This is our storyboard that we completed of what camera angles, shots, dialogue and movements that we plan to have in our opening sequence.
This is an establishing shot showing the view from the top of the cliff (one of our chosen locations.) This gives the audience an idea of where the opening sequence is set and familiarises themselves. It also is a quite location which is nicely contrasted to the busy road in the distance.
This is a close up tracking shot of the female character's (Character A) feet walking on top of the cliff. She will be walking slowly and cautiously which may give the impression that the girl may not be familiar to this surroundings and why she is there. This will create suspense and tension.
This is a close up of character A's face, she will be looking out into the distance, looking anxious, lost and scared. This may make the audience question her psychological state and hopefully will begin to question what is happening and want them answered so will watch on.
This is an over the shoulder, tracking shot from behind character A. Again the audience will see out into the distance and will see how high up this cliff is. This will create sympathy for the young girl who will now appear vulnerable. The sound of the traffic will give a sense of realism.
This is a long shot from the side of Character A as she looks over the edge of the cliff, as if she is about to jump, again this may make the audience jump as she is very near the edge. This will be difficult to film as there is a high risk assessment that we have to consider.
This is a long shot of another character, male (Character B), walking through either woods, a cemetery or by a canal. We have not decided yet as we still have to think what effect each location will give to the audience. He will be a serious antagonist that will create an narrative enigma.
This is a mid shot showing Character A slowly taking something out of her pocket. This we think will be a photo. This will show the audience that this Character A is a normal teenage girl that has friends and likes to socialise.
This is a high angle shot from behind Character A, showing her looking at a picture of her friends. We decided for this shot to get a closer look at the photo and for Character A looking depressed and sorrowful.
This is a static shot/ close up of Character B's phone as he rings a number, this will show the latest technology being used which may appeal to the younger audience. It also gives the audience an idea of what Character B is like, as he has a new expensive phone.
This is a mid shot of a phone, buried under leaves and twigs. It would be ringing, the camera would then zoom into an extreme close up of the phone so you can see it clearly as it rings. The phone screen will appear as, 'Unknown' is a twist that will develop if the film was to be a developed into a feature length film.
This is a mid static shot to a tracking shot of Character A turning around because she has heard the phone ringing. The camera will see the confusion and the surprise on the Character's face. Then the audience will see her walking and looking around for the phone that sees to be on the cliff.
This is a close up of Character A's hands rummaging through the leaves and twigs trying to find the phone that is ringing. This would now show her curiosity and her anxiousness because of the phone.
This is a close up of character A's face as she says "Hello?" to see who is on the other side of the call. This shot will see her vulnerability as she thought she was alone and will represent her age and gender.
This is a long shot from afar of Character B standing against a wall with the phone. This makes him look mysterious of why he is in a graveyard and the audience ask why he is ringing Character A. It creates an narrative enigma of the link between these two characters.
This is another close up of Character A saying, "Hello?" again, but sounding a bit anxious and a little louder this time as character B did not answer. There is frustration on her face as she wants to know this person and why this phone is there.
This is an extreme close up of Character B as he says "Don't jump!" on the phone, then the camera would zoom out and show him taking the phone away from his ear. This creates tension as the audience want to know why Character A was going to jump.
This is a close up of Character B's phone as he hangs up, this makes a dramatic end to the phone call and the conversation is still left open.
This is a mid shot of Character A, who would look scared, taking the phone away from her ear, shaking and looking around left to right, being paranoid.
This would then be a quick pan of what Character A can see in front of her from left to right so the audience can see what she her view of the trees that go deep from the cliff like if some is watching her.
This is a shot of character A dropping her phone and running away from just above ground level so only her legs are seen and as she runs away. The background will blur and the sharpest object, in the foreground, would be the phone on the ground.
When deciding the camera shots, we wanted to use those that would enhance the opening sequence. We agreed to have a close up of the character's A face to show her emotions which would add to the tense atmosphere. We wrote the storyboard in as much detail as we could so when filming it would make it easier and quicker to film. We have included the lighting and the dialogue that is going to be in the thriller opening sequence, to help us establish which camera shots would be best. The title that we have decided to use for our thriller opening sequence is 'Absent'. I think that this title reflects the story which we have planned. As of yet we have not decided on which transitions we are going to use until the editing process. This will give us a better view when we trail and error the transitions to find the best suited. We have decided that we are going use dark tense music that will reflect this mood in the opening sequence.
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