The storyboard document outlines scenes from a short film depicting a female protagonist who overdoses in her bathroom. The first scene shows her lifeless in the bath after overdosing. The second scene takes place in her ballet studio where she dances rigidly, showing stress. The third scene shows her dancing freely in an open space, representing freedom from oppression. Subsequent scenes depict her facing abuse from her father and rejection from her dance academy, culminating in her dancing aggressively before being interrupted and slapped by her father. The final scene returns to the bathroom where she takes pills to end her life, completing the circular narrative.

1. Here We Are -
Storyboard

2. The first scene starts with the shot of the main character who is in the bath, and has overdosed. It is a mid
shot of her upper mid-riff to face. The inspiration from this shot comes from the music video of
‘Breezeblocks’. Other shots will include the ‘lifeless hand’ (as seen in the screenshot). The camera then
zooms into her motionless eye and zooms back out to act as a transition to the next scene.

3. The second scene goes into the studio, where the female protagonist is tying
her ballet shoes up. The lighting in the studio is monotone, to represent the
bleak situation the protagonist faces. In the rest of the scene, we are going to
use shots of her dancing around the studio, rather rigidly, showing her stress
and aggression. The screenshots shown, are the inspiration for this scene.

4. The third scene transitions into, the protagonist dancing in her ‘free space’. The
location of choice is still being finalised but with Dunston Common and Caistor St
Edmund as potential locations, due to their open spaces. We want the open space
to represent her freedom and liberation from oppression. The dancing in this scene,
will be more fluid. There will be a range of long shots, and close ups to emphasise
the freedom and fluidity of her dancing. The lighting will be bright to signify her
happiness.

5. The next scene takes place in the protagonists house; where she is sitting watching a dance
recital on TV. As she is doing this, her father walks in, drunk and abusive. He gets
aggressive with the protagonist and throws her to the floor. She sits on the floor crying as
the scene fades to black. It then transitions into the morning where she wakes up on the
floor with smudged makeup.
She hears the letterbox shutter, making her run to the door to check for a letter. The letter
she receives, notifies her of not being accepted into her dance academy. The protagonist
runs out the door, and goes to her free place to dance.

6. In this penultimate scene, the video transitions from her dancing in the monotone studio, and her free
place. In both locations her dancing is noticeably more aggressive, signifying her sadness and anger at her
current situation. She is interrupted in the studio by her father, who once again takes his aggression out on
her. He approaches her as she pleads not to be hurt. The transition to the next scene happens when he
slaps her across the face.

7. In the final scene, the protagonist is back in the bathroom, with pills in her hand. Her intentions become clear as
she takes the pills, with a single tear rolling down her eye. She looks in the mirror and sees a messy reflection. A
streak of blood runs down her nose. The protagonist overdoses and the final shot is the same as the establishing
shot, completing the circular narrative.