Storyboard Development

Before starting to plan our storyboard, we had to decide on the location of our opening. We decided our first establishing shot would be the one above. We decided on this location, because we wanted the idea of it starting out in a very open place, with lots of things going on. We then wanted the location to change to a more closed of and claustrophobic location. This ES shows this happening quite effectively. Also in the dark, the trees and bushes would create a scary atmosphere which is what we were hoping for.

We are going to film part of our opening from this angle. This is because it creates the idea of someone watching the character in the shot. The bushes are quite effective, as a way to create the idea of the killer being Hidden (the title for the film).

This is the last location for our film opening. we choose this place, because it has the idea of the character becoming very closed of from everything and almost trapped. This then reinforces the thriller genre, as the closed of feeling puts the audience on edge, as they get the idea something bad is going to happen.

This is a section from my storyboard. It shows the first two action shots of the opening. The first shot is a ES, which helps give the audience the idea of setting and also allows for us to develop the idea of everything being open and then gradually getting closed of as the openign develops. The non-diegetic music in this section is quite happy and light, this is too create the impression everything is normal and fine, which will put the audience on edge as they know a thriller is not stereotypically like that. This creates an enigma code for the audience, as they don't know what is going to happen.

This next section is the last two shots of the opening. They use hand-held camera, to help bring in the idea of Social Realist, but more importantly develop the idea of the character being followed by the killer. This helps create an action code, as the audience know something is going to happen. The fact the shot ends as an extreme close-up helps the opening finish as being very closed of. The non-diegetic music in this section has changed abruptly from the music at the start, it is now very sinister and creepy, which creates the stereotypical impression of a thriller film. It also reinforcing the action code, as the audience know something bad is about to happen. The creepy non-diegetic music also adds suspense to the opening.