Planning - Storyboard

Planning - Storyboard

In order to plan our thriller opening, we decided to draw out our idea for all the different camera shots, dialogue and narrative on a storyboard so we could visualise how our final piece will look when it's completed.

Our first page of the storyboard shows how we want our thriller to start and which camera angles we are going to use, plus the special effects we are planning on editing in after we have finished filming. Our thriller is going to open with a fade in close-up shot on the back of the female character's head.

The narrative continues onto the second page, where the female character continues to apply her makeup and brush her hair whilst the special effects continue.

The third page of our storyboard continues the variety of camera angles we want to incorporate into our thriller, and shows where the main focus of the narrative begins.

The next page of the storyboard features multiple close-up shots of the mobile phone and the character's mouth as she applies her lipstick. We are planning to incorporate a fade in of multiple text messages the character has received superimposed over the top of the shot of her mouth, which will create suspense and a tense effect.

The last page of our storyboard shows the climax of the opening, where the character finally answers the anonymous phone call. This shot will create lots of suspense as it will not be revealed who is calling her or what they have to say, which will therefore create a narrative enigma for the audience which is a common convention used in films in the thriller genre. Another character will also be introduced right at the end of the scene before the scene cuts away to the title credits, which will reinforce the mystery and intrigue.