A reverse storyboard of Misfits to help me understand the mechanics of an actual storyboard and to help me make my own. This will also include details on common shshots and angles used in film making.

1. Reverse Storyboard
Misfits
Series 4 Episode 1
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/misfits/4od

2. Shot # 1
• Shot Description
Establishing long wide shot in of a dreary river
front and a few buildings
• Action
Pans over the whole area
•Dialogue • Duration – 5 secs
•Music • Cut/Edit - Cut
•Noise/SFX – ambient/background

3. Shot # 2
• Shot Description
Establishing medium wide shot slowly zooming
into the door
• Action
•Dialogue • Duration – 4 sec
•Music • Cut/Edit – shot reverse shot
•Noise/SFX – ambient/background

4. Shot # 3
• Shot Description
Long shot of the door at eye level to the runner
• Action
Door suddenly flies open and a character comes
sprinting out
• Duration – 1 sec
•Dialogue
• Cut/Edit Shot reverse shot
•Music
•Noise/SFX – ambient/background , diegetic noise
coming from the door banging open

5. Shot # 4
• Shot Description
Medium shot, eye-level, tracks along with him.
Cuts between long and medium shots
• Action
Character that burst out of the door is running
to the edge of the roof
•Dialogue
• Duration – 3 sec
•Music – a thrasher type song
• Cut/Edit Shot reverse shot
•Noise/SFX – ambient/background

6. Shot # 5
• Shot Description
Four shot (Medium) Low/Eye-level
• Action
4 characters come sprinting out and appear to
be chasing the 1st character
•Dialogue • Duration – 3 sec
•Music – some thrasher type song • Cut/Edit Shot reverse shot
•Noise/SFX – ambient/background

7. Shot # 6
• Shot Description
Long wide shot
• Action
The 1st character reaches a skidding halt at the
end of the roof
•Dialogue • Duration – 1 sec
•Music – some thrasher song • Cut/Edit
Shot reverse shot
•Noise/SFX – ambient/background

8. Shot # 7, 8, 9, 10
• Shot Description
Close up low shot
• Action
Close up of the first character reaching the end
of the roof and looking down
•Dialogue • Duration – 1 sec
•Music – some thrasher song • Cut/Edit
Shot reverse shot
•Noise/SFX – ambient/background

9. Shot # 11
• Shot Description
Four shot Medium Long shot
• Action
You see the four other characters sprint to a stop
behind him
•Dialogue – Yelling at him to give them the case • Duration – 2 sec
•Music – Some thrasher music • Cut/Edit
Shot reverse shot
•Noise/SFX – ambient/background

10. Shot # 12
• Shot Description
Medium long shot Eye-level
• Action
The 1st character turns around and points a
weapon at the group
•Dialogue – 1st character tells the group to stay back • Duration – 2 sec
•Music – Some thrasher song • Cut/Edit
Shot reverse shot
•Noise/SFX – ambient/background

11. Shot #
• Shot Description:
Wide establishing group shot
• Action:
The group circles around the 1st character and
traps him
• Duration – 1 sec
• Cut/Edit:
Shot reverse shot
•Dialogue
•Music – some thrasher song
•Noise/FX – ambient/background

12. Shot # 12
• Shot Description
Medium Close Up shot
• Action
One character brandishes a hammer at the 1st
character and yells at him
•Dialogue – yells at him to give him the case • Duration – 2 sec
•Music – some thrasher song • Cut/Edit
Shot reverse shot
•Noise/SFX – ambient/background