This document outlines 10 scenes for a video storyboard about a woman named Taylor dealing with a breakup from her high school sweetheart. The storyboard follows Taylor as she struggles after the breakup but then finds companionship and happiness in adopting a black kitten named Olive. Over the course of bonding with Olive and supported by her roommates, Taylor comes to understand the importance of love and companionship in her life. The storyboard provides detailed descriptions of camera shots, music, and transitions between each scene to convey Taylor's emotional journey after her breakup.

1. NEW LOVE
Kate Limebrook
Video Storyboard Final
Digital Storytelling Fall 2013

2. SCENE ONE (Opening) – The Break Up
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The camera starts the scene by making everything
look as if it’s out of focus and it will be filmed in
black and white (sad music is playing)
After the first ten seconds has passed, the camera
will zoom out and focus, so that you can see full
body shots of Taylor and her high school
sweetheart.
After several minutes of arguing back and forth,
Taylor brings up a good memory – The camera then
fades into a flashback of when the two started
dating (the video will switch to full color during the
flashback, but will go back to black and white once
the flashback is over).
When their discussion gets heated again, the
camera will zoom in (close-up shots on their faces,
so the audience can see their expression lines in
full detail.
At the end of the scene, the camera will focus on
Taylor. The camera will zoom in on her face,
steadily stay with her as she stands up, and follow
her as she runs towards the door. Then before
Taylor shuts the door, she will look back at her
now ex-boyfriend. During this moment, the camera
will flip around and will capture her ex-boyfriend as
if the camera is now showing Taylor’s perspective.
After the door is closed, the camera will flip back
around to filming Taylor and will show her getting
in the car and zooming off.
After the car is out of sight, the camera screen will
fade to black.

3. SCENE TWO – The Struggle
• The camera shows Taylor sitting on a
window seat - her entire body filling
the frame (sad music still playing).
• The camera will zoom in past Taylor’s
head to show the audience what she
is looking at outside (which is just
rain).
• The camera will make a quick jump
cut from “looking” outside to a quick
flashback of Taylor remembering her
previous fight. Then the camera will
jump cut back to her face.
• The camera will then jump to a full
body shot of her roommate walking
into the room and acknowledging
Taylor for finally coming out of her
room.
• The camera will follow Taylor’s
roommate as she walks over to her
and gives her a hug (Dolly shot)
• The scene will end by fading to a
black screen.

4. SCENE THREE – Realization
• Medium paced (not sad, but not
quite happy) music starts the
scene.
• The camera opens on a close-up of
Taylor smelling flowers and the
color slowly turning from black
and white to full on color
• The camera then jumps to Taylor
talking and hanging out with her
roommates. They all fill the entire
shot.
• All of the objects and humans in
the shot are very focused (no blur
effect), except Taylor – She is
slightly out of focus.
• The camera then zooms in on her
face to show a half smile she is
making at her friends to prove that
she is still not completely happy.

5. SCENE FOUR – Discovery
• The camera then quickly switches
to Taylor laying on her bed.
• She is on her laptop, so then the
camera zooms in on her hands
typing away on the keyboard.
• The camera then cuts to a picture
of a black kitten on the computer
screen.
• The music then becomes very fast
paced and sounds very happy.
• The camera will transition to a shot
of her laying on the bed. A light
bulb will suddenly appear above
her head.
• The scene will end with the screen
fading to black.

6. SCENE FIVE – Taking a Trip
• The camera will open with Taylor
driving in the car with one of her
roommates (happy music playing).
• The camera will show multiple,
fast shots of the scenery outside
of the driving car.
• Then the camera will cut to a shot
of the entire car turning into the
Humane Society parking lot.
• The camera will zoom in on the
driver’s side door closing shut and
then on Taylor and her
roommate’s feet as they walk
towards the front doors.
• The camera will then fade to black.

7. SCENE SIX – The Adoption
• The camera opens with a shot of
multiple kittens playing in a
playroom (light-hearted music).
• The camera will zoom in on a tiny
black kitten, then to Taylor’s happy
face, and then back to the kitten
again.
• The camera will then cut to a
medium shot of Taylor holding the
kitten in her left hand and signing
papers with her right hand.
• The scene will end by having the
camera follow Taylor and her
roommate back to the car and then
watch them drive away. Scene will
fade to black.

8. SCENE SEVEN – Bonding Time
• With happy classical music playing,
the scene will fade into a full body
camera shot of Taylor cuddling
with Olive in front of the TV.
• The camera starts by looking at
them from a front view, but as the
scene progresses the camera angle
changes to an aerial shot and then
to a back view (behind) shot.
• The camera will cut to a black and
white scene to represent a
flashback Taylor is having of her
break up fight, but will only last a
few seconds (music becomes sad).
• The camera will then jump cut to
Taylor petting Olive and Taylor
shaking her head (happy music
comes back).
• Scene ends by fading to a black
screen.

9. SCENE EIGHT – The Bond Continues to Grow
• The scene will open with the
camera zoomed in on Olive.
• The camera will follow Olive
along as she chases a ball (dolly
shot) – fast paced, happy song
playing.
• The camera will then cut to the
Taylor napping on the couch
• A few seconds later, the camera
will cut back to Olive sitting next
to the couch and then show a
close-up shot of Olive jumping
into Taylor’s lap.
• At this point, the camera will
switch to an aerial view of Olive
laying in Taylor’s lap and Taylor
petting her, while smiling.

10. SCENE NINE – Supportive Roommates
• The camera opens with a full body
shot of Olive and two of Taylor’s
roommates all playing together.
• Then the camera will switch to a
view of one of the roommate’s
smartphones to showcase the fact
that they are recording a Vine video
of Olive playing.
• The music will again be fast paced
and cheery.
• The camera will zoom in and out on
Olive and the two roommates one at
a time.
• The camera will then cut to Taylor
walking into the room.
• The camera will then show a steady
medium shot of one of the
roommates walking over to Taylor to
show her the vine video.
• The scene will end by fading to a
black screen.

11. SCENE TEN (Final) – Understanding of Love and
Companionship
• The camera opens with a shot of
Olive, Taylor, and her roommates all
laughing and talking in the family
room.
• The music playing will be medium
paced, but happy and the lighting will
be warm and welcoming.
• The camera will then zoom in on
Olive laying in Taylor’s lap.
• Then the camera will slowly rise from
Olive up to Taylor’s grinning face.
• The scene will end by fading to a blur
and then to a final black screen.