Updated Storyboard for Forsaken

     Welcome back bloggers! As we are in the process of doing reshoots and changing ideas with our film, I wanted to give updates on our projection of the film especially with the storyboard. We had previously shown you a preliminary sketch of the entirety of our film opener but as we see with any production, there will absolutely be lots of changes from what we brainstormed and the reality when we actually started filming. Anyways, I am here to break it down for you guys and talk more in-depth about the changes that have occured so far with many different factors. Continue reading as we talk about our new storyboard!

    Firstly, we are seeing a different starting scene for the beginning of our film opener. We have already filmed this out on our previous day 2 of filming but to break it down, we are starting it off with an establishing shot as that is just a perfect component to show the location of where most of our film opener is going to be at and just helps set the atmosphere as well. As a team, we decided to include this additional shot because we feel it is such an essential component to help showcase the setting.  Regarding specifically sounds, it was exceptionally windy, as I had discussed was an issue on that day of filming, so we are seeing different changes in sound since the wind was very loud. This noise is considered an uncontrollable noise as we were not even expecting it to be that windy that day but it really just expresses the reality of what actually happens when we start filming rather than when we were in the planning phase. Additionally, that day we saw that natural lighting was such a substantial component and that is also included as we show our establishing shot. 

    Furthermore, another additional shot that we included was with Kendrick as he was approaching the mall and we still are hearing the loud wind throughout this scene. It was a static shot as we had no camera movement, it was just focusing on the character's confusion and helps us to make a transition towards Kendrick going on his phone. This change has overall really helped the smoothness of the film and especially since that was a problem that we had discussed before we are so greatful that this shot helped us work this scene out better. This scene also utilizes natural lighting, especially since we are still outside of the mall. Moreover, in our next updated scene, we included a low-angle shot as Kendrick is going on his phone and just like the last one it helps pan all of the events out so smoothly. We have Kendrick on his phone and then you can see his friend, Wyatt, tapping his shoulder and I cannot express how much this shot just helps us to expand out into the next scene, it was just such an amazing idea that we had thought of. 

    Moreover, as we take a look into our next edited scenes, we have a medium shot and this is right after Kendrick is on his phone. This shot was a great addition as it allows for us to see Kendrick and his friends, shaking hands and talking throughout this part of the opener. In this scene, we will be hearing these characters conversating, creating this first dialogue part of the film. I also want to add that this is a static shot as well so you will see that their is no movement at all. Following this, we have our next shot which is going to be a full shot as Kendrick and his friends are walking towards the mall door. You will definetly see the high presence of wind here not just with the sounds but also with the characters as they are getting so blown with their clothes and hair going all over the place. Lastly, in the following scene we utilized dollying-in to just really allow this scene to flow well. 

    Additionally, our next shot will be the protagonist putting on his headphones and continuing to wear them as he walks into the mall. In this scene, we plan to use a dolly-out and full shot to help show them walking inside and allows for so much smoothness. This is a great scene as it just gets us already in the energy that we are going for. I also just wanted to add this scene starts our soundtrack for our opener! This is such an exciting part, one of our first songs that we are using throughout the film. Next, as we continue to the next shot, we have a static full shot as they are walking into the mall. I personally love this scene so much as it is just one of the many scenes that adds emphasis to the excitement of all our characters. You will definetly see how thrilled they are to explore this whole mall. In this scene we will also begin to introduce the crowd sounds as they enter the mall. 

    Finally, we have our final edited scene! This scene is going to be a pan shot to the left to showcase the entire mall and also shows us the character's happiness as well. They are so much in awe that they don't even know where to go first. This scene is taken in the middle of the food court as well so they might try to check that out first. We are going to continue hearing the mall crowd noise within this scene as well. Thank you so much bloggers for reading this eventful updated storyboard. We have discussed so many important new scenes that we added and we are so happy that we did, it just helps this whole opener to flow so much better. But that is a wrap for today and I will see you guys in the next post!