Storyboarding & Shots

Our initial storyboard was not focused on the story, as mentioned in the previous blog. We decided which shots we wished to include, and descide whereabouts we wanted the match on action.

The film starts with the establishing shot of Chris - our actor - standing in front of the building that houses his foil: Jack the big shot. It also shows who is in power - the king in his high tower vs the underdog coming to challenge him. Everything is also centred, and I like the contrast of the blue windows with Chris' red hoodie.

 

Here we have an over the shoulder shot from inside the building. The tree, the outline of the window and Jack's head act as a frame for the shot - and still, Chris is in mid shot so it's clear hat the story still focuses on him, not the faceless person in the foreground.

 

There were a few extreme close ups in the middle of the video to show some tension and also focus the audience on the subject: The teddy. It also helped convey the relationship that Jack had with the teddy. It was a cheesy technique, but it aided in getting us used to using the camera and the editing software on the computers.

 

In this shot, we have the teddy in the background and Chris still in midshot to show who is the most important whilst the dialog is running. The scene is basically framed, and the teddy bear adds depth.



This high angle shot of Jack help us turn the tables on the two muse's relationships and then showed how inferior Jack was; how scared he was. I liked this shot for the dramatic effect, though I felt the lighting was off (Or perhaps that added a gloomier effect? Hmm.)

 

The low angle in contrast with the high angle makes Chris seem superior and more imposing. Again, it contradicts the initial set up of the film where Jack was the one with power.