Story BoardThe Story board was a section of planning we decided to do to create a basic image of what our production was going to be

like.

We’ve only created twelve shots as a pose to over 40 which are included in our production, this is because we wanted it to be

narrowed down to the twelve most significant shots that occur in our production, in order to make it simple.

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The fact we chose to set our production at night allows the idea of pathetic fallacy to set in.

The fact we chose a railway to film on indicates the isolation that the ‘damsel in distress’ suffers. It also foreshadows the danger she encounters.

The moon here is significant as in the real production its used as a graphic match to the next scene.

The thought bubble here represents the fact we go to an earlier scene. Although in our production this is shows through text at the bottom of the image.

This is the opening scene, the audience won’t know why she’s running so a sense of mystery and ambiguity is set immediately, which is a typical thriller convention.

3 + 4 This is the flashback that the girl has. As we can see the setting has changed completely, and the contrast and diversity between the two settings can link back to the two main characters who are complete opposites.

Here we see a classic, normal setting which doesn’t create uneasiness for the audience because the characters look happy.

The wine glass is a significant prop here because its where the root of the action does actually take place.

We chose a bar for this scene because it’s quite a social place, and the following events are things that do happen in these environments, therefore creating a more realistic and maybe relatable experience for the audience.

These shots are long shots to take in the whole environment.

5 + 6 Both of these shots are close-ups. This is the root of the action around this section of the production and progresses the story on significantly.

These shots are close-ups because the action here is significant and we want the audience to clearly notice this. If we did it as a long shot then the audience may not be able to see it, or alternatively not realise its an event that takes place in the production that’s of significance.

We didn’t use harmful pills and instead put tic-tacs into a drink.

You cannot see any faces (just hands) on these shots either to heighten the mystery and suspense.

7 + 8Here we see the naivety of the girl, and the later effects she suffers. A change in expression and mood is shown here.

We used these images to indicate a change in mood here through the use of her facial expression.

Here she is happy and unaware. Here she’s confused and sad.

The idea of it being set at night is reinforced not only through the fact that shes on a night out but by the exterior lighting and the moon/stars. These are subtly shown.

We couldn’t get the idea across that the girl would be stumbling out the bar, so instead we wrote these in quotation marks at the bottom so it was clear. Obviously this isn’t going to be on the production, but due to the fact this is a still image we thought it was necessary.

She also shows a sign of being oblivious because here the pills are in the glass and she doesn’t know.

9 + 10Here the story board tells us the next stage to the production. Once again the setting has changed here and gone back to the original aura of negativity and uneasiness.

Here we see that the male character has subtly seen her leaving.

We left dots behind the feet on both sections of the story board to indicate that this is where they have travelled from.

We thought the one singular light here created an eerie feel, one that the audience can see represents danger.

We had to use text ‘back to reality’ so this ellipses edit was clearly indicated.

Once again, the girl is oblivious to the male character to even have seen her.

The danger in this picture is vibrant through the darkness in the background and evidently the fact he’s holding a weapon.

We left his face blank to link to the idea that in the production you can never quite see his face.

11 + 12 The final images are graphic, but this is what’s expected from a thriller. Here we didn’t dabble too much in the ‘horror-film’ idea with blood etc, and instead left that to the imagination of the audience.

The lines here show that we filmed through a metal gate. This connotes coldness and uneasiness because it creaks as it swings open.

The weapon is shown as a small version here. But we thought it was vital that we did a close-up on it because it is such a huge and scary part of our thriller.

The one glimpse of the males face we get here shows to be disorientated and worrying, posing negative connotations towards his character.

The swinging action here shows the movement, but obviously this is a still image so it’s impossible to show this here, hence the lines.