Individual Storyboard
Introduction
A story board is something used to show the type of scene that you are imagining in your mind come to life. They are often presented as rough sketches and have little detail with them to show what type of camera angle your using and etc. It can be a great way of deciding how you plan your footage to look and if it requires any addition scenes/shots that you may not have thought about before.
Cinematography
I have manged to storyboard 20 different frames for my opening sequence. The first 7 being the suicide scene and from 8-13 is the murder scene. Frame 14 is the title and 15-20 remain to be the bus stop scene with the telephone conversation to Cameron. Most of the shots I have decided to add in my storyboard are conventional to a thriller, in frame 6 we see the camera close up on Cameron's face. He appears very weak and vulnerable, We decided to go with a close up of Cameron to let the audience see how emotionless and weak he appears. After seeing him portrayed this way they may begin to build a relationship of guilt and sorrow with Cameron as they audience are being to to see Cameron's perspective on the world which isn't a very appealing one. I got the idea for this shot to portray vulnerability from films such as Shutter Island. Leonardo DiCaprio is being portrayed as a very disturbed character and often by just looking at his sad, confused face made me feel sympathy towards that character which is what I wanted to achieve in my own thriller opening. The camera begins zooming out gently to eventually witness him jumping off the chair. This creates anticipation within the scene as it slows down the speed of the shot by slowly zooming out. In frame 12 the shot I have used is a point of view shot. This is when the mother initially gets stabbed. The use of this shot will create a very tense atmosphere as it means that the audience get a taster of what its like to be in Cameron's shoes. What does it feels like to see through the eyes of a murderer? This almost implies the guilt the audience will feel as they will experience first hand the facial expressions of the dying, helpless mother. Another shot that stands out is shot 19. This shot is a panning/POV shot and I decided to add this to our opening sequence to create a sense of panic within the scene. The fact that the camera is turning frantically from Harmony's point of view shows how she feels frightened. She may be wondering where Cameron is and what his capable off.
Mise-en-scene
The lighting will also be low-key which will be another convention of a thriller and react well with the scene of the suicide. I have decided to use this type of lighting to put all concentration on Cameron as I plan to have him stranded in the darkness. This leaves clues to the audience as to why he is committing suicide. It leaves ideas that he has had a very bad childhood and has maybe experienced challenging things in his life which contribute to the way he feels know. This lighting remains to fit the codes and conventions of a thriller as it portrays how Cameron feels swallowed up by the darkness. Overall this is what makes the atmosphere so thrilling and erie. In the last four frames we are able to see my vision of what I intend the ending of my opening sequence to be. I plan to make a very panicked ending due to the fact if this was a whole movie, the audience would want to continue and watch more. This is why I have deliberately caused the ending of the scene to be a cliffhanger with the positioning of the character Cameron standing in the background. This is conventional to a thriller as it produces a very scary atmosphere as we are able to see Cameron coming after the character Harmony.
Sound
I plan to have the song 'Tip toe through the tulips' in the frames 14, 15 and 16. Where I have committed music in the sound box this is the music I wish to have. This type of music originally from Tiny Tim remains to be very erie in the way it sounds so child-like. This type of music is music that sends chills down the audiences spin as they watch the thriller opening as they have no clue what to expect next as they sounds are so unreliable. In addition to this the song used is conventional to a thriller because of how it make the audience feel. It makes them feel very uncomfortable due to its child-like qualities. The fact that the song is so high-pitched may remind them of some sort of children's rhyme which can disturb them due to the face that children are associated with innocence and there is no innocence or goodness to be presented in this part of the film as it is just after Cameron's mother is murdered. Finally I got the idea to use this song from the thriller/horror Insidious. This music really stood out to me after watching the film as it contributed into making me feel uncomfortable which is how I want the audience to feel when watching my own thriller opening.
I have manged to storyboard 20 different frames for my opening sequence. The first 7 being the suicide scene and from 8-13 is the murder scene. Frame 14 is the title and 15-20 remain to be the bus stop scene with the telephone conversation to Cameron. Most of the shots I have decided to add in my storyboard are conventional to a thriller, in frame 6 we see the camera close up on Cameron's face. He appears very weak and vulnerable, We decided to go with a close up of Cameron to let the audience see how emotionless and weak he appears. After seeing him portrayed this way they may begin to build a relationship of guilt and sorrow with Cameron as they audience are being to to see Cameron's perspective on the world which isn't a very appealing one. I got the idea for this shot to portray vulnerability from films such as Shutter Island. Leonardo DiCaprio is being portrayed as a very disturbed character and often by just looking at his sad, confused face made me feel sympathy towards that character which is what I wanted to achieve in my own thriller opening. The camera begins zooming out gently to eventually witness him jumping off the chair. This creates anticipation within the scene as it slows down the speed of the shot by slowly zooming out. In frame 12 the shot I have used is a point of view shot. This is when the mother initially gets stabbed. The use of this shot will create a very tense atmosphere as it means that the audience get a taster of what its like to be in Cameron's shoes. What does it feels like to see through the eyes of a murderer? This almost implies the guilt the audience will feel as they will experience first hand the facial expressions of the dying, helpless mother. Another shot that stands out is shot 19. This shot is a panning/POV shot and I decided to add this to our opening sequence to create a sense of panic within the scene. The fact that the camera is turning frantically from Harmony's point of view shows how she feels frightened. She may be wondering where Cameron is and what his capable off.
The lighting will also be low-key which will be another convention of a thriller and react well with the scene of the suicide. I have decided to use this type of lighting to put all concentration on Cameron as I plan to have him stranded in the darkness. This leaves clues to the audience as to why he is committing suicide. It leaves ideas that he has had a very bad childhood and has maybe experienced challenging things in his life which contribute to the way he feels know. This lighting remains to fit the codes and conventions of a thriller as it portrays how Cameron feels swallowed up by the darkness. Overall this is what makes the atmosphere so thrilling and erie. In the last four frames we are able to see my vision of what I intend the ending of my opening sequence to be. I plan to make a very panicked ending due to the fact if this was a whole movie, the audience would want to continue and watch more. This is why I have deliberately caused the ending of the scene to be a cliffhanger with the positioning of the character Cameron standing in the background. This is conventional to a thriller as it produces a very scary atmosphere as we are able to see Cameron coming after the character Harmony.
Sound
I plan to have the song 'Tip toe through the tulips' in the frames 14, 15 and 16. Where I have committed music in the sound box this is the music I wish to have. This type of music originally from Tiny Tim remains to be very erie in the way it sounds so child-like. This type of music is music that sends chills down the audiences spin as they watch the thriller opening as they have no clue what to expect next as they sounds are so unreliable. In addition to this the song used is conventional to a thriller because of how it make the audience feel. It makes them feel very uncomfortable due to its child-like qualities. The fact that the song is so high-pitched may remind them of some sort of children's rhyme which can disturb them due to the face that children are associated with innocence and there is no innocence or goodness to be presented in this part of the film as it is just after Cameron's mother is murdered. Finally I got the idea to use this song from the thriller/horror Insidious. This music really stood out to me after watching the film as it contributed into making me feel uncomfortable which is how I want the audience to feel when watching my own thriller opening.
Conclusion
I think my storyboard is successful because of the different camera frames used and techniques used within the story if i was to improve my work i would try and include more of a range of unusual techniques. I would add more frames to try and create more temp on the faster scenes. This is something I aim to achieve in my group/final storyboard.
You have provided a sound analysis of your storyboard, explaining what your sequence will consist of and giving examples of micro-elements used at different stages.
ReplyDeleteYou need to:
1) Provide a PEER analysis of the micro-elements listed from your storyboard, explaining what they create and WHY, how a relationship can be built and WHY they are conventional of the genre.
2) Give 3 different PEER examples from your storyboard of elements used
3) Say what thrillers you have taken inspirations from and why - where is this evident in your storyboard?
You have provided a good analysis of your storyboard, giving examples of what different elements will be used and why, as well as explaining where you have taken inspiration from.
ReplyDeleteYou need to:
1) Double check spelling and grammar