The Storyboard

     After that sort of convoluted plot post, we now had to do the storyboard. We started it last class, and today it is finally finished and contains a good idea of where the plot will go for this two-minute opening. The storyboard will give a good visual as to what our project will actually look like. The main point of storyboards is to help guide us when filming, so we aren't confused about what we have or haven't shot yet. It acts as a kind of checklist, almost, and gives structure to the filming process. It is also nice to just have a plan written out on paper for us to always refer back to instead of ideas floating around in our heads during production. All of that will keep production quick and efficient when we finally start filming.

Here is the storyboard below:

    In the case that this does not fill up two minutes, we are thinking about adding another scene. This would be her sitting through the session again really homing in on the things in the room that have occurred exactly the same way, like the time being how it was before, or an assistant walking in and interrupting. These would be things that happened the first time the session played out, but now they are emphasized since they are happening again in the exact same way they happened before, and our protagonist is freaking out by it. The extra scene would end up with her getting in her car again, but this time she calls the number instead of it calling her, and that's when our opening would end. The reason we did not write that out on the storyboard is because we think that would make it too long, since we are only allotted two minutes to do this thing. This idea will always be there for us if in the case that we need the extra time. It is always better to have too much than to have too little. I am really excited to see how this project turns out, and I will see you next week with some more posts!