storyboarding

In today's lesson we discussed  how we would storyboard our film, conversing our ideas and how we would put them on paper.These have included brief annotations to illustrate what we will be doing but will be elaborated on in this post to give a clearer understanding of what we are trying to achieve.I have included the storyboard below and will be dictating what it is that we want to produce.However our ideas in our final product will most likely have developed but this is just an outline of what we will basing our narrative on.

Our first slide consists of  the title ' Bitter twisted Lies' in white calligraphic writing( an example of the stylism can be found in a post where I have experimented with different fonts) with perhaps an outline of red.This should be a vibrant deep red, but not overly bold so that it doesn't look authentic.This is something which I will have to do some research into at a later date.The title should be against a black background so that the text is inverted  and thus makes it stand out against  the page.The length of the shot should be 3 seconds so that the audience has enough time to read the title but not too long that they will become bored. Editing should be simplistic, perhaps a simple transition process where it just appears on the screen. However we could have a transition where the letter appears one by one but this would make it longer in length.The shot should then fade out then fade into the next shot.Their should be Amir playing the piano at this point, quite jagged and emotional in its composition to express the betrayal that this film entails.This should continue as a sound bridge into the next scene.

As the shot fades in, you see an establishing shot of Charley's house, a very quick shot only 1 second and a half at the most, before zooming into the next shot.The use of framing is important here as it should be clear and concise in its layout.Perhaps we could also make it a high angle shot also so that it seems normal rather than foreboding if a low angle shot was used.The music that has been used as a sound bridge should be softer at this point  as well as quieter and slower in tempo.This is to signify the normality of the scene at this point.Lighting should be exceptionally bright so we should film during the day, giving it a homely, happy atmosphere. Diegetic sound should be included with the use of birds chirping, which we could embed on adobe through layering of sound.We could also have sounds of a gentle breeze in the background.

As it zooms into the next shot we see another establishing shot of Charley's living room with me and Chris on the sofa perhaps as the camera pans around the room taking into account the ornamental decorations, particularly focusing on the pictures of me and Chris on our wedding day, scattered  everywhere as a symbolism of a happy momentous day.However the frame where you see me and Chris on the sofa, depicts a scene where we seem disinterested in each others company as we are both glued to the telly.The only sound you can hear is the audible buzzing of the television crackling as well .We should have something  on the television such as Jerry springer perhaps and turn up the volume control so that it drones out immensely, filling the silence in the room.This shot as it is a pan will probably be almost impossible with a tripod  so we may have to have a handheld shot here.However filming has to be extremely cautious and still as possible to instill clarity so that it blends in with the other shots and doesn't seem too different. Because there is great deal of things shown in this shot pit should be about 5 seconds or so. At this point the music is barely audible and slowly fades out whilst the scene consists of television watching.

This is a very quick shot, a closeup of our wedding photos, perhaps i should pick it up and caress it as a form of endearment to express what this photo means to me.Maybe for dramatic effect a single tear should drop on the photo and blur it slightly giving the audience a pragmatic understanding that there is conflict in our marriage that has not been resolved and that I wish life could go back to like It was in the early days of our relationship.The frame should be elaborate in its presentation to mark how special it is, perhaps through gilding or engraved calligraphy, with the words ' I will cherish thee forever' as a symbolism of our marriage vows. Narration should be done over the top  saying these words , perhaps even as a whisper , almost as though it is an afterthought.

As I turn the light off it should fade into the next scene of me and Aimee reclining on the sofa, clasping mugs of coffee or hot chocolate, sipping slowly at this whilst laughing at what each other has to say.However the sound should be faded out so that we cant hear what they are saying but over the top there should be a narration saying something along the lines of ' They were two best friends' it should be said as though there is a but that is implied which infers that their friendship will break although at the time the audience don't know why.At this point the soundtrack should be playing quietly in the background and not so erratic in pace. This should be a one second shot before transcending into the next shot.

At this point in the film the editing should be fast paced through a series of montages of Chris and Aimee getting passionate which could include the following shots( bearing in mind that the shots are approximately half a second to a second long- another feature of post modern films): First shot entails Chris and Aimee wrapped around each other passionately  in a woodland environment before transcending into the next shot where they are giggling in Charley's bedroom aka mine and Chris's before going into another shot of them on top of each other pulling the covers over them, desperate in each others company.The final shot should be of them talking, with Chris saying I love you not her.This should be accompanied by a dramatic thud on the piano to symbolise the death and mine and Chris's relationship.A quick transition should be implemented here as a form of dramatic technique.

 As it transcends into this shot there should be a message tone such as a beep or something to signal that a message has come through.This should be a closeup shot entailing a message convo between the two of  them e.g. Chris- I wish I could be with you Baby- Aimee- I  wish things didn't have to be so complicated, that she wasn't my best friend and we were just two people falling in love.This should  be done on an IPhone where this message convo is in bubble moulds and thus are easier to read therefore we could use Chris's IPhone to fulfil this.

This should be a juxtaposed shot of me and  Aimee similar to what the do in '500 days of summer' with the expectations vs Reality juxtaposed shot.With me i should be leaving my door, closing it with a defined thud before Aimee entering it 5 minutes later ( we could use font here that says 5 minutes later with elision ) which expresses the close call if she had ran into me while she was coming in. I am not sure how we will be able to use this juxtaposition device but I will do some research and find out.

The next frame should consist of a low angle shot to signify my vulnerability in this stance which suggests that either something bad has happened or that I'm ill.In this case it is the latter and I should pretend to vomit into the toilet bowl, with artificial enhancement of sound to symbolise my sickness.This will make the audience identify with me as a character in the film.Perhaps we could also make it a canted angle shot so that it seems as though it is a hyper- reality. This would be really good if it was used as a blurring effect so obviously we will have to experiment with Adobe.

As it slowly transcends into the next frame comes a closeup of a hospital letter so I will research how to compile one that looks authentic and realistic so that the audience feel it is plausible.We should have my hands shaking as I read it but the narration should be layered over the top like a voice over.The reading of the letter should fade out before it tells the audience what is wrong with me, so that it gives a sense of suspense and makes the audience wonder as to what will happen.

Here is another split screen of me and Aimee holding our stomachs, hunched over as though in pain which immediately makes the audience think that we are pregnant, even though only Aimee is.We should both be crying to signify the pain even though they are two very different pains.The lighting should have a blue tint and we should both be in bathrooms.This should be a 2 second shot as the pace throughout the rest of the film needs to be quick and snappy as a feature of both post-modernism and teaser trailers.There should be a dramatic thud as it transitions into the next shot and perhaps we could have a page turning effect as though it is a notebook. Perhaps at this point we could have a comprised harmony of  Jessie J's song ' Who You Are' in the background.

This is another juxtaposed screen with two pregnancy tests, one positive one negative.As me and Aimee have two very different skin tones we are not able to use our hands and that is why we have used a kitchen sink.Therefore we must use the same bathroom in order for the audience to make their own assumption on who they think the positive belongs to.The soundtrack should get louder here as it brings this dramatic picture into place, with the use of  bright lighting to enhance the importance of the two tests.We will have to buy them beforehand of course but Aimee said that she may be able to get them free from her work.

Again another juxtaposed shot which I'm starting to worry about a bit since we have got so many of them and are yet to discover how to achieve this.Also we need a wider versatility of shots but this is something which we can undertake when it actually comes to filming.In this Juxtaposed mid-shot we are both crying, tears streaming down our face uncontrollably so that the audience still have to guess who is pregnant.They may assume that I am since I received a letter but then again they May think Aimee is and that's why she's crying because of the eventuality that I will find out.At this point the song should say ' Just be true to who you are' repeated 3 times before a little riff ends the scene.Again another quick shot approximately 2 seconds long.

As this is an insignificant shot it should be half a second long/ a second as I walk through the front door and Amir's soundtrack starts up again getting quite dashed in its style, perhaps even pressing a wrong key to symbolise death of a relationship.I should take a deep breath and walk through the door, the sound of the key turning highly audible, before I compose myself and rub my tears away.This is because I'm going to tell Chris that I have cancer.I should call out for him ' Chris I'm home' but of course there is no reply.

This cuts to a millisecond canted angle two shot of Chris and Aimee in bed, turned towards each other in a passionate embrace, perhaps kissing.The use of costume is important here, Chris should be just in his Boxers and Aimee should be wearing a nude Cami so that it looks like they don't have any clothes on.The lighting should be dimmed  using Charley's dimming switch to set a romantic tone to the scene.Amir's soundtrack should also be soft and floaty , using high key notes to express their love for each other.

This quickly fades out then fades into a shot of me walking upstairs again, another half a second shot and it seems a hard pursuit to get up there as I grip the banister frantically showing that I am weak.The sound of my footsteps should echo so we should amplify the volume at this point, perhaps using Cubase for layered sound though I am not sure how this would be able to transfer over to Adobe but is certainly something which we can attempt to try.

Another millisecond shot of Chris's door, with my hand on the handle ready to open it- I should be able to hear noises but you cant see my facial expression as it is an over the shoulder shot, and thus a sense of ambiguity is evoked.

Then it quickly cuts to a shot of me opening the door, another over the shoulder shot before transitioning into a closeup of my tear stained face as I take into account what I have just seen.The audience will have the pragmatical understanding that I have caught Chris and Aimee cheating on me, which are emphasised by my tears.The lighting should be bright again but a harsh tone almost to symbolise the betrayal.Perhaps we could have another shot of the words 'betrayal' using calligraphy italic script of course to conform to the romantic conventions.This should be a 2 second shot.There should be a soundtrack here about betrayal which should continue throughout the rest of the film.

This quickly cuts to a point of view shot from my perspective where Chris and Aimee are visibly in shock at being discovered and quickly look at each other before clasping the covers frantically as they try and dig their way out of a nasty situation.This shot is 2 seconds long and should be followed by another inter title slide 'lost love' in the same textual format.This should be half  a second long.

Afterwards the previous shot fades into this closeup of Chris saying ' You wasn't meant to find out like this' This should then be followed by another inter title ' Lies' said in  my voice through a voice over and it should be said in an emotionally wrought voice that depicts how upset I am at this betrayal from my husband and my best friend. 

This cuts to another closeup of me crying ' so when was I meant to find out then?' followed by the inter title ' Bitter' which is repeating the title in relation to appropriation.This however is not said as it would seem quite cheesy if done so.This should take 2 seconds as a form of dramatics.

This cuts to a two shot of Aimee and Chris holding each other, to display that they don't care now since my relationship with them has been destroyed with Chris saying ' I feel like were two different people, I don't love you anymore, I'm sorry' which lasts for a second before transcending into the next shot.The next shot should be of me saying ' Your sick' before another inter title saying ' Twisted'.Another shot should be of Chris saying I'm sorry again but it should be an extreme closeup of his mouth.What would be really good is if we have fast flashbacks to Aimee and  Chris together as they are my thoughts, before going to the final shot

The final shot should be of me dropping the bombshell ' Iv got cancer' and then the music should draw to a dramatic close with a thud on the piano.This should be a closeup of my face saying that and we should use music to make my face look gaunt and ill through devices such as white powder.