My group (which consists of myself, Emma, Harriet and Amy) decided that the best way to plan our preliminary task would be to write down all our narrative ideas on a mind map, and include all ideas for mise-en-scene, editing, filming and sound too. By doing this we were able to come up with a brief narrative that we all agreed on, whilst also taking into consideration the conventions of a thriller as this is the genre we want to incorporate in our project. We also managed to plan our dialogue and which members of the group would be performing each task in the project.
After we finished our mindmap and were confident with our narrative ideas, we began to storyboard our narrative on several sheets of paper that were clearly sectioned into hand-drawn pictures and handwritten text boxes. This will help us to visualise what our clip should look like and how the characters and props will appear in the each frame if we follow the plan. It also finalised our decisions for the task as we all agreed on the shots and features throughout the storyboard, which reinforces that we all have the same vision for the project and that there shouldn't be any issues with the footage if the filming goes according to plan.
These first three boxes represent the beginning of our clip as the main character is introduced to the narrative as she enters the location. This character is played by Emma.
These next three boxes show some close up shots which feature the character opening a door and heading towards another room. These shots will be used to create tension and could possibly be put into slow motion when we edit to emphasise the tension in the scene.
In these boxes the two characters will meet and be seated across from each other at an interview table in a dark room.
In these boxes the characters will exchange four lines of dialogue, and this is where the main focus of the narrative will take place.
The exchange of dialogue will continue throughout these boxes on the storyboard, and various close up and over-the-shoulder shots will be featured.
The first character will then exit the scene, leaving an air of mystery and intrigue behind.
This task has helped us practise our skills revolving around filming and planning, and will also be good practise for planning our real final piece.
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