Production Day- Storyboard Layouts

Hello everyone. On the day of production, we redrew our storyboard so it could better match the scenes we actually wanted to film. The storyboard gives a simple visual outline of the film opening, showing the protagonist being picked up, the car driving through the creepy neighborhood, the discovery of the garage, and the tense moments inside. It also helped us map out the more dramatic scenes, such as the box reveal, the attack, and the final trunk shot. This made our filming more organized and helped us maintain the suspenseful flow we wanted for the opening. We wanted to have a general outline so we could see whether the camera shots and media techniques were well aligned with the way the scenes were being portrayed.

For now, having the visuals of the storyboard layout gives us a clearer idea of what we will film today and what camera shots we will utilize. We plan to use tilt angles to show the sign, “Welcome Dhost,” wide-angle and long shots to display the car driving through the neighborhood, and tracking or trucking shots to follow the movement of the characters and build tension. We also want to use close-ups and extreme close-ups to show important details and the character’s emotions, POV shots to place the audience in the protagonist’s perspective, and over-the-shoulder shots to make certain moments feel more suspenseful. In some scenes, we may also use low-angle shots to make the antagonist appear more threatening, high-angle shots to make the protagonist seem more vulnerable, and medium shots to clearly show the action between both characters. Here is the storyboard layout we have to implement while utilizing these camera shots.