Individual story board - Miss Miller

Everybody in my group made an individual story board, by doing this we was able to all follow the same story line but use different shots and effects to create tension and suspense. By doing this story board we are able to plan out our ideas which will give us a clearer vision when filming. Altogether in my story board I have 20 different frames. After everybody in my group has created an individual story board we will combine all of our ideas to create a group one in order to collaborate all of our ideas and create the best possible sequence. My story board includes an introduction to the scene and the characters. It also shows the victim escaping and a chase scene in the forest.


My first frame was an establishing shot of the isolated house that the victim is trapped in. I have decided to do this as my first shot because it introduces the scene to the audience and allows them to see the setting is isolated, which will build up tension. I was inspired to do this shot as in the film Halloween as it uses an establishing shot to introduce the scene like I want to. I wanted to use low key lighting in this frame as it will suggest to the audience that dark occurrences happen inside the house, it also suggests that the antagonist is trouble and a dark person which will increase the tension within the frame. I also wanted to play eerie music as because this is the first frame that people will hear, therefore the audience will be given the impression that this eerie theme will continue through out the sequence. Overall, this frame is going to introduce the sequence and show the main location.

One frame that includes lots of different elements is frame 4, this is going to be a close up/zooming in of the polaroid photo of the current victim. This photo will be on the wall in the room where the killer is seen. I have decided to use low key lighting for this frame as it will show the girls fate as dark, which would be up tension as the audience would be given the impression that the girl is going to be killed. The iconography the will be used in the frame will be the polaroid photo. To add to the tension I have decided to play eerie music that builds up to show the audience that something bad is going to happen to the girl, thus building up tension. At the end of the frame it will fade into another similar frame. The purpose of this frame is to introduce the current victim, I would expect the audience to build up tension when this frame appears as the will question where the girl currently is and if she is safe.

Frame 9 is a panning shot of the girl running into the forest after she has escaped from the house. I decided to use a panning shot for this frame as I think it will show that the victim has got a long way to run, which could make the audience fear for her safety. The lighting in the frame is going to be low key and the only actor that is going to be seen will be the victim. I think the low key lighting will show the forest as a dangerous place which will increase the tension as the girl is running into it. I want to use diegetic sound for this frame, the sounds that I aim to use are foot steps and crunching of the leaves while the girl is running, also heavy breathing. The audience will  be able to relate to this as their breathing would have increased from watching the clip. Overall this frame will show the victim escaping into the forest.

Frame 15 is going to be an over the shoulder shot of the victim getting dragged back by the killer, this is one of the limited frames where the victim and the killer are seen in the same frame. As result of this the tension will be at its maximum, as it would have been built up through the escape and chase scene. The location of this frame is going to be the forest which the chase scene took place. The lighting is going to be low key, this is because I wanted the lighting in the forest to remain the same through out to make the sequence appear more professional. I am going to use contrapuntal sound of happy music when the girl Is getting dragged back as it will add to the tension. In the frame I want the tension to be at it's maximum as the audience won't no what is going to happen to the killer. As all they will be able to see is the girl getting dragged.

To conclude, I made an individual story board so that I can visualise my groups narrative, which will make it easier when filming as we will no what out frames should look like. By watching thriller sequences while researching I have adopted some techniques used in these to help me build up maximum suspense.