Story Board for Final Thriller Ideas

                                                         



First possible opening shot. Medium/long shot of female character- victim walking across car park towards camera on a dolly, to enable steady movement. Lighting is ambient as using lights from the car park so within the mise-en-scene. Lighting is enough to light shot, yet still giving a dull feel to the shot adding to the mystery and tension. The car park is often used as a generic convention in Thriller films and television programmes as they are often run down giving a feel of crime. A car will drive slowly past her giving feel of being followed- Red Herring







The next main shot is that of Betty walking down the corridor. The corridor much remebles those of the corridors from the film; The Shining. Even though The Shining is a horror fim, it has certain aspects of theThriller genre with the long thin repetitive brightly lit corridors. The corridors almost seem to carry on into a 'vanishing point' often used in Thrillers to give a feel of going on forever and not being able to escape. The camera will take several shots of her walking down the corridor, for example, over the shoulder. The shots will cut quickly during this scene giving a feel of urgency. The over the shoulder shots also give a feel of being followed. Lighting is ambient as corridor is brightly lit. A man will also walk past her, acts as Red Herring as if someone is following her.

Close up of inside the lift, choosing which floor to go to. Close up need to be used in Thrillers to build anticipation and mystery. Lifts are also used in thrillers as you cannot escape in them and you never know who is going to meet you on your floor or who you are stuck inside with. A film that uses a lift is Towering Inferno.The woman by herself is vunerable. Lighting is ambient as brightly lit. Other shots in the lift are inluding over the shoulder which will also be close us, giving feel of someone else being in the lift and the close up feel gives feeling of claustraphobia.

Shot of outside the lift when Betty is going up to the top floor. This little screen shows the number which floor the lift is on. Not showing her the whole time in the lift gives an opportunity for the audience to not know what is happening to Betty as they cannot see her. This adds to the suspense. 

Medium shot of Betty walking out of flat and walking to flat door. Various shots again of her feet, walking away from camera once again giving feel of being followed. Ambient lighting still as corridor is still fully lit. Still using quick pace giving sense of being followed and urgency in her pace, as if she should be worried.

Medium/long shot of Betty arriving at apartment door. The audience see the room number which gives a more personal feel to the opening, then the audience can allow themselves to feel they know the character even though they have only seen her for about a minute. Lighting is very bright outside the apartment door, then will be dark inside as it is going to be filmed at night. This sudden contrast of change from light to dark gives sense of almost heaven to hell, or safety to danger, which is ironic as your own home is normally the place you feel safest.

Close of up of her unlocking the door to the apartment. This close up breaks up the shots adding variety. The close up also gives the audience a closer look into what is happening so they feel involved, making them feel the emotions of Betty; which by now is anxious as she thinks she is being followed.

Medium shot of Betty walking inside, this includes match-on-action as you see her enter from one side and in the other. As it is very bright outside the room, and really dark inside the apartment, she will be a silhouette which adds to the fear of the audience as they are scared for Betty. The effect of using the camera in this way, makes the audience anxious as their 'backs' are to the apartment so they cannnot see what is going on behind them. They also cannot see the emotion on the face of our character which would put them of edge further. It quickly cuts away from this shot which does not allow the audience to get too familiar with the shot.

Close up of her turning the bathroom light on and walking in and looking in the mirror. Medium shot allowing the audience to see what is going on. The use of the mirror is also frightening as you can never be sure what is going to appear behind you, especially since she has her back to the door. Lighting is ambient as using the light in the bathroom. Bathrooms are often also used in thrillers as they are often fairly small, a thriller that uses a bathroom is Psycho.

The camera then cuts to outside the bathroom in the corner of the living room (as if it were the television). Betty then walks out of the bathroom towards the camera and picks up the television remote. She stands up and turns the television on. A channel comes on and lights up her face and the rest of the room slightly (as only the bathroom light is on).

An over the shoulder shot from the front is taken of the room (will be darker than this as this shot was taken when it was light outside) and the door is in view. The silhouette of a man, the 'intruder' walks into the doorway from the bed room. (the bathroom is to the left and the bedroom to the left).