Preliminary Planning:
Story Board
Grace, Chloe, Natasha & Kirsten
• Chloe is texting Natasha,
asking her to meet her
• Close up, dissolves to the
next shot
• 4 seconds
• Natasha receives Chloe
messages
• Close up, fades to the next
shot
• ½ second
• Chloe begins to walk towards
the table where she’s
meeting Natasha
• Low angle long shot, pans
from her feet to her face,
dissolves to the next shot
• 6 seconds
• Chloe walks towards the
table and sits down
• Long shot, from behind,
dissolves to the next shot
• 3 seconds
• Natasha walks towards the
door and grabs the handle to
leave
• Pans from Natasha to the
door, tracks her steps
• 2 seconds
• Natasha is opening the
door a little bit
• Close up, dissolves to the
next shot
• ½ second
• Natasha fully opens the
door and walks out
• Medium, long shot, from
the front, dissolves to the
next shot
• 3 seconds
• Natasha is walking closer
to the table in order to
meet Chloe
• Mid shot, from the side,
pans from Natasha to the
table
• 3 seconds
• Natasha arrives at the
table and greets Chloe:
“Hey, how’ve you been? I
haven’t seen you in a
while.”
• Long shot, two shot,
establishing shot –
showing the central setting
• 4 seconds
• Chloe is responding to
Natasha’s question: “Yeah
it’s been so long. I’m not
bad, you?”
• Over the shoulder
• 3 seconds
• Natasha is responding to
Chloe’s response: “Yeah,
I’m good, just been busy”
• Over the shoulder, shot
reverse shot
• 2 seconds
• Natasha remembers that
there is something she
needs to tell Chloe, and is
surprised when she
remembers: “I’ve got to
tell you!”
• Chloe’s point of view
• 2 seconds
• Chloe is reacting to what
Natasha has just said with
a worried facial expression:
“Is it Tyrone? Your
parents? What’s wrong?”
• Natasha’s point of view
• 2 seconds
• Natasha and Chloe are
conversing about Natasha’s
news: “Well, basically, you
know the other
day?...Actually never
mind”, “Oh tell me, please
don’t be annoying”
• Long/two shot
• 7 seconds
• Natasha is getting
increasingly irritated at
Chloe’s pleas: “Just let it
go, I shouldn’t have said
anything”
• Close up
• 2 seconds
• Natasha and Chloe
continue their
conversation, and Chloe
begins to get more angry
at the fact that Natasha
won’t tell her: “No, it’s
clearly important!”
• Long/two shot
• 2 seconds
• Natasha is getting very
agitated at Chloe: “Look,
you wouldn’t understand”
• Close up
• 2 seconds
• Chloe slams her hand on
the table out of anger
• Close up, dissolves to the
next shot
• 1 second
• Chloe pushes her chair out
and gets ready to walk
away, reaching her peak
• Low angle, long shot
• 1 second
• Chloe is fully stood up,
displaying and voicing her
irritation towards Natasha:
“I’m so sick of you keeping
everything from me!”
• Low angle, mid shot
• 2 seconds
• Natasha calmly replies to
Chloe’s outburst, in
attempt to calm the
atmosphere: “Honestly
Chloe, you’re being
pathetic. Just stop it”
• Chloe’s point of view, high
angle
• 3 seconds
• Chloe decides she’s had
enough and walks angrily
away from the table: “You
know what? I’ve had
enough. I’m so done with
you”
• Natasha’s point of view,
low angle
• 2 seconds
• Chloe is walking away, fast
paced, intense footsteps
• Close up, pans sideways to
upwards
• 2 seconds
• Chloe looks behind her
one last time to highlight
her anger, and then turns
and walks away
• Medium, long shot, from
the back
• 3 seconds
• Natasha holds a distressed
facial expression as she
watches Chloe walk away,
so she decides to get up
and follow her: “Chloe,
wait!”
• Mid shot, pan as she walks
away
• 2 seconds

Prelim research story board

  • 1.
  • 2.
    • Chloe istexting Natasha, asking her to meet her • Close up, dissolves to the next shot • 4 seconds • Natasha receives Chloe messages • Close up, fades to the next shot • ½ second • Chloe begins to walk towards the table where she’s meeting Natasha • Low angle long shot, pans from her feet to her face, dissolves to the next shot • 6 seconds • Chloe walks towards the table and sits down • Long shot, from behind, dissolves to the next shot • 3 seconds • Natasha walks towards the door and grabs the handle to leave • Pans from Natasha to the door, tracks her steps • 2 seconds • Natasha is opening the door a little bit • Close up, dissolves to the next shot • ½ second • Natasha fully opens the door and walks out • Medium, long shot, from the front, dissolves to the next shot • 3 seconds • Natasha is walking closer to the table in order to meet Chloe • Mid shot, from the side, pans from Natasha to the table • 3 seconds • Natasha arrives at the table and greets Chloe: “Hey, how’ve you been? I haven’t seen you in a while.” • Long shot, two shot, establishing shot – showing the central setting • 4 seconds • Chloe is responding to Natasha’s question: “Yeah it’s been so long. I’m not bad, you?” • Over the shoulder • 3 seconds
  • 3.
    • Natasha isresponding to Chloe’s response: “Yeah, I’m good, just been busy” • Over the shoulder, shot reverse shot • 2 seconds • Natasha remembers that there is something she needs to tell Chloe, and is surprised when she remembers: “I’ve got to tell you!” • Chloe’s point of view • 2 seconds • Chloe is reacting to what Natasha has just said with a worried facial expression: “Is it Tyrone? Your parents? What’s wrong?” • Natasha’s point of view • 2 seconds • Natasha and Chloe are conversing about Natasha’s news: “Well, basically, you know the other day?...Actually never mind”, “Oh tell me, please don’t be annoying” • Long/two shot • 7 seconds • Natasha is getting increasingly irritated at Chloe’s pleas: “Just let it go, I shouldn’t have said anything” • Close up • 2 seconds • Natasha and Chloe continue their conversation, and Chloe begins to get more angry at the fact that Natasha won’t tell her: “No, it’s clearly important!” • Long/two shot • 2 seconds • Natasha is getting very agitated at Chloe: “Look, you wouldn’t understand” • Close up • 2 seconds • Chloe slams her hand on the table out of anger • Close up, dissolves to the next shot • 1 second • Chloe pushes her chair out and gets ready to walk away, reaching her peak • Low angle, long shot • 1 second • Chloe is fully stood up, displaying and voicing her irritation towards Natasha: “I’m so sick of you keeping everything from me!” • Low angle, mid shot • 2 seconds
  • 4.
    • Natasha calmlyreplies to Chloe’s outburst, in attempt to calm the atmosphere: “Honestly Chloe, you’re being pathetic. Just stop it” • Chloe’s point of view, high angle • 3 seconds • Chloe decides she’s had enough and walks angrily away from the table: “You know what? I’ve had enough. I’m so done with you” • Natasha’s point of view, low angle • 2 seconds • Chloe is walking away, fast paced, intense footsteps • Close up, pans sideways to upwards • 2 seconds • Chloe looks behind her one last time to highlight her anger, and then turns and walks away • Medium, long shot, from the back • 3 seconds • Natasha holds a distressed facial expression as she watches Chloe walk away, so she decides to get up and follow her: “Chloe, wait!” • Mid shot, pan as she walks away • 2 seconds