The Process of Storyboarding

Hello, this is Anjolee! 

Today in class, we are writing our storyboard. Our group is ecstatic to start filming, and this is one of our last hurdles until the next stage! I and my friends might start filming at a park, such as the park near my school, Windmill Park. Windmill Park will provide a realistic setting instead of a green screen. My friend Anacamila Bravo and I would be acting as the main characters, with me acting as Cassandra and Anacamila acting as Kiara. We would be borrowing my friend Valeria Hernandez's hand in order to complete some shots, and my other group member, Juliana Guerrier, would act as the voice of Alice. We would need to consider the schedules of all four group members to produce the shots needed to play the roles of the characters. Juliana would also be designing the costumes and makeup for the actors.

 We would record all our shots on our phone, including the voiceovers and the natural background sounds. The bulk of our film is going to have a melancholy atmosphere, shown with low-key lighting and the tension created by the slow-paced shots, reinforced by the sounds of tears and the portrayal of Cassandra with messy hair, sweatpants, and an oversized jacket. The tension starts to rise as Cassandra has a revelation, shown by her panic and stress throughout the shots. This image embodies the aura of the first few shots.

For our storyboard, we needed to compose drawings of the shot, the shot number, duration, the composition, camera movement and a brief description. The description needs to entail the mood of the shot and what is occurring. We did have some trouble organizing the scenes in Studio Binder, but it was sorted out later in the week. This is one of the fun stages, drawing out our ideas and adding the subtle details to our opening scene.