Individual Storyboard - Miss Georgiou

Individual Storyboard

I wanted my storyboard to be simple and psychological through the use of sound. Instead of showing the audience exactly what happens on screen, I thought it would be more affective to have less visual action and more off screen sounds in order to make the audience think more about what is going to happen as I believe that fear comes from the audience's predictions rather than what they see.

I have planned for my individual narrative to begin very calm and casual. Within the first frame you see a radio from which there is a 'breaking news' article being aired about two children who have recently been abducted by an unknown kidnapper. The next two frames show children's toys to show that the location is a child's bedroom. All three frames last for about seconds and change through the use of straight cuts. The forth frame shows a babysitter putting a baby to sleep. A mid-shot is used in this frame which allows the audience to see the baby and how young and defenseless it is.

The first frame in this picture shows the babysitter turning off the radio. The 'breaking news' article therefore cuts off. The next frame shows a long-shot of the cot which lasts for about 15 seconds. In the meantime you hear off-screen sounds; a door shutting, the babysitter screaming, a door opening and slow footsteps. These sound effects are supposed to portray the babysitter leaving the bedroom and finding a stranger in the house. The babysitter's screaming obviously represents her being hurt and the door opening and the footsteps are supposed to portray the stranger entering the bedroom. at this point the baby begins to cry. The next frame shows a Jack-in-the-Box which begins to play by itself. The next frame shows another long shot of the cot and large gust of wind blowing the curtain.

The first frame of this page shows a mid shot of the Jack-in-the-Box which is still playing. As the diagetic theme tune comes to an end and the audience thinks that the Jack-in-the-Box is going to come out, the stranger's foot crushes the toy. This frame will hopefully create suspense and eventually shock the audience due to the creepy music and the unexpected event. The frame continues to show the crushed Jack-in-the-Box and off-screen you hear footsteps and the baby's crying fading. The final shot starts of as a long shot and quickly zooms to a close-up of the now empty cot. This entire opening sequence will have low-key lighting.