I finished the full storyboard for my opening sequence entitled "The Last Few". I had a few shifts within my story as my original plan just wouldn't fit into the two minutes we actually had. I created a new start to my movie (Indicated by the section in between the **) In the storyboard, I gave myself a few extra seconds to give myself some leeway when it came to filming. My opening sequence will fit within the two minute mark.
I decided to hand draw my notes just for a so I could get a feel for the main plot. I will mainly be referring to my script for stage-directions and obviously, the script. I will only use my storyboard for camera angles/ movement.
Below is my storyboard, quick sketches were used to plot out a basic view of the actual scene.
For the first part of my opening sequence, I wanted to make the audience feel like the zombie is the going to be the main character of the scene, this is why the camera fades from black onto an extreme closeup of the zombies eye. After that it zooms out and you then see that it is just a zombie, I will have the eye look human but when you get to the mouth of the zombie, it is ripped open and all disgusting, to show he is dead. The main character then comes from behind into the scene and kills the zombie. I did this to "replace" the zombie as the main focus on the screen to the actual main character, shifting the focus.
After this the scene cuts to a side on static (or dolly) shot of the characters making their way to the characters car. My thought process is that it shows that the characters are skilled at killing zombies whilst also showing them as a big threat as the characters are trying to make their way to the car fast.
The scene then cuts to a shot of a zombie standing next to the car, and I've taking inspiration from "The Walking Dead" as they show that zombies are literally EVERYWHERE. I feel like that is a good approach to my movie.
Another reason to me filming the scene like this is because Legally my character cannot drive without someone above the age of 18 in the car and 3 years driving experience so an adult will be the actual one driving the car.
For the Interior shots in the car, I will have the windows green screened and the car stationary. I will have footage of the car driving so I can just cut the footage behind the glass so it appears to be driving as many films never actually have the actor driving and sometimes do use this method to filming car scenes.
I will film the whole sequence three times over from three different angles so I can shift the camera to show each characters facial expressions.
For the Second page I have a low, static shot of the car pulling up in front of the camera and I will have the character "Jason Wright" get out of the car. Only his legs will be visible on the shot. After that the shot cuts to "Jason" looking around, observing the area. I feel like this would be good as he is just making sure to see if the coast is clear before he goes towards the body that is in the middle of the road.
The camera then cuts to Jason walking up close to the body (which is now the main focus of the camera). This is when tense music starts as the character draws closer to the body and bends down to grab the gun. This is to give the audience the feeling like they KNOW that the zombie is going to get up and reach for the character. It's a common theme that is used in zombie movies and TV shows almost like a stereotype to say "yeah, this is when the character gets grabbed by the body which is obviously alive". For mine though, I want the tense music to stop when the character believes the zombie is just a body whereas its going to jump up and bite him on the throat just as he lets his guard down.
There will then be a Match on action shot of the zombie moving its head back from his throat showing a bite mark and blood dripping from the mark and the zombies mouth to give the effect that he just bit him on the throat. I feel this is the best way of doing it as it is not financially viable for me to actually show the zombie rip flesh off the character plus I think it's better to show a bite mark rather than meat actually being pulled from his throat creating yet another piece to the risk assessment as the meat would have to be cooked properly and masked into the characters makeup.
After this, the shot cuts to the character holding his throat as it bleeds as he runs back to the car (after retrieving the rifle), the character called "Ben Lloyd" (the main character) gets out of the car and shoots the zombie in the head. For this is will have a cut where the zombie is shot and we will stop recording, add the prosthetic for a gun shot and make the zombie fall back giving a really cool scene. I feel like this would be a cool way to do it as we will then see a slightly zoomed in shot of the zombie with a bleeding gunshot wound on his head to show he has actually been shot and died.
The next scene cuts to an interior car scene. There is match on action to show that the glove compartment is opened to get a rag to put on Jason's wound to stop the bleeding and apply pressure. However this does not stop him from becoming a zombie, and both characters know this...
The camera then cuts to Jason walking up close to the body (which is now the main focus of the camera). This is when tense music starts as the character draws closer to the body and bends down to grab the gun. This is to give the audience the feeling like they KNOW that the zombie is going to get up and reach for the character. It's a common theme that is used in zombie movies and TV shows almost like a stereotype to say "yeah, this is when the character gets grabbed by the body which is obviously alive". For mine though, I want the tense music to stop when the character believes the zombie is just a body whereas its going to jump up and bite him on the throat just as he lets his guard down.
There will then be a Match on action shot of the zombie moving its head back from his throat showing a bite mark and blood dripping from the mark and the zombies mouth to give the effect that he just bit him on the throat. I feel this is the best way of doing it as it is not financially viable for me to actually show the zombie rip flesh off the character plus I think it's better to show a bite mark rather than meat actually being pulled from his throat creating yet another piece to the risk assessment as the meat would have to be cooked properly and masked into the characters makeup.
After this, the shot cuts to the character holding his throat as it bleeds as he runs back to the car (after retrieving the rifle), the character called "Ben Lloyd" (the main character) gets out of the car and shoots the zombie in the head. For this is will have a cut where the zombie is shot and we will stop recording, add the prosthetic for a gun shot and make the zombie fall back giving a really cool scene. I feel like this would be a cool way to do it as we will then see a slightly zoomed in shot of the zombie with a bleeding gunshot wound on his head to show he has actually been shot and died.
The next scene cuts to an interior car scene. There is match on action to show that the glove compartment is opened to get a rag to put on Jason's wound to stop the bleeding and apply pressure. However this does not stop him from becoming a zombie, and both characters know this...
For the final page of the storyboard we see a shot of the car driving away with dialogue of the character Ben Lloyd demanding that Jason doesn't die on him. This scene fading to black gives me the thought of the character slowly slipping away from Ben giving the audience the feeling of loss of the character.
The next shot is Jason in the car, with a blood stained rag telling Ben that he is ready to die. Shot reverse shot is used in this scene to show of the emotions of both characters, first to show the audience that Jason is weak with no energy as his life force is literally being sucked from his body and secondly, so the audience know that Ben (even though he knows it will happen) is reluctant to let Jason go. It then comes back to Jason Saying with what little energy he has left "Yes" and that he wants to go his way, and not become one of those "Things". the scene then ends with the car stopping and Ben getting out of the car, still showing Jason in the car holding his wound.
This next scene is Ben coming to terms with what has to happen and allowing his friend, his BEST friend to go through with this. We see Jason laying beside a boulder whilst Ben gets something out of the car, the scene then changes to Ben walking over to Jason and bending down, offering him the pistol, with the line "Do you want this?". This line is special as this shows Ben is okay with his friend going the way he wants to go.
The next shot is Jason in the car, with a blood stained rag telling Ben that he is ready to die. Shot reverse shot is used in this scene to show of the emotions of both characters, first to show the audience that Jason is weak with no energy as his life force is literally being sucked from his body and secondly, so the audience know that Ben (even though he knows it will happen) is reluctant to let Jason go. It then comes back to Jason Saying with what little energy he has left "Yes" and that he wants to go his way, and not become one of those "Things". the scene then ends with the car stopping and Ben getting out of the car, still showing Jason in the car holding his wound.
This next scene is Ben coming to terms with what has to happen and allowing his friend, his BEST friend to go through with this. We see Jason laying beside a boulder whilst Ben gets something out of the car, the scene then changes to Ben walking over to Jason and bending down, offering him the pistol, with the line "Do you want this?". This line is special as this shows Ben is okay with his friend going the way he wants to go.
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