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Yasmine Hajji Film Studies Creative Coursework Digital Storyboard - 25 shots Yasmine Hajji Story: Lauren has been homeless for over a year now, and it is on one day out of many that she remembers the arguments with her mum’s boyfriend that put her out on the streets in the first place. Her mum could not stand up to her abusive boyfriend, and as a result, led to her daughter running away from home. This was exactly what Mark, the abusive boyfriend had wanted. However on one fateful morning, Lauren is not in the spot outside the shopping centre she usually sits at and comes back home to her mother after hearing of the news. Mark has been convicted for domestic violence against Lauren’s mum; Michelle and unknowingly turning up outside her doorstep, Lauren is welcomed by a shocked mother who is glad her daughter is back home, regretting the mistake of allowing her daughter to run away in the first place and not standing up to a man she never really knew.

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Film Studies Creative Coursework

Digital Storyboard - 25 shots

Yasmine HajjiStory:Lauren has been homeless for over a year now, and it is on one day out of many that she remembers the arguments with her mum’s boyfriend that put her out on the streets in the first place. Her mum could not stand up to her abusive boyfriend, and as a result, led to her daughter running away from home. This was exactly what Mark, the abusive boyfriend had wanted. However on one fateful morning, Lauren is not in the spot outside the shopping centre she usually sits at and comes back home to her mother after hearing of the news. Mark has been convicted for domestic violence against Lauren’s mum; Michelle and unknowingly turning up outside her doorstep, Lauren is welcomed by a shocked mother who is glad her daughter is back home, regretting the mistake of allowing her daughter to run away in the first place and not standing up to a man she never really knew.

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1. Shot description: [present day - afternoon] (establishing) extreme long shot, point of view from the left side of Lauren sitting outside a shopping centre.Camera movement: pan from the left to right, to show surroundings stopping at current scene to assert main character and character position.Sound / dialogue: A typical day featuring diegetic sound of cars, busses and people walking past Lauren. Action: from what we can see, there is a glimpse of a homeless girl slumped on a street outside a shopping centre in the late afternoon. People are passing her by, and it is a gloomy, grey day, filled with a constant, overbearing feel of sadness. Shot transition: cut into next shot.Lighting: cold, dark and minimal, natural lighting is used to emphasise life continuing as ‘natural’ around Lauren.Audience reaction: The audience grasp the surroundings and environment and understand it’s not a comfortable setting for a teenage girl to be in.

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Shot description: [present day - afternoon] long shot, point of view of Lauren sitting outside a shopping centre. Camera movement: hand held camera effect (‘shaky camera’) to create instability and nervous tension.Sound / dialogue: diegetic sound: continuous from previous scene. Dialogue: sighing.Action: Lauren has a sign near her that says, ‘please help I have no home’. She is looking around at the people passing her by, frustrated, she sighs and thinks about how lucky they are to have a home they can go back to, she then begins to think about her bad experiences at home, and the arguments she used to have with Mark. Shot transition: white / bright dissolve into next shot. Editing: clip slowed down.Lighting: continuous from previous scene.Audience reaction: The audience can now see more clearly that the film they’re about to watch will be dramatic, because Lauren appears vulnerable as a homeless teenage girl.

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3.Shot description: [flashback – evening] medium close up shot, left hand side of Mark.Camera movement: hand held camera effect throughout flashbacks, slightly shaky gives realistic /personal feeling, pans around from Mark to Lauren in a 360 degree turn to show both characters argument.Sound / dialogue: Dialogue - Mark is arguing with Lauren, shouting at her violently and saying: “You’re nothing but trouble, I want you out of my house, you don’t give me and you’re mum any f***ing privacy, get out!!” Action: This is the first clip in the sequence of flashbacks that shows Mark and Lauren arguing one evening about something that gets completely blown out of proportion. He is a man dominant in his speech, manipulative and argumentative, claiming there's no privacy with Lauren around and this is a flashback that foreshadows Lauren’s current situation.Shot transition: dissolve from previous shot, opens to this one.Lighting: dark to emphasise heavy atmosphere and tension.

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4.Shot description: [flashback – evening] medium close up shot, right hand side of Lauren.Camera movement: continuation from pan around Mark to Lauren in a 360 degree turn to show both characters argument, facial expressions and narrative. Sound / dialogue: Dialogue – Lauren shouts back at Mark in defence, saying: “I live here too! Don’t you tell me what to do, you’re not my dad, stop acting like you control me!”Action: Still part of the flashback, Lauren and Mark are arguing, and the audience are presented with a snippet of information within this clip that could immediately identify Lauren’s current homeless situation. Lauren is powerful in her actions, defending herself in an argument that was blown out of control.Shot transition: from previous shot, it is a 360 pan that leads into this shot.Editing: no non-diegetic sound to bring out gritty, angry emotion and realism within flashback.Lighting: lighting is sourced from natural sunlight coming in through the curtains, but overly dark to accompany unervsing mood.

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5.Shot description: [present day – afternoon] high angle medium long shot of Lauren. Camera movement: hand held camera effect continues from previous present day shot.Sound / dialogue: diegetic sound of people, cars going past etc...Action: short sequence of shot on Lauren thinking and reflecting back on negative memories of home, this shot provides the first in many breaks between flashbacks and the present day to show the comparison between events and emotions she experiences as well as a comparison between her current state (personality) and how she felt when she was at home.Shot transition: a white/bright dissolve from previous shot to show change in time, scene and atmosphere.Lighting: continuous from previous present day shot, constant dim and natural lighting.

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6.Shot description: [flashback – evening] two shot / slightly over the shoulder, medium shot.Camera movement: slightly shaking (hand held / realism effect) Sound / dialogue: Sound - Mark makes a slight grunt and heavy breath to back up his action of building up to a slap. Dialogue - whilst Lauren is still shouting: “what have you got to say for yourself, ey? Nothing! Who do you think you are!”Action: Mark raises his hand to slap Lauren because of her back chat, but the physical violence is unnecessary and she does not deserve this, she is apprehensive, and frightened, not knowing how to act, she continues to shout at him and defend herself. Shot transition: dissolve from previous shot into this one.Lighting: lighting is sourced from natural sunlight coming in through the curtains.

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7.Shot description: [flashback – evening] slightly over the shoulder / two shot, medium close up.Camera movement: continuous from previous shot.Sound / dialogue: Sound – the sound of a harsh slap can be heard against skin and Lauren lets out a whimper and a sharp “ah!” Michelle, Lauren’s mum is in the background and lets out a gasp at the incident but does not act against her violent husbands actions. Action: Mark has just slapped Lauren across the face, and she feels the area that is now sore. Upset, she realises there is nothing she can do against such a stubborn, evil man. It is apparent that this argument is just one of many that causes Lauren to run away from home. Shot transition: cut from previous shot into this one.Lighting: continuous from previous scene.

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8.Shot description: [flashback – evening] medium (long) shot, slightly over the shoulder.Camera movement: tracks Lauren as she runs away from Mark.Sound / dialogue: Sound: Lauren can be heard running away and opening the door, Mark reaches to out to grab her and shouts, “get back here you little-!”Action: Lauren runs away from Mark and flees to her room for solace. She realises there is nothing she can do. Mark tries to pull her back, and Michelle watches on helplessly like a coward, and does not advance to intervene between the violence. Shot transition: cut from previous shot into this one.Lighting: continuous from previous scene.

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9.Shot description: [flashback – evening] two shot, close up.Camera movement: whip pans to current scene using a hand held camera effect to enhance troubled atmosphere.Sound / dialogue: Sound – Lauren can be heard running upstairs and Mark grunts angrily.Action: Mark is angry at Lauren and cannot stand the sight of her, he is annoyed he cannot further hurt her and cannot be bothered to waste his time chasing her upstairs. He is glad however, he finally has some ‘space’ that he has been demanding. Michelle, looks on in the background at Mark, helpless, and scared to do anything to put a stop to his violent actions against her own daughter, worries about Mark and questions whether she really knows him at all. It is evident Mark’s actions demonstrate his capability of control but it is out of hand and his reasons for conflict are based on his own twisted needs to gain dominance over those he presumably ‘cares’ for.Shot transition: cut from previous shot into this one.Lighting: continuous from previous shot.

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10.Shot description: [present day – late afternoon] slightly canted angle, from left hand side, medium long shot.Camera movement: hand held camera effect, adds to build of emotional climax.Sound / dialogue: sound – diegetic (people walking past, cars etc..), Lauren can be heard sniffling and starting to cry.Action: this is a shot that provides a break between the flashback to show Lauren’s feelings towards it and her current situation as a comparison. Lauren begins to weep at the bad memories of home and it is evident that this has had a big impact on her state of mind, and character as a person. She is vulnerable and what helps to reinforce this scene is the people who can be heard walking past her, as no one offers to help poor, defenceless Lauren.Shot transition: white / bright dissolve from previous scene into this one. Lighting: starting to get darker as the day progresses and we reach the late afternoon.

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11.Shot description: [flashback – evening] medium shot, point of view. Camera movement: camera pans from the left, at a low shot up to subject of the shot (Lauren) and then zooms into Lauren’s face to show her starting to cry.Sound / dialogue: Sound - Lauren slumps on the floor and sniffles, starting to cry. Action: Lauren has run to her room for comfort and peace of mind. She thinks about how much she hates Mark and how she cannot stand to live at home with him around anymore. She sits by her bed and thinks hard, beginning to cry, she questions the possibility of running away from home.Shot transition: white / bright dissolve from previous shot into this one.Lighting: sourced from overhead lighting, dark room.

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12.Shot description: [flashback – morning, next day] Camera movement: still.Sound / dialogue: Sound – Lauren has crept downstairs and opens the door quietly, trying not to awake her mum and Mark, by alerting them of her disappearance. Action: Lauren decides she can’t take it anymore, and in this scene, is leaving in the morning, whilst Michelle and Mark are asleep. She decides to run away from home, with no where to go and no plan, flees from the escape of Mark’s abuse. She realises this is all she can do for now and takes with her some belongings and a troubled conscience. Shot transition: fade from previous shot into this one.Lighting: bright, metaphorically used to emphasise a new ‘beginning’ for Lauren, but harshly bright, to assert danger and problems of the unknown.Audience reaction: Now, it is understandable as to how Lauren has ended up where she is and why, the audience may feel uncomfortable with Lauren’s decision to leave home with no where to go because she is only a teenager and a girl, which makes them empathise with Lauren and also fear for her safety.

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13.Shot description: [present day – late evening/ early night] medium long shot, slightly canted from left hand side.Camera movement: focuses on Lauren, and then pans out to the right to show the surroundings and the sky to show how dark it has become.Sound / dialogue: the diegetic sound of cars and people that are going past Lauren begin to cease as people presumably retire home. Action: it has now gotten dark and cold, so Lauren huddles up in her blanket. The camera then pans off to the right to reveal the now darkened streets of the shopping centre she ‘lives’ outside. It then pans into the sky, to show the darkness and the harshness of life. The night sky is blackened and helps to establish a dangerous setting for a teenage girl to be in.Shot transition: slow dissolve from previous shot into this one and then fade slowly into next shot 16.Lighting: minimal, natural night sky is source for shot.Audience reaction: the audience may feel saddened by Lauren’s circumstance and situation.

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14.Shot description: [day after previous shot – early morning] slightly high angle looking down onto now empty spot, long shot.Camera movement: pans from the right to left slightly canted, from the sky to the spot to show change in time, pace and atmosphere.Sound / dialogue: diegetic sound of cars, people, busses etc.. Progressing as normal.Action: the camera pans from the far right to the spot where Lauren usually sits, but she is not there anymore. A ruffled newspaper is in her place and because of the long shot, the importance and purpose of this prop’s location arouses suspicion and ambiguity .Shot transition: from previous shot, fades gradually into this one. Lighting: natural lighting is used to emphasise restoration of the setting. Lauren no longer sits there, so it is now ‘natural’ (normal). Audience reaction: It is now the next day and the audience might be extremely confused as to why Lauren isn’t in her usual spot, they may assume the worst, maybe she was hurt, or killed? Instead, a newspaper rests in the spot and unknown to audience, this is a crucial prop that provides information on Lauren’s disappearance. The front page of the newspaper details Mark’s conviction which is also revealed in the final shots of the story. Lauren would have seen this newspaper, prompting her to find her mother. Thus, the anticipation for scenes to come in which Lauren’s whereabouts are revealed, heightens the story and emotional climax.

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15.Shot description: [present day – morning] medium close up, right hand side of Michelle.Camera movement: still.Sound / dialogue: the TV is playing in the background, and a news report is on. Action: Michelle is watching TV, and a news report feature has come on mentioning an arrest, the arrest of Mark. Michelle is shocked, being unable to grasp how real this situation is, she is now free from Mark and all kinds of thoughts run through her mind. She thinks of her daughter, she deeply regrets her foolish behaviour.Shot transition: cross cut, we are now in the present day and the previous scene is linked to the shot of Michelle.Lighting: natural, again emphasising ‘restoration of the normal’ and slightly bright – morning.Audience response: The audience might piece together that Lauren’s ‘disappearance’ is because of Mark’s conviction, and find it strange how the setting has changed and is now at the house where all the abuse began.

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16.Shot description: [present day – morning] close up from left hand side.Camera movement: still.Sound / dialogue: sound – knocking on glass door.Action: Lauren has returned home, but why? The audience are unsure of why this might be and from two previous scenes back assume that this is Lauren because she is not in her usual ‘spot’. She knocks on the door, casually and awaits an answer. Shot transition: cross cut from previous scene to this one.Lighting: natural, bright.Audience response: It is clear now that Mark’s conviction might be something to do with Lauren’s arrival as the unknown character is wearing similar or the same clothes as Lauren and the reflection of the character in the door is that of Lauren’s character build.

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17.Shot description: [present day – morning] medium shot, point of view, then into a close up.Camera movement: still, but then zooms into Michelle's face to emphasise emotion and reaction.Sound / dialogue: Sound – TV: news report, knock of the door, Michelle gasps.Action: Michelle is alerted by a knock at the door and looks up from the TV. She is unsure of who it might be, and a far fetched thought crosses her mind, could it be her daughter, could it be Lauren? She is apprehensive of answering it.Shot transition: cross cut from previous scene to this one.Lighting: continuous, natural, bright.Audience response: The emotional climax is about to be achieved and the audience anticipate an emotional realisation for both Lauren and Michelle.

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18.Shot description: [present day – morning] slight over the shoulder, medium close up on Lauren.Camera movement: hand held camera effect to emphasise emotional build up.Sound / dialogue: diegetic sound – birds chirping, trees rustling and the sound of the door unlocking and being opened.Action: Lauren awaits an answer, whilst Michelle gets up to go and answer the door.Shot transition: cross cut from previous scene into this one.Lighting: natural, bright.

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Shot description: [present day – morning] medium close up, point of view.Camera movement: slightly shaking to build up personal feeling and realism, then zooms into Michelle’s face to again show emotion on a greater scale.Sound / dialogue: sound – opening of door, gasp of Michelle.Action: Michelle has opened the door and cannot believe what she is seeing. She is speechless and shocked but cannot grasp what and who is at the door. She didn’t think the possibility of her daughter showing up would happen and now it has, she is experiencing many conflicting emotions.Shot transition: cross cut from previous scene into this one.Lighting: continuous from previous scene.

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20.Shot description: [present day – morning] medium shot, point of view.Camera movement: still.Sound / dialogue: dialogue – Lauren says “Mum, it-, it’s me.”Action: the camera shows the person at the door and it is the anticipated Lauren. She is happy, she is home, she is now with her mother. Shot transition: match cut from previous shot into this one.Lighting: slightly brighter, but dim as it is sourced from natural sun rays, captivates Lauren’s character and makes her figure/character stand out.Audience reaction: The long anticipated return of Lauren is comforting and the line, ‘Mum it’s me’ heightens the emotional response of the audience and sense of safety and security both the characters and the audience feel.

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Shot description: [present day – morning] two shot / over the shoulder, medium close up.Camera movement: still.Sound / dialogue: diegetic sound – Lauren and Michelle can be heard stepping towards each other. Dialogue – Michelle: “Lauren!” Action: Emotionally intense, Lauren and her mother come together for an embrace in the door way and Michelle is nicely depicted as immensely happy. Her daughter is home and Mark is gone, they are both now free and can go on as normal.Shot transition: cross cut from previous shot into this one.Lighting: bright, natural.

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Shot description: [present day – morning] over the shoulder, two shot, medium close up.Camera movement: still.Sound / dialogue: diegetic sound – the sound of bodies coming together and embracing, laughter, breathing.Action: Lauren is shown as immensely happy and mother and daughter are now in an embrace. She no longer has to live in the harsh outside and is glad to be home with her mother, and the embrace breaks off all guilty, repressed emotions and it is clear Lauren forgives her mother for not standing up to Mark and is just happy to be home.Shot transition: match cut from previous shot into this one.Lighting: bright – helps to intensify happy, emotional climax of embrace.

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23.Shot description: [present day – morning] long shot.Camera movement: zooms into TV slowly, throughout next two shots.Sound / dialogue: Sound – TV: live news report with a news presenter talking about a latest, community arrest. In the background, Lauren and Michelle can be heard laughing / crying with happiness still in their embrace. Action: Shot shows TV and slowly begins to zoom into it. This is significant because the news report on the television is talking about Mark’s arrest which explains Lauren’s appearance at home.Shot transition: tilt down from previous shot into this one, into the living room behind the two characters and then tilting to current position.Lighting: natural.

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24.Shot description: [present day – morning] medium close up.Camera movement: zooming in.Sound / dialogue: Sound – TV: news report – presenter is saying “…It was later today confirmed, that repeated domestic abuser, Mark Thompson, faces up to five years in jail for the offence, more news on this, later on…” Action: the camera is focusing on the TV and shows the news report that features Mark, ‘sentenced to five years in jail’. This has confirmed Lauren’s decision to come home and the audience are now aware of why he has come back and the severity of Mark’s actions. Shot transition: zooming in.Lighting: natural.Audience reaction: The news report confirms the extent to at which Mark’s abuse had got out of hand. The audience are relieved that Lauren ‘escaped’ while she could but pity poor Michelle who had to experience domestic abuse as a result of Mark’s twisted personality.

ABUSIVE BOYFRIEND SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS IN JAIL

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25.Shot description: [present day – morning] big close up.Camera movement: the camera has finally stopped zooming into the TV, and hovers.Sound / dialogue: sound – news reporter continues to talk.Action: the close up is showing a mug shot of Mark, it is evident now that he has been dealt with and punished for his actions. It has also finalised the realisation that Lauren and Michelle are now safe, and that Lauren is home because Mark is being ‘put away’ (jailed). Shot transition: fades out to black to end film.Editing: clip is slowed down.Lighting: natural.Audience reaction: The close up on the news report reinforces the severity in Mark’s actions but also the fact that this dangerous character has been put away for good, or at least the audience think... Lauren and Michelle can now work on mending their relationship as mother and daughter without Mark interfering.

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SOURCES - creation of still shots of (fictional) news report on TV, shots: 23, 24 + 25

In order to create a fictional television broadcast of a news report, I took the following steps in modifying an image I found online of a still news report featuring CNN, an American news channel. To get the picture I searched on www.google.com: ‘news reports’ and selected an image that I thought was suitable and I could work with. The source of the image is from: http://fx.worth1000.com/contests/10701/breaking-news-7, below are the steps I took to fit the image into my storyboard, of which I created on Microsoft Powerpoint.

1. First, I cropped the image that I acquired from the internet and added in text, over a blue banner that was relative to my storyline.

ABUSIVE BOYFRIEND SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS IN JAIL

ABUSIVE BOYFRIEND SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS IN JAIL

1. Secondly, using original photography of my uncle, I added a grey background similar to that of a mug shot and a grey border and put this image over the top of the still news report.

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3. Next, in shot 23, I added the modified image to my original photography of my TV, however I left the still news report as it was (without added picture of Mark) to show continuity of a news report, because realistically, only a small amount of time is given to

each individual piece of ‘breaking news.’ Because of this I wanted shots 24 and 25 to reveal the news report at a close up , focusing on the story of Mark’s conviction that was briefly mentioned at the beginning of the programme (this would not have been shown on

screen), but heard in shot 15.

3. Lastly, with original photography featuring a close up of my TV, I layered the edited image of the still news report over the picture for shots 24 and 25.