Keystone - No hallway for us to do it in
Abandoned Hospital - Impractical to film, hard to reach, hard to design props and get permission.
Mental Hospital- Same as above.
K.S.A- Hard to decorate, too modern, hallways bend too much.
KBA Pavillion- Too many windows/class rooms, carpeted floor, hard to decorate (and probably won't get permission).
Grafton Underwood- We have decided to choose Grafton underwood as it is an easy location to reach and has a variety of bunkers to choose from. It is run down but not to the point where we can't decorate it to look like a sanctuary for a religious icon. We have chose the big mess hall and the hallway next to it in the biggest abandoned building. Having the biggest abandoned building will give us freedom to manipulate the environment to suit us. The hallway has preset features that will help with the atmosphere of the scene which is one aspect of Mise-en-Secne. It has rusted pipes and broken concrete slabs which will add the opening. We are also using a giant mess hall for the planning/ alter scene. This is useful as it comes with a giant concrete table for the alter so that we don't have to build it. These locations are accessible by the public and therefore are easy to use. None of our props create a permanent effect on the location so therefore it is easy to set up.
Planning: Producing a Storyboard
We went through several stages of storyboarding. Initially, I drew up the shots in a rough, time-efficient manner. We did this to get a general concept of how the film will pan out, so we can draw up the storyboards in a more detailed, skilful way. Pictured is the original storyboard.
Both sides of the storyboard.
Both sides of the storyboard.
From this, we constructed a full set of storyboard panels. Ashley drew these, using the original storyboard as reference; Ashley did this as he is a much more talented artist than I am.
Planning: Screenplay
[The camera fades from black and reveals a man from behind. He is kneeling, praying at a makeshift altar.]
[The camera shows the altar from a low angle at the side, focused on a crucifix in the middle].
[The camera cuts back to behind Alec. It tracks around him over a few seconds, revealing that he is holding a small cross/rosary in his hands. After a while, he rises, and crosses himself. He pockets his cross/rosary and turns away from the altar]
[The camera follows him as he exits the room, feet splashing off of the damp floor. He enters a hallway and begins to walk down it, determination in his eyes.]
[The camera pans around the corridor, focusing on several of the props/decorations in the hallway. There is a corpse, chained to a wall. Several verses from the Bible are graffiti'd onto the wall. Candles litter the hallway, and there is a large cross hanging down.]
[Alec enters the a room, to the side of the corridor. The walls are covered in paper, graffiti and pictures- yet they are out of focus.]
[The camera focuses on Alec, yet is aimed over his shoulder.]
[It slowly pans out, and the wall comes into focus. As it continues to zoom out, the pure expanse of the room is revealed, and the viewer can see what the things say. There are pictures of people, locations, dates, etc. They are connected by lines.]
[The camera focuses on a large, black, spray-painted phrase in the middle of the room. The camera cuts to Alec, close up on his eyes, staring at the room. The camera tracks into the phrase, 'GRAND RAPTURE', and slowly fades to black.]
-Written by Sean
We will construct the storyboard from this screenplay, and from that, develop the whole opening.
[The camera shows the altar from a low angle at the side, focused on a crucifix in the middle].
[The camera cuts back to behind Alec. It tracks around him over a few seconds, revealing that he is holding a small cross/rosary in his hands. After a while, he rises, and crosses himself. He pockets his cross/rosary and turns away from the altar]
[The camera follows him as he exits the room, feet splashing off of the damp floor. He enters a hallway and begins to walk down it, determination in his eyes.]
[The camera pans around the corridor, focusing on several of the props/decorations in the hallway. There is a corpse, chained to a wall. Several verses from the Bible are graffiti'd onto the wall. Candles litter the hallway, and there is a large cross hanging down.]
[Alec enters the a room, to the side of the corridor. The walls are covered in paper, graffiti and pictures- yet they are out of focus.]
[The camera focuses on Alec, yet is aimed over his shoulder.]
[It slowly pans out, and the wall comes into focus. As it continues to zoom out, the pure expanse of the room is revealed, and the viewer can see what the things say. There are pictures of people, locations, dates, etc. They are connected by lines.]
[The camera focuses on a large, black, spray-painted phrase in the middle of the room. The camera cuts to Alec, close up on his eyes, staring at the room. The camera tracks into the phrase, 'GRAND RAPTURE', and slowly fades to black.]
-Written by Sean
We will construct the storyboard from this screenplay, and from that, develop the whole opening.
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