storyboard for our horror film opening

1. Storyboard planning
By Jamie Tilsley

2. Scene 1
• Time: 00:18
• Duration: 24s
• Camera angle: low angle
• Camera shot: close up
• Lighting: dim, indoors.
• Sounds: Non diegetic, door
closing and steps.
• Music: eerie unpleasant music
(which runs through the whole
opening).
• Character: Killer

3. Scene 2
• Time: 00:32
• Duration: 10s
• Camera angle: low angle
• Camera shot: close up
• Lighting: dim indoor lighting
• Sounds: shoes being placed
on the floor.
• Music: Same eerie
unpleasant music.

4. Scene 3
• Time: 00:43
• Duration: 4s
• Angle: low angle
• Shot: medium
• Lighting: dim indoor lighting
• Sounds: creaky floorboards
• Music: same eerie music

5. Scene 4
• Time : 00:47
• Duration: 23s
• Angle: high angle
• Shot: close up
• Lighting: quite bright
light from a lamp on
the table
• Sounds: Pages turning,
pen squeaking as killer
crosses off a victim.
• Music: same music.

6. Scenes 5
•Duration of each death
scene: 2s
•Angles: high angles
•Shots: medium, zooming
into close up.
•Lighting for scenes: dim
•Sounds: Background
noise of killer
•Music: same music

7. Scene 6
•Time: 01:11
•Duration: 3s
•Angle: high angle
•Shot: medium zooming to a
close up of the picture.
•Lighting: medium, still
provided by a desk lamp.
•Sounds: knife slamming on
table
•Music: same music.

8. Scene 7
•Time: 01:15
•Duration: 8s
•Angle: Eye level
•Shot: medium
•Lighting: dim outside
lighting.
•Sounds: wind blowing
•Music: same eerie music

9. Scene 8
•Time:01:24
•Duration:4s/5s
•Angle: eye level
•Shot: medium/long
•Lighting: dim outdoor
lighting (4pm)
•Sounds: wind and
outdoor background
noises (leaves, etc)

10. Scene 9
•Time: 01:31
•Duration: 8s
•Angle: eye level
•Shot: medium/close up
•Lighting: dim outdoor
•Sounds: background noise
•Music: Music heightens when killer steps out
and goes back down when he moves away out
of sight.

11. Scene 10
•Time: 01:46
•Duration: 15/20s
•Angle: eye level/high
•Shot: medium
•Lighting: dim
•Sounds: footsteps
•Music: music heightens as victim disappears.

12. Scene 11
•Time: 02:10
•Duration: 20s
•Angle: eye level
•Shot: close up of face to a Point of view of the
victim
•Lighting: dim
•Sounds: victim calling for his friend
•Music: remains heightened for suspense.

13. Scene 12
•Time:02:23
•Duration: 20s
•Angle: high to a point of view of the victim as
he is killed
•Shot: Point of view of victim
•Lighting: very dim as they enter a dark
walkway
•Sounds: victim screaming
•Music: remains heightened until the victim is
killed then the music drops.