Group storyboard

The purpose of the group storyboard is to gather all the group members best ideas and put them into one storyboard, collecting the best possible storyboard, every member of the group shared their storyboard with the others and as a group we decided whether it should make the final cut or not, sometimes we didn't use the exact idea but took parts of it, e.g an over the shoulder shot.







We have created a group storyboard so that we can have one set narrative to follow while filming, it makes it easier to understand what we will be shooting next and we will have our best possible narrative as a group, in the seventh shot, POV is used, in the bottom of the screen you can see the antagonists weapon, this sets the tone for the rest of the opening sequence, this idea came from me and Amy, we both had this idea and I feel it works very well, this would be effective at creating suspense as the audience can just see the weapon, also the audience build a relationship with the antagonist due to fearing him.

The next shot is the over the shoulder shot, this is the tenth shot and is used to create surprise, also an enigma as to how these pictures have been gotten hold of as well as why they are in the forest, the audience fear for the protagonist due to the situation she is in, this idea was in me, Amy and Alfie's storyboard, it is extremely effective at intriguing and engaging the audience, making them watch on, due to the restricted view it creates suspense within the audience, also the fact that the antagonist could be lurking anywhere in the unknown helps the audience build a relationship with him, fearing him.

The third shot is the reaction shot in the 12 th shot, this idea was Amy's, it creates suspense and shock effectively, the audience are in suspense as they see that she is in danger and fear for her, wondering what is going to happen to her next, the are shocked as to how she has reacted, they hoped for a brave hero as the protagonist but from this reaction you can see the fear of the protagonist, this makes them realise the danger she is in and that it is extremely unlikely that she will overpower the antagonist, this makes the audience sympathetic toward her situation.

The fourth is a long shot, this is used in the twenty first shot, this is used to show the antagonist teasing the protagonist, this was Amy's idea, it creates suspense as to what the antagonist will do after this as he is in clear control of the situation, there is also shock as to how calm he is considering he is holding a knife threatening the protagonist, the audience fear the antagonist as this shows his clear dominance, superiority and calmness in such a nerve racking situation.

I feel like our storyboard is a good opening sequence for a thriller, it involves plenty of shock, surprise and suspense as well as a constant enigma as to who the antagonist is and why he is stalking the protagonist, we managed to encorparate everyone in the groups ideas in one way or another, everyone had an input and added some of their own story, coming together as one idea 

The first micro element is mise en scene, we will use a forest as the setting as it is great for creating shock, surprise and suspense it is an area that people see in their everyday life's and see it as a normal thing, the fact that such horror happens within the forest will create shock and surprise within the audience helping to engage them into the film, it is also conventional to a thriller as it it an isolated area, there are lots of places to hide and it is almost cut off from civilisation, creating suspense as when the victim is in danger they know it will be extremely difficult to escape, also iconography used such as the knife is used to show the power and superiority of the antagonist over the victim, the dark clothing of the antagonist represents the danger and enigma surrounding, showing the audience he is an evil character, the light clothing of the victim shows the innocence and harmlessness of her and helps the audience relate and sympathise with her.

The second micro element is cinematography, we will be using different shots, angles and movements with the camera,the use of long shot allows the audience to see the setting behind the character, getting a feel of the mood of the setting, helping create suspense within the audience, the use of this helps engage the audience, this shot also allows the audience to see the characters full body and facial expressions, helping the audience relate to the character, a movement we will use is handheld, this is used to represent the panic and urgency of the victim to try to escape from the antagonist, it also shows the audience the dominance and superiority of the antagonist compared to the victim, creating shock and surprise as well as helping the audience build a relationship with the antagonist as they fear him, this is conventional as it helps engage the audience as they feel like they are part of the film, helping create shock, surprise and suspense to maximum effect. The angle we will use is the low angle, this will be used to show the power of the antagonist and make the audience fear him, it will be used to create shock and surprise as it portrays to the audience how powerful and dominant the antagonist really is, helping the audience sympathise toward the victim.

The third micro element used in our thriller sequence is sound, we used both diegetic and non diegetic, An example of diegetic sound being used was the screams of the victim while on screen, this was used to show the superiority of the antagonist and helped create suspense and shock as the screen cuts to black as she screams, this helps engage the audience as the audience wonder what has happened to the victim, also helping create a relationship between the audience and victim as they sympathise toward her as they realise that her life is in serious danger, the fact it is clearly not edited in helps the audience become more engaged within the film as it becomes realistic, helping create more shock, surprise and suspense within the audience. The non diegetic sound used will be the soundtrack and edited sounds like the heart beat, the soundtrack will help create a sense of enigma and also create suspense, in shocking parts the soundtrack can help emphasise the shock, the use of this will help engage the audience and the audience will create a relationship with the antagonist as the eerie soundtrack used in his presence will warn the audience of his danger

We was inspired to use low key lighting by the film Halloween, this is evident throughout the sequence and was extremely effective at creating enigma, shock and suspense, all these were used to keep the audience engaged into the film, it was also used to represent the dark and eerie mood of the scene, engaging the audience into watching the film. Panning was inspired from silence of the lambs, this will be used to pan across to the antagonist, creating suspense and shock when it finally gets to him, this will be engage the audience into watching the film as well as helping the audience create a relationship with the antagonist, due to fearing him. we took the idea of high and low angles from silence of the lambs, this was used very effectively in this film and created shock as well as fear toward the antagonist within the audience, these all helped engage the audience into watching  the film, this will  be used when the antagonist is attacking the victim