Storyboards and scripts

 Short film/ 1st episode of YT channel

Story board, location recce, mood board, call sheet, shot by shot list, SWOT analysis, asset log, risk assessment, concept art, visualisation diagram, flat plan/ wireframe, prototype, page mock-up, set design forms, site structure diagram.

JEM Productions: Thief in the night

Beginning: 

Middle: jess bullies marni

End: mimi sticks up for marni

Storyboards

• An essential planning device in the film and television sector, mostly used by directors as it allows them to think in advance about how they want the narrative of their media product to develop
• It also lets them think through technical and audio codes they might use to create the narrative.
• Making a storyboard helps media producers think through the moving image in their minds and then on paper with camera shots, angles, and transitions all included. 
• If storyboards is well-constructed is well- constructed and throughout, it saves a lot of time and money when filming.

Storyboard directions

Shot description, number and duration- a short description of what will be in each shot. Each shot must have a number and how long it will last. This helps work out the final film duration.

Visuals- drawings of what will happen in each scene. These can be really detailed or simple line drawings. Sometimes photographs are added. The image should show how the shot should be framed and include any key props (mise-en-scene)

Technical codes- what camera shots and angles will be used for the shot. Also a suggestion of what edit will take place between each shot. Arrows may also be used to show any movement of the camera such as zooms or pans.

Audio codes- sounds that are to be included in the shot be described. These need to be clearly identified as diegetic (naturally part of the scene) or non-diegetic (added to the scene), such as music, and sound effects.

Camera language

Camera angles 

Low angle- makes the subject look superior and powerful

High angle- from above makes the subject looks vulnerable or weak

Birds eye view- see more of the scene, the layout

Worms eye view- an extreme low angle, making everything looks big

Camera position

Side view- from an observers POV

Direct frontal view- more intense and intimate

Rear view- suggests the subject is ignoring, hiding emotions or doesn't know whats happening behind

Shot-reverse-shot- allows to connect shots i.e a person and what they're looking at

How does this fit into the exam?

You could be asked to either produce a storyboard based on a client brief or write some written responses in relation to storyboards.

All design questions will always provide you with bullet points and this indicates how the marks will be awarded.

Script

A piece of writing in the form of drama- different from pose forms writing, like novels and short stories, as it is meant to be performed either for stage, radio, television or film. 

When a script is written for film/tv it is sometimes known as a screenplay

A script has o sound effective when it is read out loud. It also means it has to be written in a special way.

A script consists of dialogue (what the characters say to each other), stage directions and instructions to the actors and director.

What do you notice about the layout of this script?

Each characters name is in the middle of the page and their lines are on separate lines, not clumped together.

Why might have this been done?

Makes it clear for each character/actor which lines are theirs and when they will need to be saying this line. In addition, stage directions in italics make it clear what must be said and what must be acted.
How are the words to be said formatted?

The lines to be said are in the centre of the page to differentiate the lines from other information.

Script conventions

Evaluation

7/10

WWW- Our vision was met for the most part, the basic storyline made sense and correctly displayed our vision on screen. Furthermore, the camera angles met our standards despite not having clear  instructions and therefore correctly emulated our vision.

EBI- Some scenes were filmed at the wrong locations so the story got slightly confusing for the audience, the final scene didn't exactly display what we had envisioned. 

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