This is from our lesson yesterday, looking through and choosing which photos to use for our animatic storyboard.
Sophie and Emily FPP Animatic from Sophie Mace on Vimeo.
This is our final storyboard. Cal and Elliott are not the chosen actors to play our anti-hero and villain in the actual opening scene, but the were there at the time when we needed someone to play these characters for our storyboard. We haven't got this in our animatic storyboard but at the start there will be the House name and the production studio's name.
00.00-00.04: The femme fatale (who will be played by me) is running away from the killer, this will be a long, tracking shot. I will be wearing a long dress with heels, my hair will be curled, messy and down, and my makeup will be red lipstick and mascara running. The location will be a cobbled street in the city. Fast-paced music will be playing, with ragged breathing, a fast heartbeat and quick, heeled footsteps. It is night-time.
00.05-00.10: The femme fatale trips and falls to the floor at the killer's feet. The shot will be a close up of her body to see her on the floor, upset and in pain. The music will stop at the point where the femme fatale falls.
00.11-00.15: The shot will be looking down on her so it feels like the audience is looking from the killer's perspective.
00.16-00.20: The camera will be looking at the floor where we can see the killer's shadow (not on the wall, we couldn't get the lighting in the right place to take a picture of his shadow on the floor, in the filmed piece we will have a streetlight which will provide the right lighting for this).
00.21-00.35: This is a tilt up the bottom half of the killer's body to him holding a gun that is pointing at her, from this the audience will be getting her perspective. We may have some kind of music playing in the background to build up tension. The killer will be wearing a suit.
00.36-00.40: We will have a close up of the gun, looking up the barrel of it, so the audience feel they are the femme fatale looking at it. The gun will be a small, black pistol gun.
00.41-00.45: A long shot, showing the both of them, the femme fatale at her feet and the killer pointing a gun at her heart (it is crucial that he points the gun at her heart because it shows there is a relationship between them, as he has chosen her most vulnerable point for both her and him).
00.46-00.50: The camera will be behind the anti-hero, tracking him running towards the femme fatale and killer. He will also be wearing a suit and running down the cobble street, there will be no music, just his heavy breathing and quick, heavy footsteps.
00.51-00.55: The anti-hero stops running as soon as he hears the gunshot, we are still behind him and do not see his face. Everything is silent.
00.56-01.04: The scene fades into the opening credits, which will have the name of the film (we have still not chosen this yet) and names of people to do with making the opening scene. It will have a black background and white writing.
01.00-01.12: Still with the black background and white writing. The final title says '18 hours earlier'.
01.13-01.18: The camera will follow the anti-hero into the wedding shop, he will be wearing the same suit as earlier. It is now day-time. It will be a mid shot of him from behind.
01.19-01.23: A mid-shot of the killer, femme fatale and the woman working in the shop, them finishing their conversation (helps the audience realise the femme fatale and killer were together and buying a wedding dress for their wedding). The anti-hero will say something to the woman working in the shop (this will help the audience to understand that he is the manager of the shop). The killer is quite rude to the lady working in the shop.
01.24-01.27: The killer pushes past and into the anti-hero. Mid-shot.
01.28-01.38: Eyeline match between the anti-hero and the femme fatale. To show what has caught her eye. She is wearing the same clothes as in the night-time scene but her makeup and hair is all in place.
01.39-01.48: Over the shoulder shots, over both of their shoulders so that the audience get both of their perspectives and can notice the attraction between them as she strokes his chest/neck when she walks past.
01.49-01.52: A focus pull, of the anti-hero watching the femme fatale walk away, to show what he is focusing on.
i like the framing and angles used in the second half after 18 hours later. It does need to contrast more witht he opening scenes - when you shoot the real thing try to capture more tension and drama - this is going to rely heavily on expression and lighting but using more close ups, fast cuts/transitions and disturbing camera angles will enhance the threat and tension you evoke in the audience
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