Storyboard of our film

Before shooting or planning on location, we decided to storyboard what we intended to shoot as a guideline for shot types and positioning of actors and props. This helped us greatly when planning our filming, as the guideline proved useful when deciding where actors should be positions and what shots should be used to create the appropriate effects.

The first page of our storyboard

The second page of our storyboard

The third and final page of our storyboard

When we began filming, it soon became apparent that we would have to change our original plan, as we found many errors with our original story board. The largest error that soon became visible once we had began filming was the lack of close ups and medium close ups. We decided that there needed to be much more of these as they create tension, vital in ensuring that the audience know that they are watching a thriller. It is also important as our opening contains no dialogue, so close ups would be the only indication as to the emotion of the protagonist and also highlighting important areas of filming, for example, the importance of the briefcase.

In addition, we had originally planned to shoot the beginning half of our film opening in Bristol city centre, and the second half in Warmley, distinguishing between the two using shots of the protagonist on a bus. However, after shooting the end of our film first, we soon realised that filming in the city centre would be very complex for a number of reasons, including the fact that it would be busy and so passers by would constantly obstruct our filming. Also, we realised that if our camera were to run out of power, charging it would be an issue. This would not be so if we were filming in Warmley, as we could return home and charge it before continuing. This would reduce the risk of us getting behind on our filming schedule as we would not have to stop filming for the whole day if the camera were to run out of power.

Below is our second storyboard.