Group Storyboards - Miss Miller

Chloe Eustace

Group Storyboards

Introduction

Group story boards are needed when creating any kind or type of film sequence because the purpose of them is to have a story line to follow. These story lines are important because if there isn't a story line to follow then when it comes to filming then it makes it extremely difficult and hard to know what you are trying to shoot and who will be in which shot at what time. We created our own individual storyboards and then as a group we collaborated on all of our ideas and frames and took the best ones to include into our opening sequence. Within our group storyboard we added all the relevant information such as the camera angles and shots that we are going to use for each frame, the characters that are going to be in the frame and a brief description of what these characters are going to do and a brief overview and summery of how it will be done. We collaborated our ideas and we found that by reading and looking at each others individual storyboards that we needed to change and tweak the ideas that we had come up with in order to fit into the frames and make sense to our opening sequence. 

Example: Frame 1

We decided for the first frame that we would have a Panning shot of the car as it comes to a stop however we decided that we may need to change this frame to later on in the opening sequence. We decided that the location needs to be in the forest because this is the main setting for the opening sequence. We discussed the different lightings that we can use for filming and realised that we need to make sure that we have enough light to be able to get the most accurate shot, which is why we went for low key lighting so that we can still get the effect of the dark in order to make the sequence conventional but also so that it is light enough that we can actually see the characters in the dark. The sound that we decided that will be used for this frame was the sound of the car coming to a halt and then it stops and there is silence to create tension so that this music is conventional. This sound is parallel sound as there is sound about to be used that is something that you would expect, in a tense moment you would expect there to be silence and little sound. The narrative that we decide on that would be good for this frame is the car breaking down and coming to a stop. 


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You have provided a minimal analysis of your group’s storyboard, explaining some of what your sequence will consist of and how you hope the audience will react to it.

You need to:
1) Pick three specific examples of micro-elements used from each group member’s individual storyboard in the sequence that you feel are the most significant - do a detailed PEER analysis of these
2) Say what thrillers you, as a group, have taken inspirations from and why - where is this evident in your storyboard?
3) Elaborate on everything









Example: Frame 20


This is the final frame that we decided on so that the opening thriller sequence finishes and fades out leaving the enigma that is destined for the thriller genre. The camera shot that I decided to use was zooming out because this shows the audience the whole scene at the end as it is fading out and shows the antagoist walking away from behind and showing the body that is dead on the ground.
















Conclusion 

In conclusion there is a need for a storyboard within the group because it allows the group to know whats going to happen and who and what needs to be in the frame or the scene. Creating this has helped us come together collectively as a group and has allowed us to easily put the frames together to make sure that we are all in agreement of what we are going to do when we film.