This storyboard document outlines 11 still shots for a preliminary thriller task. Shot 1 establishes the main character's fear and feeling of being trapped outside a door. Shot 2 shows a stick breaking to establish a second actor and create tension. Shot 3 shows a microphone to portray the character as a journalist and symbolize how social media is constantly around us. Shot 4 shows two people arguing and being watched, increasing tension and symbolizing relationships breaking down due to social pressure. The remaining shots continue building mystery, suspicion, and symbolism through various angles and implications to develop the plot and themes of privacy, watching, madness, and new life within a dark context.

1. STORYBOARD FOR
PRELIMINARY TASK
Shannon Horton

3. STILL 1
This is a Long Shot (LS) of an
actor on the outside of a door.
This isn’t the main establishing
shot, yet it creates an image to the
audience of where the character
is. I will use this shot to highlight
the fear within the character, and
the symbolism of the door
signifies that they feel trapped.
This evokes the initial emotions
thrillers do within an audience

4. STILL 2
This is a shot of a stick
breaking. It will be a Close-
up/Extreme Close-up and the
angle will be slightly downward.
This establishes a second actor
and is the cause of the other
characters’ fear. This will create
tension within the audience.

5. STILL 3
The next image will be a shot of a
microphone. It will be a Point Of
View shot and will be a Close-up.
This creates the idea that the
character is a type of
journalist/reporter. This will build
pathos in the scenes as the
microphone is actually a symbol-how
social media is constantly around
us, possibly killing us.

6. STILL 4
This will be a shot of two people
arguing. It will be a Medium-Shot
with a Side-profiled angle (A.K.A
Taken from the actors side-
profile). This will create the
impression of someone watching
them-imposing on their privacy.
This will increase the already high
tension on the couple. This will
also symbolize the breaking down
of relationships due to social
pressure and social networking.

7. STILL 5
The next still will be of actor 1
looking up at a house. This will be a
panning shot from the house to the
actor. This will also be an over-the-
shoulder shot (when it reaches said
actor). This will imply that there is
something in the house that he is
actively looking for. Alternatively, this
could symbolize that there is someone
watching him. This double entendre
allows the audience to decipher their
own meaning of the shot, even if both
ideas are malevolent

8. STILL 6
The next shot will be of a woman
seated on a chair/stairs nearing the
front door of the house featuring in
the previous shot. This will be a
down-ward angle of the girl, possibly
showing innocence. Slowly, the
actress will look up to show that she
seems almost numb to everything
around her. This will build a
suspicion in the audience as she has
defied the prior thought to innocence
with her numb expression.

9. STILL 7
This shot will be after a fade
transition. This will feature Actor 1
and actor 3 (actor 2, the female actor
1 was arguing with in still 4, is not
present in this scene). This angle will
be a low angle, but in the way where
the camera has been evidently placed
low-down. Both actors will be in
shot-in a mid-shot fashion, yet the
camera will be placed in a shot where
it seems that someone else is
watching the,. This increases the
already high curiosity and fear within
the audience.

10. STILL 8
This shot will be in slow-motion as
actor 1 proceeds to kill actor 3. The
shot will pan downward as actor 3
dies, and the angle will slowly increase
to be that of a high-angle. This
symbolizes the soul leaving the body as
death takes life away. However, when
the shot pans back to the body, there is
implied life still within the
body, implying that her “presence” is
still felt within the actor. This gives the
impression of the almost immortality
of madness.

11. STILL 9
Although the image quality is
poor, this is intended to be a shot of
a road. This will be a shot filmed
whilst walking, slightly tilted. This
either gives the impression of
someone being followed or exploring
the area around them, like they’re
seeing it for the first time. This
symbolizes new life and conveys and
image of dark intentions due to the
dark contrast that will be placed over
this shot through editing.

12. STILL 10
This shot will be a medium shot of
actor 3’s legs hanging limply (implying
suicide). The camera will be tilted
filming this angle as it implies twisted
reality-the actor has already been killed
surely? We saw that for ourselves? The
meaning will not be clear to the
audience, creating the opportunity to
adapt to the shot, creating their own
meaning, through their own
experiences.

13. STILL 11
This shot will be a Close-up of
Actor 1’s face. The shot will be
imposing, and therefore ominous.
This shows him sleeping, to darting
awake. Showing this will show that
he has been hurt somehow. The
editing pace now will be fast so this
shot will be brief, showing the
anxious, quick-thinking of the male.

14. CAST LIST
 Gage Hatton-Lepine - Actor 1
 Bethany Sylvia “Shep” - Actor 2
 Shannon Horton - Actor 3