Storyboard

   
      My group began the storyboard process through first thinking of a location and time period for the film. We decided that, to contribute to the mystery of the film, an eerie location in darkness would work the best, thus we decided upon a quiet road in the darkness before dawn. Naturally, we also decided that this shot would be an establishing shot to show the isolation of the location. We also decided that throughout the film, the main character would have music playing and that the music would muffle and vary depending on what was happening in the film to create suspense as more dramatic scenes occur. Furthermore, we had to choose how the course of events would go throughout the film. We eventually decided that the main character would start an early morning run and then go through a variety of encounters with a strange car that would ultimately create suspense and lead up to the final scene in which the character is struck with a bat. Ultimately, the storyboard flows through multiple confusing and nerve wracking scenes that lead up to the climax of the baseball bat that transitions into the title scene. After we decided the course of events, we then decided on the shot types each scene would require. For example, scene five would use an over the shoulder shot as the character looks to see what is following him, so viewers feel the same shock that the character feels as they see everything from his perspective.
      In terms of the physical storyboard creation, Maddie helped draw the scenes, Josh and Erin helped to think of the plot, and I helped to consider the different camera angles and sound effects we could implement into the film.