Storyboard and Animatic

 This is potentially our opening scene, if we choose against a circular narrative. The opening shots will be tracking shots of her cycling into the woods. We will then use a variety of shots including close-ups and high and low angles as she gets off the bike and removes her helmet. The helmet is significant for a number of reasons. It firstly shows that she is cautious and likes to stay safe. The removal of the helmet could signify her safety diminishing. Sound in the opening shots are going to be quiet to slowly build up the tension. Feedback from the practise film indicated that a circular narrative would be more effective as it would instantly attract the attention of an audience, using Hitchcock's bomb theory. A match cut would be used to create a smooth transition from the ending to the start.

She is then depicted walking into the woods. This would be the section of the film in which we begin to build the tension. Using close-ups and tracking shots we will show her increasing vulnerability and anxiety. The storyboard shows the part where she takes out her photography assignment shoot.

A close-up shot of her looking a map be used to cement her in the location. We may also use an over the shoulder shot and POV shot. It will help the audience to connect with the protagonist and establish the narrative. We want to get diegetic sounds of the paper being unfolded.

Here are some more ideas of shots we could include in this section. We want good lighting in this section so that the writing on the sheet stands out. We could also do a close-up of her eyes looking at the sheet. This is the section in which she takes out her map to signify her vulnerability as she is not used to the location.

she will then take out her photography assignment to cement her in the location. We may also use an over the shoulder shot and POV shot. It will help the audience to connect with the protagonist and establish the narrative. We want to get diegetic sounds of the paper being unfolded.




The next sequence involves a number of tracking shots, filmed on a tri-pod. Another shot depicted in the storyboard is an overhead shot in which we film her from a height. This makes her look small and signifies her vulnerability

Our protagonist is then going to take our the camera from her handbag and her purse is going to fall onto the floor. Shots used in the section are POV shots, mid-shots of her taking photos and close-ups of the purse falling to the floor. Sound in this section could either be fairly quiet, to slowly build up the tension of we could use dissonant diegetic sounds as the purse falls to the floor to indicate that it is a poignant section in the film. Dissonance will also indicate danger, something we want the audience to predict.

Tracking shots will then be used as she walks into the denser, darker areas of the wood. A number of close-ups will be used to show the protagonists increased fear and anxiety. When directing our actor we will try and make sure that her facial expressions become more fearful as the film progresses. We will direct her to look around to show the protagonists increasing distress and paranoia.

High angles will reinforce the vulnerability of the subject. We will also include cutaways and close-ups of her feet as she walks into the woods. The sound, increasing in pitch and tempo, will also be used to build up tension.

We will then do handheld tracking shots to be used as a POV from the antagonists perspective. Handheld shots will signify the shot as being a POV and will create suspense. Close-ups of the protagonists face and extreme close-ups of her eye will help to show her increasing fear and apprehension. It also connotes that something bad is about to happen.

Whether she actually hears, See's or just imagines the antagonist, she runs away in fear. One prominent shot in this section is when the protagonist tilts her head around sharply. A loud dissonant sound whether it be diegetic or non-diegetic is used as the non-diegetic sound reaches it's climax. The non-diegetic music then stops and a new track fades in with increased tempo to represent her panic.

As she trips over a POV shot may be used as she falls to the ground. We could use a slow fade to transition from the POV shot to connote her being dazed by the impact. The non-diegetic sound could reach its peak as she falls over then stop as she hits the ground to signify a change in atmosphere.

We could blur the focus when doing a POV shot from her perspective as she is still dazed. As she tilts upwards the antagonist will be filmed without showing his face to hide to his identity. It will focus around his legs and hands. We may direct the actor to clench his hands to signify aggression. A close up shot will then be used to signify the protagonists fear. Focusing on the psychological aspect through close-ups will conform to existing psychological thrillers.

An extreme close-up will be used as he reaches into his pocket. This is typically associated with western films in which someone pulls out a weapon and should hopefully make the audience think that he is going to pull out a gun or knife. If we used a circular narrative then this could be the opening shot so that the audience are instantly gripped. We are still undecided on whether the ending is going to reveal that he has picked up her wallet or leave enigma so that the audience can decide the ending.









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