Camera Shots and Storyboard...

Here are a few ideas for the different camera shots that we are going to use in our new film opening;

• point of view shots from passengers perspective in a car (both night and day time, perhaps fade one into the other when editing).



• point of view shot of traffic lights changing.



• canted angle shot of the ground and someone running over the camera (to look as though the camera has been dropped by someone).



• close up shot of someone changing the radio station in the car.



• point of view shots of sign posts - lets the audience know a bit more about the character's situation.



• close up of car clock (again informing the audience).



• point of view shots of character getting chased and then point of view shots from that character's perspective.



• wing mirror and inside mirror close up shots.



• over the shoulder shot of driver.



• steering wheel shot.



• blurred night time car journey shots.



• high and low angle shots of main character sleeping in strange surroundings.



• pan over main characters body as they're sleeping.



• zoom out shot of main character waking up abruptly and then pan across surroundings.



• close up of someone's hands trying to find something on a shelf.



• shot of a clocks hands spinning round.



• close up of cup of tea as milk is being poured into it (when this is slowed down on iMovie might look really cool).



• shots at wheel level of car as it is moving.

All of these shots will be put together in a way that will make an interesting film opening about someone having a dream/flashbacks and then waking up in the woods. We think this will be effective because the audience won't really understand what is going on initially, so this would make them want to continue watching the whole film which is the main objective of any film opening.

Here is our storyboard for our new film idea;