Creative Project

Photo Storyboard

Above are my photographs, depicting the opening sequence in story-board form of my production.

The first image is a long shot, also doubling as an establishing shot, of the protagonist travelling along a street. Using the basic photo edit function and by manipulation of the night and day settings of the camera used, the iridescent, almost comic-book effect of the colors and lighting was created to better create atmosphere and the undertones of a nightmare delirium sequence.

The second is a less extreme long shot from a diagonal angle, edited similarly to capture motion-blur in order to give the perspective of a point-of-view shot.

The third is a medium shot of the character, leaving space to display much of the background scenery and room for the audience to come to their own conclusions of what's behind the figure.

The fourth is the introduction of the turn, a close up profile view of the character with all focus on her.

The fifth photograph is an over-the-shoulder medium shot, depicting both the characters motion and their viewpoint along the street to her rear. The contrast and colouration tools were used whilst editing to add distinction to the character - a solid, distinct scarlet amongst the variegating alien shades of the location.

The sixth shot was a long shot from a slightly high angle, giving both the audience, and, hypothetically, the character, the impression of being watched from a distance. We also gain the first glimpses of where exactly our protagonist might be headed for.

The seventh photo portrays the character resuming her movement towards the house. The illumination of the scenery at this juncture was intended to show a sense of heightened awareness, as the character is, in theory, becoming nervous and thus cautious. We also view this from a medium long shot, giving the impression that the point-of-view has drawn closer than previously.

The eight image shows the character with her head down, almost an extreme close up, blurring the background and for the first time allowing the audience to glimpse the character's face, although beneath the heavy shadowing supplied by the hood.

The ninth image was another long shot portraying the protagonist heading onto the driveway of her home, at this point the colours illuminated further into a state of panic, depicted by the unnatural fiery quality of the night's sky.

The tenth image has something, in contrast, of a wintry effect to the location, as the protagonist turns to view the street before exiting it, the scene now placid - jagged ambers replaced with cool blues across the snow. We view this all in a medium close-up, although an unusual shadow is still visible in the direction of the protagonist's gaze.

The eleventh image shows the warmth and sanctuary of arriving inside the home, although from the eerie medium point-of-view shot from behind. This image has something of a painting-like quality about it, the use of soft colours and clean light a distinctive shift from the previous photographs.

The twelfth photograph reveals our protagonist as a teenage girl, drawing back her hood and reclining against the door, shut behind her. The surreal colouration and contrast returns, in keeping with the illusionary-quality of the others, maintaining a sense of uncertainty despite the protagonist having made it to the haven of the indoors.

The thirteenth image portrays an out-of-focus medium-long-shot of the female protagonist, now having deposited her coat, still visible to the left as a reminder of the previous depictions, and more relaxed, her face still largely distorted by the angle. Although the character here remains the focus of attention, the camera was adjusted to focus on the window, making it clearer to the audience that the protagonist is still being watched inside her own home from the outside, oblivious she remains in danger.

Overall, I wasn't displeased with the results of the story-board, although it had altered drastically from the original pencil-sketched versions. The main issue with my project was the technical difficulty in use with the camera, which despite adjustment and several efforts, simply couldn't gain a sharp focus, whether due to a lack of clear lighting or just an electrical fault.