Story Boarding

We came up with several ideas for our production. We have stuck to our story board quite closely and have used it as a template which made it clearer for us actually start filming and putting it together. 

As the killer in our filming is troubled from their childhood we wanted to show some clips that resemble childhood, so we have filmed swings and other play park objects. 

We wanted to show some shots from the killer's perspective, so that it was like he was watching her, it will also create an enigma for the audience of "who is she?". 

The camera will follow the girl, so the audience know it is her that something is going to happen to. 

We want the camera to be inside the car and to be now focused on the muderer. We will have a shot of the boot being closed on the girl, as if it is from her point of view. It is also very dark, using the conventions of a horror film. Being dark creates tension for the audience and we are hoping it makes them feel scared so they are obliged to find out what happens next. 

To try and include match on action we had two shots of the muderer going into a shed. 

 

The killer goes into a shed which creates mystery and shows him being quite natural about how he has just killed someone implying that he has done it before and he might do it again. We are having a shot of turning the lamp on so it goes all white, which then transitions into the next shot. 

These were originally the final shots of our film but after discussion we decided to make it longer. The shots include the killer walking away from the desk with newspaper letters spelling out the name of our film 'HORREUM' (which is Latin for barn). We think this is an effective title and instantly makes people know it's a horror, as it's short, unexplained which creates mystery and overall is similar to the word horror. 

We decided to add these shots to create normality, start the storyline and to fully introduce the muderer. He enters his home, and straight away washes his hands which indicates he has just gone and committed the crime which was vertually showed in the beginning. It's a clue to the audience to let them know that he is the killer. 

The last shots are of Ainsley (the killer) at the table with his family, which shows how much of a normal life he leads leading the audience to be more horrified and connect with the film more because it implying anyone is a killer.