STORYBOARD FOR PRELIMINARY TASK

Shannon Horton

STILL 1

This is a Long Shot (LS) of an actor on the outside of a door. This isn’t the main establishing shot, yet it creates an image to the audience of where the character is. I will use this shot to highlight the fear within the character, and the symbolism of the door signifies that they feel trapped. This evokes the initial emotions thrillers do within an audience

STILL 2

This is a shot of a stick breaking. It will be a Close-up/Extreme Close-up and the angle will be slightly downward. This establishes a second actor and is the cause of the other characters’ fear. This will create tension within the audience.

STILL 3

The next image will be a shot of a microphone. It will be a Point Of View shot and will be a Close-up. This creates the idea that the character is a type of journalist/reporter. This will build pathos in the scenes as the microphone is actually a symbol-how social media is constantly around us, possibly killing us.

STILL 4

This will be a shot of two people arguing. It will be a Medium-Shot with a Side-profiled angle (A.K.A Taken from the actors side-profile). This will create the impression of someone watching them-imposing on their privacy. This will increase the already high tension on the couple. This will also symbolize the breaking down of relationships due to social pressure and social networking.

STILL 5The next still will be of actor 1 looking up at a house. This will be a panning shot from the house to the actor. This will also be an over-the-shoulder shot (when it reaches said actor). This will imply that there is something in the house that he is actively looking for. Alternatively, this could symbolize that there is someone watching him. This double entendre allows the audience to decipher their own meaning of the shot, even if both ideas are malevolent

STILL 6

The next shot will be of a woman seated on a chair/stairs nearing the front door of the house featuring in the previous shot. This will be a down-ward angle of the girl, possibly showing innocence. Slowly, the actress will look up to show that she seems almost numb to everything around her. This will build a suspicion in the audience as she has defied the prior thought to innocence with her numb expression.

STILL 7This shot will be after a fade transition. This will feature Actor 1 and actor 3 (actor 2, the female actor 1 was arguing with in still 4, is not present in this scene). This angle will be a low angle, but in the way where the camera has been evidently placed low-down. Both actors will be in shot-in a mid-shot fashion, yet the camera will be placed in a shot where it seems that someone else is watching the,. This increases the already high curiosity and fear within the audience.

STILL 8This shot will be in slow-motion as actor 1 proceeds to kill actor 3. The shot will pan downward as actor 3 dies, and the angle will slowly increase to be that of a high-angle. This symbolizes the soul leaving the body as death takes life away. However, when the shot pans back to the body, there is implied life still within the body, implying that her “presence” is still felt within the actor. This gives the impression of the almost immortality of madness.

STILL 9

Although the image quality is poor, this is intended to be a shot of a road. This will be a shot filmed whilst walking, slightly tilted. This either gives the impression of someone being followed or exploring the area around them, like they’re seeing it for the first time. This symbolizes new life and conveys and image of dark intentions due to the dark contrast that will be placed over this shot through editing.

STILL 10

This shot will be a medium shot of actor 3’s legs hanging limply (implying suicide). The camera will be tilted filming this angle as it implies twisted reality-the actor has already been killed surely? We saw that for ourselves? The meaning will not be clear to the audience, creating the opportunity to adapt to the shot, creating their own meaning, through their own experiences.

STILL 11

This shot will be a Close-up of Actor 1’s face. The shot will be imposing, and therefore ominous. This shows him sleeping, to darting awake. Showing this will show that he has been hurt somehow. The editing pace now will be fast so this shot will be brief, showing the anxious, quick-thinking of the male.

CAST LIST

Gage Hatton-Lepine - Actor 1

Bethany Sylvia “Shep” - Actor

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Shannon Horton - Actor 3