Media Studies film storyboard (Ben Christian Clegg)
1. My Storyboard By Ben Christian Clegg AS Media Studies
2. Opening sequence with film company logo. Eerie voice says “paradox pictures” 0-4 seconds Paradox ictures
3. Starts with a close up of the characters face then zooms out to see them sitting on the edge of the bed, this in in full colour 4-9 seconds
4. The actor begins to speak, quite normally at first (Describing a party scene) 9 – 15 seconds
5. Camera cuts a party scene, with people laughing and joking, drinking 15 – 17 seconds
6. The actor elaborates on his story and at some point uses a sinister or more negative work such as “dark” or “evil” “the accident” 17 – 22 seconds
7. At the point of the negative word, the camera will jump to a close up of the actors mouth as it is said and the shot will turn from colour, immediately to black and white. 22 – 24 seconds
8. A slow motion shot of a glass full of an alcoholic beverage being dropped, smashing and spilling all over the floor, black and white 24 – 26 seconds
10. At this point the shot will jump to a POV shot of someone looking round in a woods or forest, heavy breathing and panting will be heard. All while the intensity of the eerie music continues to rise 35 – 40 seconds
11. The shot then cuts back to the actor as he continues to deliver more dialogue “she wants revenge” “I'm scared”, using various different angles and shots (all of the following dialogue sequences following this will be in black and white) close up shows will be used to show emotion 40 - 45
12. A close up shot of the actors hand will be used, he will be gripping the bed or another object to show nervousness and fear 45 – 47 seconds
13. Various scenes of the actor running through the woods will be shown 47 – 57 seconds
14. More dialogue from the actor “I just kept running and running and running, I didn’t even know what I was running from” 57 - 1.05
15. A shot of the actor sprinting towards the camera 1.05 - 1.10
16. Then another shot of the actor sprinting as he runs past the camera and deeper in the woods 1.10 - 1.15
17. Actor dialogue “I could of done more to help, I SHOULD of done more to help” emphasis on the word “should” 1.15 – 1.20
18. A shot of a second actor shouting “what have you done!” (at a party scene) 1.20 – 1.22
19. More dialogue “in fact I shouldn’t have done what I did in the first place, it was wrong, but I never intended to hurt her” 1.22 – 1.27
20. Cuts to a beverage with a tablet visibly dissolving in it 1.27 – 1.30
21. More dialogue “I didn’t mean to, I swear I didn’t, I just wished she knew that” 1.30 – 1.34
22. Over the shoulder shot as the actor turns and sees a fence and turns towards it then runs up to it (in the woods) 1.34 – 1.38
23. POV shot as the actor climbs over the fence then reaches into his pocket and pulls out a car key, then looks towards a car and presses the FOB 1.38 -1.44
24. Shot of the actor running and reaching for the car door 1.44 – 1.47
25. POV shot of actor opening door, getting into car, closing the door and turning the ignition 1.47 – 1.50
26. Shot of car lights turning on and the car speeding off 1.50 – 1.53
27. Shot of dialogue, close up of actors face “I’m safe now, but for how long?” 1.53 – 1.56
28. Shot abruptly switches to a large title screen of the name of the film (yet undecided) accompanied by a loud sharp sudden sinister noise 1.56 – 2.00 ^^^^ EXAMPLE ONLY ^^^^
Editor's Notes
Opening sequence with film company logo. Eerie voice says “paradox pictures” 0-4 seconds
Starts with a close up of the characters face then zooms out to see them sitting on the edge of the bed, this in in full colour 4-9 seconds
The actor begins to speak, quite normally at first (Describing a party scene) 9 – 15 seconds
Camera cuts a party scene, with people laughing and joking, drinking 15 – 17 seconds
The actor elaborates on his story and at some point uses a sinister or more negative work such as “dark” or “evil” “the accident” 17 – 22 seconds
At the point of the negative word, the camera will jump to a close up of the actors mouth as it is said and the shot will turn from colour, immediately to black and white. 22 – 24 seconds
A slow motion shot of a glass full of an alcoholic beverage being dropped, smashing and spilling all over the floor, black and white 24 – 26 seconds
The actor will continue to talk 26 - 35
At this point the shot will jump to a POV shot of someone looking round in a woods or forest, heavy breathing and panting will be heard. All while the intensity of the eerie music continues to rise 35 – 40 seconds
The shot then cuts back to the actor as he continues to deliver more dialogue “she wants revenge” “I'm scared”, using various different angles and shots (all of the following dialogue sequences following this will be in black and white) close up shows will be used to show emotion 40 - 45
A close up shot of the actors hand will be used, he will be gripping the bed or another object to show nervousness and fear 45 – 47 seconds
Various scenes of the actor running through the woods will be shown 47 – 57 seconds
More dialogue from the actor “I just kept running and running and running, I didn’t even know what I was running from” 57 - 1.05
A shot of the actor sprinting towards the camera 1.05 - 1.10
Then another shot of the actor sprinting as he runs past the camera and deeper in the woods 1.10 - 1.15
Actor dialogue “I could of done more to help, I SHOULD of done more to help” emphasis on the word “should” 1.15 – 1.20
A shot of a second actor shouting “what have you done!” (at a party scene) 1.20 – 1.22
More dialogue “in fact I shouldn’t have done what I did in the first place, it was wrong, but I never intended to hurt her” 1.22 – 1.27
Cuts to a beverage with a tablet visibly dissolving in it 1.27 – 1.30
More dialogue “I didn’t mean to, I swear I didn’t, I just wished she knew that” 1.30 – 1.34
Over the shoulder shot as the actor turns and sees a fence and turns towards it then runs up to it (in the woods) 1.34 – 1.38
POV shot as the actor climbs over the fence then reaches into his pocket and pulls out a car key, then looks towards a car and presses the FOB 1.38 -1.44
Shot of the actor running and reaching for the car door 1.44 – 1.47
POV shot of actor opening door, getting into car, closing the door and turning the ignition 1.47 – 1.50
Shot of car lights turning on and the car speeding off 1.50 – 1.53
Shot of dialogue, close up of actors face “I’m safe now, but for how long?” 1.53 – 1.56
Shot abruptly switches to a large title screen of the name of the film (yet undecided) accompanied by a loud sharp sudden sinister noise 1.56 – 2.00