Storyboard for short film

1. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Variety of shots of both
characters playing
PlayStation.
Close ups of their faces as
they are playing the game
and talking to each other
through their headsets.
Close up of the TV screens
as they play the game and
as one character
accidentally kills the other
on the game.
Close ups of their facial
expressions to show how
they are feeling.
More midshots,longshots
and close upsto showtheir
emotionsandthe situation.
Close upof theirfacesas
theytalkto each other.
6. 7.
8.
9. 10.
Fade to black. Varietyof shotsof Holly
walkingintolivingroomand
sittingdownandpickingup
the controllertoplaythe
PlayStation.
Varietyof shotscontinuesas
Holly continuestoplaythe
game.Doorbell ringsand she
looksaroundnervously.
Varietyof shotsshowingher
openingthe doorandseeing
no one isactuallythere.
Varietyof shotsof her
closingandlockingthe door,
thenwalkingintothe kitchen
and lookinginthe fridge for
somethingtoeat.
Storyboard

2. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
Shotof herlookingintothe
fridge thenlookingup
suddenlyassomeone knocks
on the window.
Long shotof herwalking
slowlytowardsthe window
to see whoisthere. She
thinksthattheysee a figure
standingthere butas she
looksback itis gone.
Varietyof shotsshowingher
nervouslylookingout of the
windowandthenchecking
that the patiodoors are
locked.
Shots of her walking back into
the living room and sitting on
the sofa. Close up of TV
screen as message appears on
the PlayStation with message
saying “Open the door.”
Long shotof hergettingup
as she thinksshe hears
someone come inthe back
door.She slowlywalks
towardsthe door and asksif
anyone isthere.
16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
When no one replies she
walks towards the stairs to go
up them. She hears someone
behind her so turns around to
look.
She turns back roundto go
up the stairsthensomeone
witha knife appearsonthe
landing.
Varietyof shotsof Holly
runningbackinto inthe
kitchenandaskingwhatthe
personwantsfromthem.
Low angledshotas Joe says
she shouldn’thave killedhim
on the game and then
showinghimliftingthe knife
Side angledshotshowingJoe
killingHollywiththe knife
and fade to blackagain.
Storyboard