Storyboard

We produced a storyboard to both help us in knowing what shots we were aiming to achieve as well as providing a clear plan of what we were doing next.

Why a Storyboard is needed;
A storyboard is actually economic, it can save you time. If you have a well worked out storyboard, it can save time in editing later. If you know exactly how many shots and what the shots are meant to look like, you won't have to add anything last minute.

It prepares you for exactly what your film is going to look like. In that sense it can save you from disappointment. With your storyboard you will know what each scene will look like and it will give you a clear idea of how it's all going to work out. You can practically see your film just by looking at your storyboard.

We drew out each of the shots and for long continuous shots of action we added arrows between the frames, joining them together. We also wrote on camera directions, angles and shots, such as CU for close up and WS for wide shot, so that when we came down to filming we could recreate what we had originally envisioned. We also decided to aid us with time management that we would include an estimate above the sketch of the duration of each shot. This will also help when we come down to editing, in knowing how long each shot should be shown for.

Our storyboard shows the cut between shots that we were hoping to achieve. First we begin by seeing footsteps walking along without being shown the rest of the identity of that person. This then cuts to Mr Moore (name made clear by his nameplate on his desk) who is sitting at a desk in a darkened room that is his office. We then cut back to the shots of the footsteps walking along a street. This juxtaposition continues for a few more shots until we are then greeted with the shot of Mr Moore walking towards an elevator. In one continuous shot we then see Mr Moore enter the lift, and then is soon joined by another man, who as the metallic doors close, assaults Mr Moore, pulling him to the floor. When the lift door reopen we are first presented with a shot of someone feet stepping out of the elevator along with Mr Moore clearly unconscious in the background of the lift. The shot begins low at the mans feet to help the audience establish it to be the same man from earlier, an then slowly the camera pans upwards to reveal his identity. The storyboard then shows this man walking away with Mr Moore's identity card (hence stealing his identity). The storyboard then proceeds onto a private poker game in which we see our protagonist (who's true identity is still a mystery) pull out a gun on a fellow poker player and then the credits are shown.