Storyboard

This is our storyboard of out film:

We drew each picture when talking about what kind of shots we wanted in our trailer. We followed it quite well when filming and made sure we covered all of it, but at the same time we didn't completely stick to it. We let our selfs film shots that we thought of at the time too, this gave us the freedom to use our spontaneous imaginations and is going to give us a wider range of choice when editiing. Therefore this storyboard is a very lose idea of what our film will be like. Although not all the shots may not be exactly the same, it is a good idea of the order and structure we are using to make the trialer.

We have tried to get a range of shots in, both long and short, in order to show variation in the trialer and to show off our knowledge and abilities. We haven't choosen lots of complicated shots such as tracking on a dolly or big swerves as it's only a small trialer therefore we wanted to pack as much in as possible.

We have a mixture of angles and use different lengths to give different effects within our shots. For example the close up shots are usually used to show moments of intense emotion. A particular example of this in our tralier is the entreme close up of Lucy crying. It intesifies the emotion for the audience and gives them an idea of the kind of things in the film.

We also have shots they set the scene, giving the audience an idea of our location, a very important ingredient to many a Richard Curtis Rom Com. Therefore we took the oppurtunity to take a pan of the beautiful Oxford City Sky Line. This is not only an impressive shot to use as it shows our variation and ability, but it also is a striking view that draws the audience in. We also have other shots that quickly set the scene of the room or the moment, day or evening that the part of the film is shot in. An example of this is the shot of the 'Wine scene' with the three women sat around the table. This gives a good idea of mise en scene.

We chose to have a birdseye shot of some hands typing at a computer, that is used more than a couple of times through out the trialer. This keeps the theme of the fact they met on the internet in mind and is nice idea of bringing everything in the film back to the fact the whole relationship started there. We are also using black outs as a dramtic effect in the trailer. They are often used in film trailers and give emphasise to the line before. They are also a useful device of moving on in the trialer to a new setting, character or subject.
-Helena