Storyboard

I Present... the Long-dreaded Storyboard

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Now for one of the steps my teammate and I have been dreading the most... the storyboard. Both Leandro and I are not the best at drawing, so creating a storyboard is never that much fun. We find it simple to brainstorm the shots and camera movements we want to do but we have difficulty replicating the shot onto paper. Despite this, we still know that creating the storyboard is at our best interest for the long run.

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The storyboard is very essential when working with another brain. This allowed Leandro and I to make sure we have the same vision. Often times it can be difficult to express an idea through conversation, however, a visual helps overcome this. Additionally, creating the storyboard is a time saver. Both Leandro and I have busy schedules and finding the time to film is going to be a challenge. However, having a plan and the order of the shots we want to create is going to save a lot of time while filming. Of course we may have some on-the-spot-changes, but this is more-or-less our plan.

If my Drawings don't Translate too Well, we also have the Wordy Version

(List of Shots)

1) Music/ car sounds fade in as car  gets close
2) Back seat looking at road ahead; shaky shots
3) Side view window; shaky shots; trees/ background shown moving fast
4) Shot of side view mirror; POV shot; Person is shown through mirror; shaky
5) Shot of front view; mid-shot of man looking stressed: shaky
6) Shot of side view; pans slowly right; mid-shot; side profile; shaky
7) POV of rear view mirror while turning; shaky close-up
8) Shot from back side as he parks; mid shot; last shaky shot
9) Close-up facing him as he is parked
10) Series of close-up and mid shots of person on phone; some zoom-ins
11) Close-up shots of trash/ items + credits
12) Series of sweep shots of car; left + right pans
13) Close-up shot of feet; zoom in slowly; shows him stepping out of car
14) Left pan inside of car; follows person through window; follows until reaches trunk
15) Slight Tilt up; high angle shot; camera sees person looking back at the camera
16) POV shot of person looking in trunk; low angle shot
17) Series of shots that zoom out; from close up of face to parking lot; man yells out; shows he parked outside of lines
18) Camera tilts down as trunk closes; match-cut of the license plate to the title (Deadend???)