Storyboard

Story board update

Our storyboard has been updated so that we have changed our story because the previous one didn't fit together to make a full film. We have kept the question room with the detective and girl but the detective is sending the girl's boyfriend death threats. In the opening scene we have story boarded a flashback to a person creating the death threats and then posting it to a house. the final shot is of the detective's face.

Planning - Group Photos

Planning consisted of us discussing locations where each scene would take place in and and what type of shots we would use. It also consisted on us considering the whole plot of the story and what would happen for the rest of the movie, not just the opening scene.
We finalised the plot line and made sure everyone knew what the final idea was, we also made sure that we had noted down what movements there would be involved while recording, for example panning from left to right or zooming in or out.

Memento StoryBoard

This is our memento storyboard. We labelled timings and as well as the type of shot and shot angle. We also showed how long each shot lasts for.

planning the storyboard

Die Hard with a Vengeance StoryBoard and evaulation

Storyboard evaluation
WWW: Detailed explanation of what is happening each time the camera changes direction and scene. There are detailed notes and each picture shows the directions that people and vehicles move.
EBI: If the types of shots and the duration of each shot were shown and described.

 

From this task, I have gathered important skills on how to effectively make storyboards, including:
-communicating how the scene will unfold by drawing a rough sketch of the scene with the type of shot it will be shot as
-giving the duration of each shot within the storyboard
-having a short description of what is happening in the scene
These skills will be important when it comes to creating our opening sequence because the one of the first steps we will take is to storyboard our opening sequence and we will work off of this.

Momento Opening Scene

In class we did a storyboard for the opening scene of Momento and we then handed it over to another pair in order for them to film the clip that we had. The other pair then recorded and came up with the following.
This is the original clip that was used, from minute 2:17 to 2:27 WWW: I think our storyboard was good because it had annotations on what sound there was and what type of shot that was being used and how long that shot lasted.
EBI: I think our storyboard could have been better by giving explanations of where the scene was taking place. For my next storyboard I will add more description of what movement the character it making so that it is clearer

Mission Impossible Opening Scene Analysis

Positioning 

The positioning here shows a juxtaposition of Jim Phelps being looked down at by an air hostess who is serving Mr Phelps which makes it seem as if she has power over him, which the audience doesn’t yet know about. The position of the screen in the middle adds to the confidentiality that the information that Mr Phelps is receiving, which supports the fact that it is an action film because it is suggesting a mission that needs to be done.

Lighting

The fact that in this scene is shot half in the dark makes it seem as if the air hostess is the enemy because she’s in the dark making Mr Phelps the hero because he’s in the light and the lighting makes the audience’s  attention be drawn to him.

Acting

Mr Phelps seems to be in a thoughtful state of mind as his mission is being explained to him. He is probably thinking of how he’s going to do in order to complete this mission successfully.

Costume

Mr Phelps is wearing a suit which portrays him to the audience as a business man on the way to an important meeting or a job trip.

Hair/Make-up

The air hostesses is wearing quite natural looking make up and her hair is tied back giving it a professional look seen as she is doing her job. 

Expression

Mr Phelps has a neutral face expression and the air hostess seems to be quite friendly so she has a smile on her face.  

Setting

The scene takes place on a plane which makes it seem dangerous as something could happen on the plane, such as a fight because the bad guy is on board and the good guy knows.

Props

A picture which I assume is of Mr Phelps’ wife which suggest he’s thinking of her, cigars which the smoke is used to hide the burning tape and the tape that contains the information about the mission that Mr Phelps has to undertake.

Memento storyboard, evaluation, peer's film and actual opening sequence

The aim of this task is to analyse a section of the opening sequence of the Momento and recreate it by planning the scene with a storyboard, then making it using the storyboards we have made.

Memento actual opening sequence -

Storyboard Evaluation

WWW: In this storyboard, the duration of the shot in the film was included (an improvement over the last storyboard), as well as having detailed pictures that showed where each item in the frame was moving. A short description was also included below.

EBI: Shot and angle types need to be included. Dialog should also be included with reference to who is speaking (in this case, no one is speaking.)





















Group-made memento opening -

From this task, we have learnt that there is a high degree of planning needed before filming any task. The planning skills developed in this task will be essential in planning and developing our opening sequence.

Die Hard With a Vengance Storyboard

My storyboard is good because it has clear pictures that show what is going on in each scene and the type of shots that should be used for each scene. However it could be improved by adding any sound that should be used in each scene and the movements that the people are doing such as walking, and how the scenes should transition when it comes to editing. For my next storyboard I will add comments on how editing should take place for the transition from shot to shot and add more detail for any actions that people should be doing and most importantly the time of day in which it should be shot at and the location of the scene.

The point of this task was to help us improve and practice our storyboarding skills. From it I learnt that a storyboard doesn't have to have very detailed drawings, instead what it has to have is detailed explanations of what is going on on-screen such as the amount of people there are and what they are doing, the sound that you can hear and the type of shots that are to be used in order to make the scene.

For my opening scene I will ensure that the storyboard has all the key elements that make a storyboard good, for this I will link it back to this storyboard for guidance on what to include in our Opening Scene storyboard.

Mission Impossible research

Positioning

Jim Phelps is sitting in his seat on the airplane, facing the front of the airplane. This is building tension, he is sitting, waiting for something to happen.
Lighting

There is most light on Jim Phelps, so as to give an indication as to who is the centre of attention in the scene.

Acting

His face suggests boredom and that he is tired. This suggests that he is not stopping and he is not distracted from the task that he is set.

Costume

He is dressed in a suit, which suggests that he is travelling for business.

Hair/makeup
His hair is combed backwards. This suggests that he has purpose and is on a mission.

Expression

He is tired and bored and this is shown as he lights a cigarette towards the end of watching the video on the video player (as well as to hide the smoke made when the video tape destroys itself.)  The fact that he lights a cigarette to hide the smoke from the self-destroying video player does not suggest that he is being verisimilitude.

Setting

The opening scene is set on a commercial airplane, in the first class section of the airplane. This suggests that Jim Phelps is on important business. The fact that this scene is set in an airplane suggests that this scene is building towards a climax, as something is going to happen when the scene changes away from the cabin of the airplane.

Props

Several props are used including a cassette player and a video player for the cassette player. These props are important in this scene as the video player explains a key part of the plot.