This document is a storyboard for a short film. It contains 22 scenes presented as descriptions and illustrations. The storyboard follows the events of a car accident caused by distracted driving. It shows shots of the driver James texting while driving and almost hitting a boy named Ben. It then shows Ben safely crossing the road after James pulls over to read his text. The storyboard ends with police officers visiting Ben's mother Carol to inform her of the accident.

1. StoryboardStoryboard
Sarra Livvy Kieran

2. How we did it…How we did it…
• For the storyboard I drew it out on paper like
an original storyboard, then I took photos of
each page using a digital camera and
uploaded it onto a power point. I decided to
use a power point as the hand written
presentation was unclear and would be more
understandable and clearly presented if typed
up.

3. Long shot of the car travelling
towards the camera.
Close up of James in the
driving seat. This shot is
taken from the side.

4. Over shoulder shot of
James - revealing the road.
Steady pan following the
car as it drives past.

5. Close up shot of James in
the driving seat holding
his mobile.
Extreme close up of James.

6. Long shot leading into mid
shot of Ben walking along
path, bouncing a football.
Tracking movement –
following Ben starting
to cross the road. This is
shot from the side.

7. Close up shot of James through
the windscreen of the car,
looking down at his mobile.
Low angle shot of Ben revealing
his shocked expression.

8. (Keeping the camera in the same
position as in scene 10) low level
shot of the car bonnet about to
hit Ben. (this scene and scene 10
are put together as a split screen.
Then a rewind of these actions
brings the story back to when
James receives a text.)
Mid shot of James in the drivers
seat turning the wheel to pull over
and read the text. This is shot
from the side.

9. Low level shot/ close up of
wheel parking along the curb.
This is taken from the side
Over shoulder shot of James
sat inside the car revealing the
road and Ben walking past
safely.

10. Mid shot, tracking Ben as he
approaches the other side of the
road. This is taken from the side.
Low level shot/close up shot,
tracking Ben’s feet as he walks
home. This is shot from the side.

11. Low level shot/close up shot,
tracking movement
following policemen’s steps.
This is shot from the side.
Over shoulder shot of Ben
revealing his home. Camera
tracks him form behind as he
knocks on the door.

12. Over shoulder shot of
policemen revealing Ben’s
home. Camera tracks them
from behind until they knock
on the door.
Low angle shot of Carol from Ben’s
point of view, opening the door.

13. Mid shot, panning
movement as Ben enters the
house.
Mid shot of Carol opening the
door for policemen (change in
facial expressions).

14. Mid shot of policemen entering
the house, the camera pans
following the policemen.
Wide establishing shot of
living room with Carol and
policemen seated.

15. Mid shot of Carol. Camera
tracks her from behind as she
walks over to the cabinet to
pick up a photo Ben.
Mid shot of Carol from behind
as she returns to her seat with
the picture.

16. Low angle shot of Carol sat
on the sofa staring at the
picture.
High angle shot/close up of
picture frame held by Carol.

17. Mid shot of Carol sat on the
sofa holding the picture. The
camera tracks backwards
revealing the policemen
walking out of the room (use
focus pull to direct attention
from the policemen to Carol
sat alone.)
Wide establishing shot of Ben
and Carol sat at the dinning
table. This is shot from outside
the window.

18. Mid shot/wide shot of
Ben and Carol sat at the
dinner table. This is
taken from inside the
window. The camera
then dolly’s 180 degrees
around the table
revealing Ben’s empty
chair when it reaches
Carol.