2. An old man revisits his old prison where he
spent most of his life and remembers his times
there, similarly to the Titanic movie. In his
flashback, he reminisces on the people he met,
the lessons he learned, and how he escaped to
return to his family.
We came up with the idea of basing our film off
a prisoner because my dad owns an abandoned
prison. We thought this would be a good way
to have something original and all liked the
idea of having a Titanic-like plot to our movie.
Movie Pitch
3. Opens to prison and man and grandson
walking through old building while talking.
Goes into old cell, which then transitions into a
flashback.
Sitting in cell while guard opens the door to
introduce new cell mate. They begin talking
about how they got there, their personal life,
how the main character has been there for 15
years, etc.
Begin talking about escaping, first as a joke, but
then seriously.
Have various different struggles in regards to
escaping, such as troubles with guards and
other inmates.
After 5 years of trying, they finally make it out
and the man returns to his family.
Returns back to present time with grandson.
Outline
4. Storyboard
• Establishing shot faded it to show the location of the
film. This helps in introducing the setting.
• Wide shot using and steadicam inside the church at
the prison to show the prison is abandoned.
5. Storyboard
• Tracking across empty cells to show no one is there.
• High angle using a pan to show the two levels of the
prison.
• Dolly/ Two shot to introduce the characters.
6. Storyboard
• High angle/ aerial to show extent of the prisons size.
• Wide shot/ slow dolly backwards as Grandpa stops,
showing him taking in the prison. Dialogue: “It’s
been over 20 years since I’ve stepped foot on this
prison.”
• Over the shoulder and dialogue to show grandson in
concerned. “You okay Grandpa?” We don’t have to
keep going.”
7. Storyboard
• Medium shot using dialogue: “I’m fine son. Let’s
go.” This shows the grandpa putting his hand on
his shoulder to is okay to continue.
• Wide shot showing Grandpa pointing while
saying “You see that building over there? That’s
my building.
• An eyeline match is used to show what he was
pointing at in the previous shot
8. Storyboard
• Close up of warning sign outside building, creating
a tense feeling.
• Symmetry is used as well as dialogue: “I promise
we weren’t all that dangerous.” This shows he is
trying to ease the kid’s worries from the sign.
• Dialogue continues: “Grandpa, what were you you
in for?” showing the kid is curious after seeing the
sign.
9. Storyboard
• Slow dolly backwards as they enter the building.
Instead of answering the question, the
grandfather replies “Oh wow.”
• On ground level using framing to show just his
feet in a short take as his steps echo through the
building showing his amazement with his slow
steps.
• A dolly forward towards his cell as he saws
“There it is”.
10. Storyboard
• Slow zoom into cell as he saws “Here, right
here. This was where it all began.” followed by
a sting to prepare for the flashback.
11. Our project aims to portray an ex-convict
coming back to his old prison, to return to his
old days in prison to help his grandson with a
project. In the film we aim to show how the
man has changed since his days in prison and
how he has turned his life around for his
family.
Meaning
12. We plan on filming our video the week before
Spring Break (next week) so we can begin
editing once we return to class.
Work Timeline
13. The filming will take place at the prison.
The characters will be Cole Smith acting as the
grandfather and Max Lopez as the grandson.
Location and Characters
