Above is the first draft of our storyboard, representing the first few shots of our film opening. We have tried to create as much enigma and intrigue to pull in the audience yet also to show our characters in a meaningful way.
In our first shot, we see the busy crowds of London just outside of Paddington station in a wide shot, to establish the urban setting and to also introduce a contrast of our main characters introverted nature with the hectic immediacy of the city. We then see another long shot of the stairs ways at the station entrance, tracking where our character is, yet never fully focusing on her, so that she dissolves into the crowd. We wanted to try switching between soft and sharp focus here as well.
After this, we see Ariadne traversing the busy, people filled area, head down and silent. The voice over should begin somewhere around here, although this will be subject to change as during editing we should be able to see where best to fit it in. The fourth shot is the first close up we see of the female protagonist Ariadne. Having the extreme close up finally establishes her as the main character, yet also keeps her relatively elusive as not her whole face can be seen. We also have some shots focusing upon the writing that is spilled from her bag as she gets knocked over.
We will continue to build upon this over the coming weeks and use it as a reference point when filming, along with our shot list to help creating an accurate representation of our story. The shot list will also contain a full description of each shot in order to finaliuse evcerything we need to film on the day.
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