a young girl's shoulder. We were also able to think about mise en scene, as we filmed the sequence in a corridor and used a prop, such as a folder, which shows and represents that they are students. The camera is then focused on a folder that has been dropped on the floor, caused by the slight push against her shoulder. You first see her hands picking up the folder, as the camera follows her standing back up. The viewer can then see the boy helping her. The 180 degree rule is used, as the boy apologises to her and she assures him that it is ok. Characters within the same scene should always have the same left/right relationship to each other. We were able to experience filming shots that we have learnt about and analysed. The sequence ends with another point of view shot, which is structural to the beginning. The girl continues to walk and she stares back to find him staring at her. This can suggest that they like each other. Several camera techniques can be used within a shot sequence to make it more interesting for the audience and emphasise certain things e.g. when camera focuses on the folder - did the boy do this on purpose as an excuse to talk to her? emphasises they are students. Is there something in the folder? - This would make the audience want to continue watching to see what happens.