Here me and my group have put all our ideas down and produced a story board for the film opening of our film Parental Figure.

1. Draft Story Board-
We createdourstory board as a draft to beginwithinordertoallow usto make some slight
alterationsthatstill neededdoingandtoalso determinewhatexactlywill happenwithinour
opening.Thisthenmeantthatwe were able tohave multiple ideaand decidedwhichideaslooked
the bestwithinourfilmopening.
Final Story Boards-

2. For our openingshotwe decidedthatwe woulddoanestablishingshottoallow the audience to
establishoutfilm.We alsodecidedtohave itas a panningshotbecause thenitwill show the
juxtapositionof the nature andthe abandonedhouse whichwillcreate enigmaforthe audience.We
alsodecidedtoinclude diegeticsoundof the nature to create more enigmabutalsomake the film
openingseemrealistic. We will include natural lightingtoalsomake the scene realistic.
For the secondshotwe also decidedtodoanotherpanningshot.Thisisgoingto be slow pacedand
it startsfor the crime board on the rightto the actor, Joel rockinginthe corner.We have decidedto
include eeriemusictosetthe scene forthe audience withinthe firstfew seconds.Also,forsoundwe
have decidedtoinclude Joel murmuring“I’ve letyoudown,I’msorry”to againcreate enigmaas to
whatis wrongwithhim.Also,we have diegeticsoundof some shufflingof feet. Natural lightingwill
be include againtoso that it isa horror for the dark lightingandalsomake itrealistic. Includedon
the board will be ourproductionlogoasthe title of the newspaperandthe producersanddirectors
of the filmwrittenonthe board/newspapertocreate subtleness.Whichshowsthatthe
For our thirdshotwe are goingto have a still close up.Thisisto ultimatelyintroduce the character
to the audience alittle better.Forthe soundwe will have Joel whispering“Bonnie”repeatedly. His
eyeswill thenlightuptoshowthatshe is special tohim. Thisisusedto alsoadd enigmatothe
openingasthe audience doesn’tknow whoshe isyet. Also,thereisstill natural lightingincludedfor
the realism.
The fourthshot isfrom the pointof viewof Joel seeingBonnie withinthe doorway.However,itis
alsoa longshotfromwhere Joel isandwhere Bonnie isstood.We see the silhouette of Bonnie.This
isemphasisedbyahighkeylightinorderto be able tosee justa black shadow.Withinthisscene no
soundwill be present.

3. The fifth shotwill be a longshotfrom where Bonnie isstoodtoshow Joel standingup.We will have
himstandingupbut it will looklikehe is‘drunk’(thiswill show he hasbeenlivinginisolationfora
while).Also,the lightingwill returntobeingnatural to againcreate realismbutbecause itisinthe
woodsthe lightingwillbe darkeranditwill foreshadow tothe audience thathe isn’tall he seems.
The onlysoundthat will be presentwillbe fromthe soundof hismovement.
The sixthshotwill be a longshot.Also,itwill trackJoel staggeringfromhispositiontothe doorway
that Bonnie waspreviouslypresentat.Thisshotalsoshowshissilhouettewhilsthe isatthe doorto
signifythathe isbecomingstable again(well whatthe audience willbe thinkingatthispoint).The
soundpresentedwill be fromhisfeetbeingdraggedandthe rubbishonthe floorof the buildingthat
he is steppingon.
The seventhshotwill be apointof viewfromJoel.Also,itwill be handheldtoshow thathe is
disorientated. Thiswill showJoel goingoutthe doorwaybya stepand he seesthe dressof Bonnie
justgoingroundthe corner.The lightingwill be natural againandthe soundwill be Bonnie’s
laughterwhilstshe isskippingaway.
The eighthshotis shownasa longshotof Joel fromthe behindatinthe same positionasshotseven.
Thiswill showthathe is confusedashe is juststoodstill.The soundwill be of Joel screaming
“Bonnie”.Again,the lightingwillbe natural toshow realismthroughout.

4. The ninthshot will be apointof viewshotandagainhandheld.Thiswill show thathe isstill
disorientatedbutdesperatetofindBonnie.Thiswill show Joelfollowingthe dressand goingdown
the corridor he saw herinand endingupoutside.The lighting willbe natural andBonnie’slaughter
will be continued.
Shotten isa lowangle close up handheldshot of Bonnie feetwhilstshe isskipping.There will be
eerie musicplayingtoshowthatsomethingbadisgoingtohappen.Also,there willbe soundof
Bonnie beinghappywhilstshe skipstoshow Joel thatdeathisn’tall thatbad.The lightingwillthen
be natural again.
The eleventhshotisalsoalowangle and handheldshotof Joel’sfeet.Thiswillshow Joel still
staggeringanddisorientatedashe doesn’tknow whatisgoingonor why hischildisthere.
Therefore,itcreate more enigmaforthe audience toputupwith.The lightingisgoingtobe natural
because itwill signifythatthisisactuallyhappening.The soundwill be of Joel still shoutingBonnie.
The twelfthshotagainshowsBonnie’sfeetfromalow angle andhandheldbecause itshowsthatitis
fromher walking.Again,she will still be skippingandbeingportrayedashappy.The lightingwillstill
appearnatural so it still showsthatitis realistic.

5. The thirteenthshotisof Joel’sfeetstillwithalow angle anditshowsthat he is goingupto blocks
that Bonnie hadwalkedtointhe previousshot. The shotisa close upto see whatis happingandto
focuson solelythe feet.ThisisatrackingshotwhichmoveswhenJoel takesastepup the stairs.
There isdiegeticsoundof Joel climbingupthe stairs.The lightingstillappearsnatural tobe able to
still make the audience thinkthatthe filmisreal whichaddsmore uneasytothe audience.
The fourteenthshotisof Joel at the top of the blocks.The shot isstill a close upof Joel fromthe
front.He appearsto be ina contemplationandlooksstraightforwardslookingdirectlythroughthe
noose as if he hasn’tseen.He thenmoves furtherupthe stepsand getsclosertothe noose making
himappearbiggerand the noose soit makesitlooklike whathe isabout to do isn’ta badthing.
Shotfifteenisof the filmtitle.Thiswill be aclose upof the words,butwill be editedin.The letters
will alsothenjustappearrandomlyandeventuallymake the wordsof the title.The backgroundwill
be black to fitwiththe genre.The onlysoundincludedwill be Bonnie’slaughter.
All of these shotswere thoughtoutcarefullyinorder tocreate the atmosphere thatwe were
wantingforour filmopening.Combinedof themcreate averyenigmaticopeningandalsofitswith
the genre of my film.Includingthe editing andthe mise-en-scenethiswillmake aneffective film
opening.