This storyboard outlines 23 shots for a trailer of a new soap opera called "Manor Drive". The shots introduce a group of friends at an ex-servicemen's club and show them playing a game of spin the bottle. As the bottle lands on each character, it cuts to a flashback of that character discovering someone dead in the road. These flashbacks build mystery around the characters and their relationships. The final shot reveals the main antagonist watching the friends as the bottle lands on them, establishing them as a potential suspect. Voiceover text then promotes the new soap opera coming soon.

1. Storyboard
Group 3 –
Eleanor Stapleton, Shannon Fisher, Lydia
Rama and Thamina Chowdhury.

2. Manor Drive
Establishing
shot (E.S)
1
E.L
MAYBE PAN ACROSS
Cut and face to
black. Slow motion
slow motion
This will be an shot of the Ex
Serviceman club from the
outside to allow the audience
to become familiar with the
location.
N/A
Static camera
Soundtrack
3 Seconds
Mid shot.
2
This will be a shot of a sign (if
any) displaying the name of
the place relating to the name
of soap.
Cut and face to
black. Slow motion
slow motion
L.A
Point of view
high angle shot
3
Static camera
Soundtrack
Shot of the main antagonists
feet walking to the ex
serviceman's club.
N/A
Soundtrack
Cut and fade
to black.
H.A
N/A
Tracking movement to
show the tense
atmosphere within this
first scene and the build
up of this character’s
story.
2 Seconds
Close up
(C.U)
4
Cut and fade
to black.
E.L
3 Seconds
Index:
E.L = Eye Level
H.A = High Angle
L.A = Low Angle
This will be a close up of the
main antagonists hand sorting
out the clothes that he/she will
be wearing.
N/A
Static camera
Soundtrack
Eleanor Stapleton, Shannon Fisher, Lydia
Rama and Thamina Chowdhury

3. Manor Drive
Close up
(C.U)
5
Shot of the main antagonist
looking at hand while opening
door to the club/pub.
Static to show the angle of the
main antagonists eyes.
Soundtrack
Cut
H.A
N/A
2 Seconds
Point of view
shot 360 pan.
6
PAN ACROSS
Cut
This is the main antagonist
panning the room to identify
him/herself with characters in
the room.
E.L
N/A
Soundtrack
Panning to reveal the setting and
other characters which could be
enigma codes (Roland Barthes) to
scenes later on in the soap trailer
which can bring different story lines
or clues about the soap. Panning
also to show the movement of the
characters eyes.
4 Seconds
Over the
shoulder shot.
7
Cut
E.L
SLIGHT PAN ACROSS
This will an over the shoulder
shot of the antagonist looking
at different friendship groups
within the pub. He/she will
still be walking around the
pub/club.
N/A
Soundtrack
Tracking to identify the
audience with the location
more and other characters
which the main antagonist
associates themselves with.
3 Seconds
Close up
(C.U)
8
Cut
E.L
3 Seconds
Index:
E.L = Eye Level
H.A = High Angle
L.A = Low Angle
N/A
Cut to the young group of
friends who are laughing with
each other and playing spin
the bottle.
Static
Soundtrack
Eleanor Stapleton, Shannon Fisher, Lydia
Rama and Thamina Chowdhury.

4. Manor Drive
Close up
(C.U)
9
High angle slow motion shot
of a bottle spinning on the
table.
Static
Soundtrack
Cut and slow
motion edit.
H.A
N/A
3 Seconds
10
BOTTLE
WILL PAN
ACROSS
TABLE
Point of view
shot 360 pan.
Cut
This is a low angle shot of the
bottle stopping on the first
character out of 5 around the
table.
L.A
N/A
Panning to reveal the other
group of characters which
play an important part in the
main antagonists story line.
Soundtrack
4 Seconds
Close up
(C.U)
11
Cuts to a close up of the
characters face then fades
quickly to white to show…
Soundtrack
Cut and
fade to
white
E.L
N/A
Static to show the characters
facial expression of shock
when they go to look back
into the past.
2 Seconds
Two shot.
(T.S)
12
Cut
E.L
2 Seconds
Index:
E.L = Eye Level
H.A = High Angle
L.A = Low Angle
…A flashback of a character
lying dead in the middle of the
road with the first character
crying at the dead character.
This would be where the
audience can sympathise with
characters
on
screen
–
‘caregivers’ Maslow.
N/A
Static
Soundtrack
Eleanor Stapleton, Shannon Fisher, Lydia
Rama and Thamina Chowdhury

5. Manor Drive
close up.
13
Cut
L.A
Bottle spins again and lands
on the second character. low
angle shot then close up of
face then fades quickly to
white to show…
N/A
Static to show the characters
facial expression of shock
when they go to look back
into the past.
3 Seconds
Mid shot.
(M.S)
14
Cut
…A flashback of a character
lying dead in the middle of the
road
with
the
second
character
by the
dead
characters side in the road.
Static
N/A
H.A
3 Seconds
close up.
15
Cut
Bottle spins again and lands
on the third character. low
angle shot then close up of
face then fades quickly to
white to show
N/A
Soundtrack
Static to show the characters
facial expression of shock
when they go to look back
into the past.
L.A
3 Seconds
Over the shoulder
shot then front
mid shot.
16
Cut
E.L
3 Seconds
Index:
E.L = Eye Level
H.A = High Angle
L.A = Low Angle
…A flashback of a character lying
dead in the middle of the road
with the third character watching
from afar. This is when the
audience can build a personal
relationship with this character as
they may be able to farmiliarise
themselves with this situation.
N/A
Static
Soundtrack
Eleanor Stapleton, Shannon Fisher, Lydia
Rama and Thamina Chowdhury

6. Manor Drive
Low angle shot.
Then close up.
17
Cut
L.A
Bottle spins again and lands
on the fourth character. low
angle shot then close up of
face then fades quickly to
white to show…
N/A
Soundtrack
Static to show the characters
facial expression of shock
when they go to look back
into the past.
3 Seconds
Mid long shot.
(M.L.S)
18
Cut
H.A
…A flashback of a character
lying dead in the middle of the
road with the fourth character
comforting the crying first
character.
N/A
Soundtrack
3 Seconds
Low angle shot.
Then close up.
19
Cut
L.A
Bottle spins again and lands
on the third character. low
angle shot then close up of
face then fades quickly to
white to show…
N/A
Static to show the setting of
the crime scene to allow the
audience to identify with the
situation and build personal
relationships
with
certain
characters
or
personally
identify.
Static
Soundtrack
3 Seconds
Over the shoulder
shot then front
mid shot.
20
Cut
E.L
3 Seconds
Index:
E.L = Eye Level
H.A = High Angle
L.A = Low Angle
…A flashback of a character
lying dead in the middle road
with the fifth character
watching from afar with the
third character.
N/A
Static
Soundtrack
Eleanor Stapleton, Shannon Fisher, Lydia
Rama and Thamina Chowdhury

7. Manor Drive
Low angle
shot
21
Bottle spins again for the last
time and lands on the main
antagonist Low angle shot
Static
N/A
Soundtrack
Cut
L.A
2 Seconds
Close Up
(C.U)
22
Tilt upwards to reveal the
main antagonist which is shot
in a close up.
Soundtrack
Cut Then fade to
black
E.L
Tilting movement to present
the main antagonist and their
facial expression which can be
an enigma code (Roland
Barthes) for some members
of the audience.
N/A
5 Seconds
23
E.L
Establishing
shot (E.S)
Open from black to
the show
information and
then fade to black.
Show
information:
channel, show name.
time,
Static
N/A
Voiceover. “Manor Drive,
Brand new soap coming soon
to BBC three.”
END OF TRAILER
Index:
E.L = Eye Level
H.A = High Angle
L.A = Low Angle
Eleanor Stapleton, Shannon Fisher, Lydia
Rama and Thamina Chowdhury