The purpose of a story board is to photograph (draw/digitalise) each and every shot of a film with a list bof key information written underneath it.
Story Boards allow a director to visualise the whole film before filming and also allows the camera person to understand how the film is to be shot.
Story boards also allow you to change elements if they don't work visually before the expensive film making process.
Each frame of a story board should contain the following information :
1. Shot number - each shot of the story board must be numbered so that the intended sequence of shots can be followed
2. Framing - Is the shot a close up ? Medium shot ? Long shot ?
3. Drawing - A drawing visualisation of what is happening in the shot.
4. Action - A breif description of what is happening in the shot
5. Dialogue - Single lines of dialogue may be written
6. Sound effects - Are there any specific sounds, diagetic and non-diagetic sounds ?
Each frame on the story board must have shot descriptors such as FRAMING: MLS, ECU, LS etc.
Also Information on movement and positions such as the following abreviations could be added:
H/A - High Angle
L/A - Low Angle
POV - Point Of View
2-Shot - Two people in a shot
OTS - Over The Shoulder
Track/Dolly - Move camera on wheeled platform
Crab - Sideways move
Pull Focus - Change what is focused on.
For the very first shot, I will carry out a medium cloe up of Angelika, you will only be able to see one of her arms and helf of her body, her face will not be revealed until later on. Her hand will be covered in blood and it will then drip off. When editing i will have to slow down when the blood drops so the audience can clearly see it. At then end of this shot there will be a straight cut to the next shot.
The next few shots (2,3,4) will be of images and newspaper articles that Angelika has collected ever since her parents started abusing her, this will inlcude images of her parents alive and happy, images of them after Angelika has attacked them, and also images of her parents that Angelika has scratched out. These shots will include a variety of transitions, some will have straight cuts in and some will dossolve, especially when i overlap different shots as it makes it look a lot smoother. This will also apply for shots 8 and 10.
Shots 5 and 6 are of Angelika looking at herself in the mirror. They will both be shot in a dark room and I will use the lighting from the camera to see what is happening, which will give it a much more thrillerish look. I will cover the mirror in cling film prior to the filming to give it an almost shattered effect. Angelika will then use a red lipstick to write in the mirror "now it's my turn". Whilst writing this I will be using a variety of different shots and different angles, high angles and low angles, close up shots, medium close up shots.While shewrites "turn" I will include a jump cut between each letter that she writes. While she is kissing the mirror, I will stand looking into the mirror rather than at the side of her watching her doing it.I will then use a straight cut to shot 7 where I will fim an extreme close up of Angelika applying her red lipstick as if she is now ready to kill!
For shots 9,11,13,15 and 16 I will be filming in a local park where there is a long narrow path surrounded in large trees. I will start with an extreme long shot then a few long shots as Angelika is moving closer towards me and then shot 16 will be a medium close up of Angelika looking down then slowly lifting her head up to look into the camera with her evil eyes. I will use straight cuts inbetween these shots and some dissolves when i decide to overlap images.
Shots 12 and 14 will be filmed in my back garden. i wish to film these shots as it's just starting to get dark so therefore some of my shots will be in the compelte darkness, whereby I will use the light off the camera to be able to see. Angelika's parents are dead, sitting against the wall covered in blood and dirt where there bodies have been dragged. I will use a variety of different shots and angles to film these shots as I want the audience to be able to see what Angelika has done to them from every possible angle. I will use plenty of dossolves during these shots especially when i oveerlap different shots.
Throughout the whole of my media production I will use a backing track to make it sound creepy and quite scary. It is called 'samara's song' which has been used in the film 'The Ring'. I believe by using a non diegetic sound it will compliment my production and give it more of a thriller feel.
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