⋆˚࿔ Updated Storyboard ⋆˚࿔

 

Hey guys!! 

So, today I will be talking about our updated storyboard!! 

Before we filmed, we created a storyboard to plan out our shots for our opener. However, before and while we filmed, we made a few changes that we thought would be best for our film. Tiffany went through each of the shots we filmed and drew them out. 

Here's our updated storyboard: 

The first shot is a static close-up shot displaying an Elf on the Christmas Tree. There will then be a cut to shot number two, which is a static close-up that shows a penguin ornament, and then a cut to shot three, also a static close-up, that shows a dog ornament. This will then cut to another static close-up showing a Santa decoration. These four shots will have warm lighting and no sound except the Christmas instrumental music we chose in the background. Next is a cut to shot five, which shows a close-up of Christy turning the doorknob. This shot will have the same lighting and sound as the first four. The next three shots cut to each other, showing an over-the-shoulder shot of Christy opening the door and letting each person inside. These shots will have natural daylight and the music is continued. There is also some dialogue in shots seven and eight, where Zadie says "Merry Christmas!" and Tiffany says "Hi!" There is then a cut to shot number nine, which is a mid-shot showing us opening the oven and looking inside at the chicken. This will have high-key lighting and the same music. 

There is then a cut to shot ten, which is a static, overhead shot that shows Christy placing the chicken on the counter. A cut to shot eleven shows an overhead shot of Zadie preparing the salad and a cut to shot twelve shows a close-up of the chicken being cut. These shots will all have high-key lighting and the same Christmas music will continue on. A cut to shot thirteen is a static close-up shot showing the food being plated with high-key lighting. A cut to shot fourteen then displays a shift as a POV shot. The lighting changes to low-key lighting and the music goes a bit quiet. The story then cuts to a wide shot of the dinner table where everyone walks into the frame and takes their seats in shot fifteen. The lighting reverts back to high-key and the music to its original volume. Shot sixteen is another wide shot showing us conversing at the table with the same high-key lighting and music. Shot seventeen is a close-up of Tiffany telling Tatyana to try the chicken. This then cuts to a close-up of Zadie as she says her dialogue. A cut to shot nineteen shows a close-up of my character taking a bite of the chicken, coughing, and fainting afterward. A cut to the next shot shows Tiffany and Zadie arguing, going from person to person with whip pans. Next is a cut to a close-up of Christy as she gets off the pone with the police. There is then a cut to Christy slipping her phone in her back pocket which transitions to her pushing down the poison in her front pocket. The lighting in these two scenes changes to low-key lighting and the Christmas music is slowed-down and muffled. 

                                                                                                       

We believe that our story board is a good representation of our opener!! We still aren't completely finished with editing so there still may be some changes but we'll see. 

Stay tuned for more!! ;)