Section 7: Production Material - Storyboards & Shotlists

Original Storyboard

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Once we reached the location for filming, we decided to adapt the shots to suit the setting and to make the film look more realistic. Therefore, this storyboard does not reflect our finished thriller film though it does outline the story.

Shot List
Street:

• Establishing shot of the corner
• Long shot of teenagers walking around the corner
• Long shot of the teenagers walking down the road
• Mid shot looking at the teenagers from the front as they are walking
• Close up on the Abbie as she realises she has lost her phone
• Close up on the character who rings her phone first
• Long shot of the group of teenagers as the phone is ringing
• Close up on Abbie looking concerned as she asks someone to ring it again
• Close up on the second character to ring the phone
• Long shot of the teenagers as the phone rings again
  

Pathway:

• Walking down the path into the playground up to the roundabout.
  

Playground:

• Birds eye view establishing shot of the playground
• Long shot of the empty playground with the swings moving and the roundabout moving
• Close up on the phone ringing
• Mid shot of the roundabout with the 'dead' child on it.