Film Synopsis : Interview - Vamp combined

The screen begins black and fades into the first scene. 

The priest is seen from below in a tense atmosphere clenching to the side balcony, the only sound heard is the priest’s panic, his heavy but slow breathing, hands clenching hard down on the balcony, eyes continuously scanning around looking for a quick escape and the slow footsteps of the vampire who can be seen  over the priest’s shoulders moving ever so closer.

Screen cut.

The vampire seems powerful from a shot from below but not merciful despite the bright light shining through the church windows in the background. The screen follows the priest right to left as he tries to run away in a third persons point of view (screen track, leveled shot). Sounds of shuffling from the clothes against the balcony and hurried steps to get away could be heard.

Screen cut. 


Immediately, the vampire leaps onto the priest and the priest is thrown against the altar. The priest struggles from the grasps of the vampire destroying the objects set on the altar could be heard as the objects made their way to the floor.  The vampire throws the body onto the altar and bites into the neck. The priest stops his struggle and the vampire feeds on him as the screen moves out. The screen continues to move out further and it is seen that Christ statue is watching over this act upon the altar table as the priest’s life is being sucked out.

Screen fades out.

Notes

Allow filmmaker to pre-visualise their ideas and refine them in the same way a scriptwriter refines their ideas through a succession of drafts.

Give the team a better understanding on the project and looks wanted within the film. To show not tell. 

Shot Types:

-       Wide shot

-       Long shot

-       Medium shot

-       Close up

-       Extreme close up

-       Low angle (looking down)

-       High angle (looking up)

-       Over the shoulder shot

Having a range of shots makes the film more interesting

Zooming in, out and panning

Details about dialogue, camera action anything that will add to reading the story board.

Camera position:

-       High Camera angle – looks down on subject

-       Low Camera angle – makes subject look important and more powerful

-       Level Camera Angle – even with the subject

-       Long Shot – long range of distance between the camera and subject

Illustrate Camera movement by arrows.

Note any dialogue used in the film

Storyboard Language

Pan : steady sweep of camera

POV: from someone elses point of view

REACTION SHOT - 1 : someone looking off screen, a reaction of someone in conversation

ZOOM: In and out from subject

Edit: dissolves, fade out, jump cut

Tilt: using a camera on a tripod, the camera moves up or down to follow the action.

Developing the Plot (notes)

Plot  

The organized pattern or sequence of events that make up a story.  
Every plot is made up of a series of incidents that are related to one another.

Made up of 5 main parts

Part 1 Exposition

Introduction

       - introducing Characters

       - Setting

       - Conflict

Part 2 Rising Action

Develop the conflict(s)

Building on interest and character suspense

May go up and down like a roller coaster

Part 3 Climax

The turning point within the story

A Change in main character (maturing, gaining something etc.)

Main Characters faces the conflict

Part 4 Falling Action

Where loose ends are tied together

Conflict is slowly resolved, Climax taken care of

Part 5 Resolution

The Story comes to some sort of conclusion or ending.