Planning - Storyboards

 Since the beginning of the planning process, I have had a idea of what the beginning of the film opening would look like. I had a more solid idea of the shots to use, but not so much the editing, movements, and angles. I did not need to do research on storyboarding since I have prior experience from the practice projects/assignments from class.

    For the opening shot, I knew from the beginning that I wanted it to be an establishing shot. I wanted the audience to immediately get an understanding of setting and a vague idea of the time place the film/film opening will be taking place. No dialogue will be used in the opening shot and the only sound the audience will be hear will be the alarm clock. The use of asynchronous sound allows for a smoother transition and cut to the next shot, and gets rid of the possibility of awkwardness in the scene. My group and I were confused about the use of music in the film opening because of copy right, so we just decided not to use any. 

    There is a straight cut to the alarm clock sitting on a nightstand and a hand coming in from out of frame and aggressively hitting the alarm clock when the alarm clock doesn't turn off, the hand rips the cord out of the wall and throws the alarm clock. This is done all in a static shot and the only movement occuring is within the scene. The diegetic sound of the alarm clock continues until the cord is pulled. I think sound effects will be used for the sound of the cord being pulled from the wall and the alarm clock getting thrown and hitting something. The use of sound, I believe, gives the scene a comedic and light-hearted feel while also slightly introducing the personality of one of the film's characters. 

    The storyboarding has been very helpful in helping me think more in depth about the scenes and the sounds I want to use in each scene. It has also given me a way to organize my thoughts better, so I think I will have to make more of these for each shot I want to include in the film opening. I also think my group and I need to have a discussion about what each of us want to include and what ideas we have for shots, movements, angles, and sound that can help our film opening align with our subgenre better.