STORYBOARD AND ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE STORY BOARD

My group and I decided to make a story board for our opening sequence of our horror thriller '666' in order for us to visually see the shot by shot guide, therefore we will be able to visually examine how our opening sequence will unfold. 

Creating  a story board for our opening sequence for my thriller '666' has helped my group and I to have a more realistic idea of how it will plan out. Firstly, it has done allowing us to have a rough idea about the duration of each shot, therefore we are able to keep within the time frame of 02.30 minutes for our opening sequence. This came in use, when we filmed a initial run through of our thriller opening sequence. 

Furthermore, it has allowed us to visually see each shot which ensures us  that we will see a variety to keep our film more exciting, for example by using quicker cuts we are speeding up the pace of our film, which will create more tension. 

Moreover, the illustrations in our storyboard gives us an indication of what the set would look like within each scene, which helps my group and I to plan what props we need and it helps us to think about the perfect location for our opening sequence. Also, the illustrations allows us to explain our idea clearly to people, especially the actress staring in our film, therefore our actress will have a better indication of what our opening sequence will look like, making her job easier. 

Additionally, when we edited our pre-lim task, during editing we had some difficulty remembering the order of shots which we filmed in, however now we created a storyboard so when it comes to editing our film, the editor will be able to refer to the storyboard and can piece the clips together accordingly. 

Overall, my group and I have learnt that by using a storyboard, we have now set up a plan for production, therefore when it comes to filming everything will run smoothly. Lastly, our storyboard will ensure that we don't forget what shots we were initially going to use. Therefore, in conclusion I believe our storyboard is extremely effective because it shows our story clearly, making filming and editing more straightforward for my group.