Individual storyboard - Miss Miller

I created a storyboard so that I could make a clearer image of how i wanted our opening sequence to look. The purpose of it is to plan out which shots and frames go in what order and to put in the microelements that go into it. Within it the time is also decided of how long the shots will remain on screen which is useful when cooperating the editing in, for example I used slow editing which I was able to plan by elongating the shots to the duration I needed.  A storyboard gives a visual of what the sequence is going to look like, the storyboard is important to make the production easier. It gives an idea of what the shots should look like in the film, and gives a guideline for the shots to be based on instead of being made up as it goes along.






Each member of my group made an individual storyboard of how we wanted our opening sequence to look. We did this so that we had three different versions we could merge together to gain the best results for a our group storyboard. We will analysed each one and chose the best elements from them to include with our main storyboard.  


I included some ideas from my inspirations post into my individual storyboard, for example the slow editing.  I have used this through the beginning half of my story board. This was inspired by the research I did on 'Scream 2'. I have made the shots durations longer so that the changes are far apart. This builds suspense for the audience because the anticipation of what might happen to our victim gets more intense and the sequence goes along. I think this editing technique is effective for the thriller genre because it adds to the suspense of the film by making the audience intrigued into the outcome of the victim.
 I also used a lot of non-diegetic sound of slow eerie music that builds tempo. Non diegetic sound is used throughout most of my opening sequence because with out it the film would be bland and boring. I have being using this because it creates the right emotions of tensions and suspense. This sound and the emotions it creates are conventional to have in a thriller film because they allows the audience to feeling worried for the characters meaning they can relate to the film. This shows how effective the non diegetic sound is because of the suspense it builds on the narration.


One of the shots I out in my storyboard was a high angle on the victim just as she spots the antagonist in front of her. This shot is looking down on her to show her weakness compared to antagonist who she is facing. It shows the audience her vulnerability and the danger that she is in, this causes them to feel sympathetic for her. The high angle shot allows the audience to understand the relationship between both characters and they can recognise the antagonist dominance over the victim. This is conventional because it portrays the typical conflict between the two main characters and who is most powerful.






I think my storyboard is good but it could be improved, this would be done by blending some of my ideas with my other groups members. Things like the angles, positions and movements could be changed to be more effective, I have chosen simple, less creative cinematography elements. When we are making our group storyboard I would changed them so that the opening sequence was more effective and exciting.