Storyboarding

Our storyboard went through many phases of editing - firstly it was cut down, removing shots that didn't fit the genre as strongly as others, secondly we cut out each of the shots and rearranged them to imply narrative, create enigma and to fit the intended increasing pace of the teaser trailer.

This first board (of 3 shots) is representative of the montage we aim to create at the opening of out teaser trailer. We will use a number of reporters and lines of dialogue to create the social setting.

The static and the disconnection 'beep' are symbolic not only of the technological aspect of the narrative but also physically divide the story in the present to the future our film presents. The future is intoduced by our political figure, making a speech at a podium and framed by a british flag.

There will be a few shots of the speech we film being shown in different locations eg. a school hall, a pub and a home to give the impression of importance and a nationwide announcement. The speech will be one of our first shoots because it is required for following shots.

A half light, half shadowed image of our protagonists face will be shown - he is also in the previous over the shoulder shot watching the speech. This is to introduce him as an important character. The trailer will then cut to his face, after which the pace will increase. Burning newspapers are a powerful image of destroying evidence and have historical context which the audience can relate to. The shots of a dissabled internet on the computor screen are to remind the audience of the modernity of the narrative. Technology is also a convention of soft scifi (one of our genres).

These are followed by action shots - running and jumping down stairs which allows the audience a glimpse of the bleak, urban setting of the narrative and builds tension which is a Thriller convention. The shot of something posted through a letterbox is at first an enigma but later revealed to be the beginnings of a resistance or rebellion.

A close up of our rebel symbol is a shot that we will return to to emulate subliminal messaging and create an identity for our rebellion group. The group meeting in the warehouse implies planning and potential action. We will shoot this from a number of angles and return to it (as seen below) to imply a longer frame of time in which the narrative takes place.

Zoom in on the symbol and potential a shot of the group leaders (our protagonist) setting up the symbol in the warehouse to show the formation and unity of the group will also be concidered. A close up of a male and female joining hands is symbolic of unity but when edited with slow motion and a soft, bright light will also imply romance. By including an aspect of this genre we are conforming to conventions of media texts we have already deconstructed but will also be appealing to a female demographic, the action will appeal to males.

This is a shot of our love interest being dragged away to amplify the danger and highlight the emotional centre of our story.

The protagonist crashes his fists against a wall or metal container (found in the warehouse), the loud crash will be amplified and synchronous with the music. It is also to show the strength but also emotional outburst of the character building on the romantic storyline - the audience should empathise with him. More action shots and brief glimpses of the symbol will follow.

A match on action jump shot - energy, fast pace, action, drama and tension. Use of low key lighting will further create this ambiance.

An extreme close up on the protagonists eyes with a bruised side of his face with connote to the violence and danger of the situation, further gaining the sympathy of the audience. The title font is still under development but may appear in front of our rebel symbol. A final close up of the politician ending his speech breaks the fourth wall and makes the audience feel part of the film. Hopefully this will create an ominous and tense ending with plenty of enigmas to entice viewers ( a convention of a teaser trailer).

We may also incluse a tagline within this trailer which will also appear on the poster so that they link well together. We expect that during filming this may change and develop as the project also evolves. We aim to collect as much footage a possible to have loads to play around with when editing, however, this is our intial structure.

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