Storyboard

Costume

EMILY- JACKET - JEANS - HAT - BOOTS

VOYEUR- BLACK TOP- BLACK JEANS- BLACK TRAINERS

Props

HALLWAY- (NONE NECESSARY, BUT RUG, LAMPS, CUPBOARD WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE)

BATHROOM/BATHROOM- MIRROR - (MAKE SURE BATHROOM HAS: SINK)

Cast

THE VOYEUR COULD BE ANYONE, AS THEIR FACE IS NEVER SEEN.WE DECIDED THAT OUR IDEAL CHOICE WOULD BE A LARGE MALE, TO MAKE IT CLEAR TO THE AUDIENCE EMILY’S VICTIMISATION. AS A FELLOW GROUP PRODUCTION WORKER WE DECIDED BRETT WOULD BE AN IDEAL AND PRACTICAL CHOICE.

IT IS NECESSARY FOR PRESENCE TO HAVE A CONVINCING ACTRESS AS THE WHOLE FILM CENTERS AROUND HER AND HER FEAR. OUR ORIGINAL CHOICE FOR ACTRESS, STEPH A FELLOW SCHOOL MEMBER WAS SCREEN TESTED AS IT WAS NECESSARY TO MAKE SURE THAT SHE COULD CONVEY THE JOURNEY EMILY GOES THROUGH OR IT WOULD BE NECESSARY TO USE AN EXTERNAL ACTRESSES FOR THE ROLE. AT PRESENT IT IS UNCLEAR, WHERE OUR CASTING CHOICE IS LEADING.

Location

THE LOCATION FOR PRESENCE IS IDEALLY LEITH HILL, SITUATED IN THE SURREY COUNTRYSIDE. PRESENCE IS SHOT AROUND A RATHER SIMPLE LOCATION WITH THE LANDING, BATHROOM AND BEDROOM ARE BEING THE ONLY NECESSARY ROOMS.

THE BATHROOM HAS TO CONSIST OF A TOILET, A SINK WITH A MIRROR ABOVE AND A BATH OR SHOWER. THE LOCATION WAS INSPIRED BY A PAST HURTWOOD MEDIA THRILLER CALLED “DRIP”.

THE BEDROOM SCENE DOSE NOT NECESSARILYHAVE TO EVEN BE SHOT IN A BEDROOM AS THE ONLY SHOTS IN THAT ROOM WOULD BE OF EMILY ON HER BED AND THE FLOOR NEXT TO HER BED SO WE DONT NEED MANY PROPS.

THE LANDING SHOULD BE LONG GIVING A SENSE OF A JOURNEY AND TO HELP BUILD UP TEH SUSPENSE THE THRILLER RELIES ON.

Institution

WE DECIDED THAT IT WOULD BE A HOLLYWOOD AS IT WOULD BE A HIGH BUDGET FILM WE WANT. THE STORY LINE IS ALSO MORE FANTASY ORIENTATED RATHER THEN A REAL EVERYDAY SITUATION OR SOCIAL PROBLEMS, WHICH IS GENERALLY TAKEN ON BY THE BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM COMPANIES.

THIS MEANS THAT WITH THE HIGHER BUDGET WE ARE ABLE O BE A LOT MORE DETAILED IN SOME OF THE MORE GORY AREAS. THIS ALSO MEANS THAT OUR FILM IS LIKELY TO SPREAD FUTHER AND HAVE A BIGGER INTREST RANGE AS HOLLYWOOD FILMS ARE TRUSTED TO BE VERY GOOD.

Target Audience

THE TARGET AUDIENCE FOR MY THRILLER 'PRESENCE', WOULD BE MALES BETWEEN THE AGES OF 16-25 BEING THE HIGHEST VIEWING AUDIENCE OF HORROR FILMS. THEY ARE THE KEY AUDIENCE AND WE WANT TO APPEAL TO THEM. THE THRILL AND EXCITEMENT ATTRACTS THIS AUDIENCE MORE SO THEN A FEMALE AGE 40, DUE TO THE VIOLENCE AND THE CUTTING EDGE ACTION. THIS IS IMPORTANT TO GET RIGHT BECAUSE WITH OUT A TARGET AUDIENCE YOU CANT GET THE ACTION AND DETAIL QUITE RIGHT TO APPEAL PROPERLY.

New Synopsis

MY GROUP CAME ACROSS DIFFICULTIES WHILST TRYING TO DEVELOP REFLECTIONS AND DECIDED TO RETHINK OUR STORYLINE. ALTHOUGH, WE HAVE BROUGHT KEY IDEAS INTO OUR NEW THRILLER FILM FROM OUR PREVIOUS, SUCH AS AN ALTERED MIRROR, AND THE SETTING OF A BATHROOM.THE TITLE OF OUR NEW FILM IS PRESENCE.

EMILY WAKES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT WITH AN UNEASY FEELING. FEELING UNCOMFORTABLE AND NERVOUS SHE DECIDES TO GO TO HER BATHROOM TO CALM HERSELF DOWN. WHILST WALKING TO THE BATHROOM SHE FEELS AS IF SHE IS NOT ALONE AND IS BEING WATCHED. EMILY WASHES HER FACE WITH WATER TO LOOSEN UP. THE AUDIENCE THEN DISCOVERS SOMEONE IS LURKING JUST OUTSIDE THE DOOR, WHICH EMILY IS UNAWARE OF. THINGS START TO GET WORSE AS EMILY REALISES THAT THE SINK WHICH WAS FILLED WITH WATER IS NOW FULL OF BLOOD, EVENTS FOLLOW SUCH AS HER ALTERED REFLECTION IN THE MIRROR, THE DOOR SLAMMING, LOCKING AND THE LIGHTS TURNING OF ITS OWN ACCORD. WHEN EMILY STUMBLES TO TURN IT ON SHE WALKS BACK TO THE MIRROR TO SEE A REFLECTION OF THE LARGE BLACK FIGURE BEHIND HER.

The Storyboarding Process

A STORY BOARD WORKS AS AN ORGANISER TO FILM INDUSTRY. A USEFUL TOOL TO PRE-VISUALISING A SEQUENCE OF FOOTAGE FOR A FILM. A STORYBOARD MUST ALWAYS HAVE IMAGES, TO HELP VISUALIZE THE SHOOT, AND DESCRIPTIONS CONSISTING OF: SHOOT LOCATION, ACTION, MOVEMENT/ SHOT OF CAMERA, SOUND, LIGHTING, EDIT TRANSITION AND LENGTH OF TIME FOR SHOT, SO THE CREW NO WHAT TO DO AND HOW TO SET UP.

TO START THE PROCESS OF STORYBOARDING WE MADE A LIST OF EACH SHOT AND THE KEY DESCRIPTIONS AS WE KNEW IT WAS LIKELY TO UNDERGO ALTERATIONS LATER ON. ONCE ALL THE SHOTS WERE CLEAR AND FINALIZED WE TYPED THE DESCRIPTIONS INTO THE STORYBOARD TEMPLATE ON THE COMPUTER AS THE INSTRUCTIONS WERE AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE AND EASY TO FOLLOW AND EASILY CHANGED. WE THEN DREW THE ACCOMPANYING IMAGES OF THE MISE EN SCENE NEXT TO THE DESCRIPTIONS. IT WAS IMPORTANT TO DO THIS IN PENCIL SO THAT NO MISTAKES WERE MADE AND ANY COULD BE CHANGED.

STORYBOARDING IS NOT AN EASY PROCESS AS MY GROUP DISCOVERED. WE FOUND IT HARD TO PLACE EACH SHOT AS WE WANT “REFLECTIONS” TO CONSIST OF SEVERAL MONTAGES. ANOTHER STRUGGLE WAS THE ALLOCATION OF WHO WAS TO DO WHAT PART OF THE STORYBOARD, AS NO ONE IN OUR GROUP IS PARTICULARLY GOOD AT DRAWING, BUT WE MANAGED TO EVEN OUT THE WORK LOAD SO THE BEST JOB COULD BE DONE.

Research Sources

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuE8DXDTYag&feature=related

THE CLIP ABOVE IS FROM THE 1990's PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER FILM JACOB'S LADDER.

THROUGHOUT THE FILM THE MAIN CHARACTER HAS HALLUCINATIONS OVER HIS PAST, THIS RELATES TO THE IDEAS BROUGHT ACROSS IN REFLECTIONS OF THE FLASHBACKS. THE CLIP SHOWS JACOB IN A PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL, WHICHV CREATES THE TENSION, FEAR AND ANTICIPATION THROUGH THE SOUNDS AND CAMERA MOVEMENT.

TENSION, FEAR AND ANTICIPATION IS KEY WITHIN A HORROR FILM AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT MY THRILLER WILL TRY TO PRESENT. WATCHING JACOBS LADDER HAS GIVEN ME IDEAS FOR SHOOTING THE HOSPITAL SCENE AND TO GIVE IT A SENSE OF OF REAL FEAR AND ANTICIPATION FOR TH EAUDIENCE.

Original Syopsis

REFLECTIONS IS A STORY OF A YOUNG GIRL NAMED ELIZABETH (18) WHO HAS ENDED UP IN A PSYCHIATRIC WARD OF A HOSPITAL AND REVOLVES AROUND THE RELATIONSHIP OF HER AND HER PSYCHIATRIST, DR HEMINGWAY (50S). WE BELIEVE HE IS TRYING TO SAVE HER FROM HER LIFE OF SELF ABUSE. WHICH SHE BELIEVES IS DUE TO THE IMPACT OF MIRRORS, WHICH INSTRUCT HER TO SELF MUTILATE.THE SCENE REVOLVES AROUND A CONVERSATION BETWEEN DR HEMINGWAY AND ELIZABETH CONTAINING FLASHBACKS OF INCIDENT WITHIN HER PAST UNDER THE CONTROL OF MIRRORS. WE LEARN THAT THE VOICE OF THE REFLECTION IS THE VOICE OF DR HEMINGWAY, WHO WE BELIEVE TO BE HELPING HER.ONE EVENING ELIZABETH HEAR THE VOICE OF WHAT SHE BELIEVES TO BE THE MIRRORS ORDERING HER TO FINALLY KILL HERSELF, SHE FOLLOWS HER INSTRUCTIONS AND WALKS TOWARD THE BATHROOM IN WHICH SHE WALKS TO A MIRROR… WHEN SUDDENLY DR HEMINGWAY WALKS TOWARD HER AND BRUTALLY KILLS HER. THIS SYNOPSIS IS A WORKING PROGRESS AND WE HIGHLY SUSPECT THAT THERE MAY BE CHANGES TO THE PLOT.