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1. STORYBOARD

2. ■ Not all images are accurate/ reflect the exact way I want my scenes to look like.

3. ■ Alarm clock rings.
■ Low key lighting
■ Only diegetic sound of alarm
 Protagonist turns off alarm
 Identity of protagonist is hidden
 Still low key lighting
 Sound – completely silent
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4. 3
■ Identity of protagonist is still
hidden
■ Lighting is a little brighter
■ Sound – of feet reaching the
floor
4
 Shot of stays still for a few
seconds
 No sound

5. 5
■ Diegetic sound of walking
■ Wide shot
■ Lighting is still dark but things in scene
are visible
 Bird’s eye view of cup of coffee
 High key lighting
6

6. 7
■ Close up shot of protagonist
taking daily tablet.
 Diegetic sound of the protagonist
swallowing the tablet.
8

7. 9
■ Close up shot of half empty
cup of coffee.
■ Sound of protagonist
sighing.
10
 Protagonist’s identity is finally
partially revealed.
 Walking on sidewalk with earphones
on.
 Sound- voicemail form phone
 Over the shoulder shot
 High key lighting/blue filter

8. ■ Close up of bubble gum
exploding.
■ Sound- loud ‘pop’ (end of
voicemail sound linked to
pop of gum.
11 12
 Obnoxiously loud diegetic
sound of only chewing
 Shot is still in close up.

9. ■ Wide shot with lots of
head room.
■ Still atmosphere
■ Background music
(quiet).
■ Very bright high key
lighting
13 14
 Diegetic sound of game
 Stranger playing game on phone
 Over the shoulder shot.

10. ■ Close up of part of the clock
in the waiting room.
■ Diegetic sound of ticking.
■ high key lighting.
15 16
 Over the shoulder shot of
protagonist on escalator going up.
 Diegetic sound of escalator.
 Yellow toned filter.

11. ■ Diegetic sound of printer
printing out paper continuously.
■ High key lighting
17 18
 Diegetic sound of keys opening
door.
 Close up shot of lock & hand.

12. ■ Sound of elevator voice and doors
closing.
■ Close up shot of hands pressing
buttons.
19 20
 Diegetic sound of pen crossing off
days off the calendar.
 Close up shot.
 High key lighting.

13. ■ Black screen
■ Non diegetic sound of background
(school sounds – bell ringing,
people talking).
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 Protagonist opens locker and puts
books inside.
 Diegetic sound of opening locker.
 Close up shot of face.

14. ■ Black screen from closed
locker.
■ Sound of locker closing
loudly
23
Scenes 12 – 23 are repeated twice more in fast
paced cuts with louder/more extenuated diegetic
sound

15.  Profile (extreme close up) of other character
talking.
25
 Wide shot of both characters having
dialogue.
 Blue toned lighting
 Only dialogue no other sound.

16. ■ Shot with lots of head room
■ Low key lighting (only source of
light is computer).
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 Extreme close up of protagonist’s
eyes.
 Reflection of screen onto glasses
 Low key lighting still.
 Sound of typing on keyboard.

17. ■ Profile shot
■ Medium close up
■ Sound- advert played on repeat
and sound of keys.
28 29
 Sound of laptop being closed.

18. ■ Yellow toned lighting
■ Close up shot of notebook
■ No sound
30 31
 Book is opened

19. ■ Extreme close up shot of what the
protagonist is writing.
■ Sound – voice over/narration
32
 Moving shots of images relating to
what the voice over is talking
about.
33

20. ■ Close up shot of book with
voice over.  Moving shots of images
relating to what the voice
over is talking about.
34
35

21. ■ Very wide shot of urban setting
with voice over.
■ Light goes on and off.
36 37
 Very wide shot of urban setting
with voice over.
 Light goes on and off
 Voice over stops
 Ticking sound comes on

22. ■ Scenes missing (to be completed)

23. ■ Close up shot of eyes
closed.
■ Music from previous
scenes is still playing.
■ Gel lighting/ high key
lighting (?)
• Close up shot of eyes opening
• Music comes to an abrupt end.

24. ■ Recall from opening
scene
■ Alarm clock goes off
■ Only diegetic sound
is present
P A R A C O S M
• Title pops on & off simultaneously as
the sound of the alarm
• Every time it pops back on it’s a
different colour (neon colours to
remind of previous scene).