The storyboard is for a soap opera titled "Park Rise" and consists of 25 shots. It begins by introducing the main character, a school girl, through various shots that follow her through the school setting her journey. Various issues are represented through flashbacks including teacher-student relationships, domestic violence, pregnancy and friendship issues. Tension is built as the girl is confronted and receives threatening texts. She is later chased through the woods by boys before the storyboard ends by promoting the new series.
2. Edit
Cut
Fade
Dissolve
Wipe
Fade to Black
Shot Numbers
EL
HA
LA
EL = Eye Level HA = High Angle LA = Low Angle
Camera Movement
Zoom into…..
Tracking shot of…..
Static Shot of…..
Tilt up/down to denote….
Pan left/right to denote…..
Sound
Non-Diegetic Sound
Voiceover: “what they say”
Artist – Song – “Lyrics”
Timings
_ seconds Place BELOW the image
Shot Type
Close-Up (CU)
Medium Close-Up (MCU)
Long Shot (LS)
Establishing Shot
Extreme Close-Up (ECU)
3. Cut
Park Rise
Zoe Hickson, Phoebe Regnault, Claire Olney
Close Up
(CU)
Cut
Close Up shot of the
Park Rise road sign
to set the scene for
the audience.
Static camera. Change
in the depth of field
(shallow to deep focus)
– set the scene
1
2
Establishing shot
outside the front of the
pub so the audience
know another location
of the soap opera.
Static camera. Change
in the depth of field
(shallow to deep focus)
– set the scene
Close up of the pub
sign to establish
another scene
location.Cut
Cut
School girl opening a set of double
doors – starts walking down the
corridor to set the scene. As she is
alone in the shots where she walks
down the corridor, this gives
connotations of the female being
vulnerable.
Static camera. Change
in the depth of field
(shallow to deep focus)
– set the scene
Long Shot
(LS)
Tracking shot - Follows the
girl through the set of doors
– audience feels more
involved as the camera
moves from Phoebe’s point
of view.
Close Up
(CU)
Establishing
Shot (EST)
3
4
EL
LA
LA
EL
N/A
‘Standing in the way of
Control’ – The Gossip (2006)
2 seconds
2 seconds
2 seconds
4 seconds
N/A
N/A
Sound of the doors
opening
‘Standing in the way of
Control’ – The Gossip (2006)
‘Standing in the way of
Control’ – The Gossip (2006)
‘Standing in the way of
Control’ – The Gossip (2006)
4. Girl walking down the corridor –
symbol of the journey she takes
within the series. Scenes shot
from her point of view, meaning
the audience are more involved
and are on the journey with her.
Turns to her right and
looks into a classroom –
each classroom presents
a different issue within
the soap.
Flashback to a pub
– school girl and
teacher (who is
married) are at the
bar)
Girl continues to
walk down the
corridor –
continuing her
journey in the soap.
Tracking shot – follows
the girl down the
corridor – Phoebe’s
point of view.
Pan from left to right,
looking into the
classroom – Phoebe’s
point of view.
Slow zoom into the two
people – connotes their
intimacy in their
relationship.
Pan from right to left
and then tracking shot
following the girl –
Phoebe’s point of view.
Long Shot
(LS)
Long Shot
(LS)
Cut
Cut
Cut
Cut
Medium
close up
(MCU)
Long shot
(LS)
6
7
8
5
EL
EL
EL
EL
4 seconds
2 seconds
4 seconds
4 seconds
Zoe Hickson, Phoebe Regnault, Claire Olney
N/A
N/A
N/A
“I love you”
Park Rise
‘Standing in the way of
Control’ – The Gossip (2006)
‘Standing in the way of
Control’ – The Gossip (2006)
‘Standing in the way of
Control’ – The Gossip (2006)
‘Standing in the way of
Control’ – The Gossip (2006)
5. Girl turns to her left and
looks into another
classroom – presenting
another issue
represented in the soap.
Girl continues to walk
down the corridor and
walks through another set
of doors. This is to build
up tension before the next
issue is represented.
Flashback – walking
down a school corridor
past lockers. A scene of
abuse occurring between
a male and a female –
domestic violence scene.
Pan from right to left
into the classroom –
Phoebe’s point of view.
Slow zoom on the
characters – portrays
the tension between
the two characters.
Pan from left to right
and tracking shot
following the girl –
Phoebe’s point of view.
Cut
Cut
Cut
Cut
Medium close
up (MCU)
Long Shot
(LS)
Long shot
(LS)
10
9
11
12
EL
EL
EL
EL
2 seconds
4 seconds
4 seconds
2 seconds
Zoe Hickson, Phoebe Regnault, Claire Olney
N/A
N/A
“You’re pathetic”
Park Rise
‘Standing in the way of
Control’ – The Gossip (2006)
‘Standing in the way of
Control’ – The Gossip (2006)
‘Standing in the way of
Control’ – The Gossip (2006)
‘Standing in the way of
Control’ – The Gossip (2006)
The girl goes
through a door and
into the toilets.
Tracking shot –
follows the girl.
Long Shot
(LS)
Sound of the door
opening.
6. Girl with the pregnancy
test confronts the girl
who just walked into the
toilets – general
relationship and
friendship issues.
Tilt up as the girl
stands up and
confronts the other
girl.
Cut
Cut
Cut
Cut
Medium close
up (MCU)
14
13
15
16
LA
EL
HA
EL
3 seconds
4 seconds
2 seconds
4 seconds
Zoe Hickson, Phoebe Regnault, Claire Olney
“You saw nothing.”
Park Rise
‘Standing in the way of
Control’ – The Gossip (2006)
‘Standing in the way of
Control’ – The Gossip (2006)
‘Standing in the way of
Control’ – The Gossip (2006)
‘Standing in the way of
Control’ – The Gossip (2006)
The girl sees another girl
in the toilets crying whilst
looking at a pregnancy test
– representing pregnancy
as an issue within the
soap.
Tilt down to the girl
crying sitting on the
floor.
Medium close
up (MCU) Sound of the girl
crying.
Girl leaves the toilets and
continues down the corridor
– continues to build up
tension before more issues
are represented.
Pan to the toilet
door and then
tracking shot –
follows the girl
down the corridor.
Long Shot
(LS) N/A
Close up
(CU)
Girl receives a text message
saying “You owe me” whilst
walking down an alleyway.
N/A
Static camera. Change
in the depth of field
(shallow to deep focus)
7. Boy confront the girl and
she starts to run away –
continue to intimidate
the girl.
Boys start to chase her
through the woods –
camera from the girls
point of view.
Cross cutting between girl
running in the woods and
in the corridor. She
eventually drops her
books.
Static camera.
Shot reverse shot – OSS
shots
Pan from girls POV
as she turns around.
Shaky camera from
the girls POV.
Shaky camera from
the girls POV.
Cut
Cut
Cut
Cut
Long shot
(LS)
Long Shot
(LS)
Long Shot
(LS)
Long Shot (LS)
18
20
19
17
EL
HA
EL
LA
2 seconds
3 seconds
3 seconds
2.5 seconds
Zoe Hickson, Phoebe Regnault, Claire Olney
Sound of girl walking on leaves. Sounds of
birds and wind.
“Get back here” “Don’t think I won’t expose
you”
•“Where is it?”
•“I just need some more time”
•“I’ll tell everyone what happened that night”
Sound of running on the
leaves, and birds and wind.
Park Rise
‘Standing in the way of
Control’ – The Gossip (2006)
‘Standing in the way of
Control’ – The Gossip (2006)
‘Standing in the way of
Control’ – The Gossip (2006)
‘Standing in the way of
Control’ – The Gossip (2006)
Girl starts walking
away from the boy,
eventually getting to
the woods.
Breath of the girl running.
Sound of the books falling on
the floor.
8. Blackout.
Park Rise logo appears
in the centre of the
screen as the voice
over starts.
BBC Two logo
appears (whilst the
voice over is still
being said”.
Times, days and
when the series
starts appears.
Fade to
black
Cut
Cut
Cut
22
21
23
24
N/A
Voice over: “Park Rise, coming soon to BBC
Two and BBC Two HD”
‘Standing in the way of Control – The Gossip
(2006)
Static movement
looking straight at
the screen.
Static movement
looking straight at
the screen.
Static movement
looking straight at
the screen.
Static movement
looking straight at
the screen.
2 seconds
4 seconds
4 seconds
4 seconds
Zoe Hickson, Phoebe Regnault, Claire Olney
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Park Rise
‘Standing in the way of
Control’ – The Gossip (2006)
‘Standing in the way of
Control’ – The Gossip (2006)
‘Standing in the way of
Control’ – The Gossip (2006)
9. Park Rise
25
N/A
N/A
Fade to
black
Blackout. N/A Static movement
looking straight at
the screen.‘Standing in the way of
Control’ – The Gossip (2006)
Zoe Hickson, Phoebe Regnault, Claire Olney
10. Park Rise
25
N/A
N/A
Fade to
black
Blackout. N/A Static movement
looking straight at
the screen.‘Standing in the way of
Control’ – The Gossip (2006)
Zoe Hickson, Phoebe Regnault, Claire Olney