Story boards, shot lists and trailers
The first half of today's lecture covered story boards and shot lists.
Story boards are a series of of sketches which focus on key frames in a story, that visually plan out a shoot. They are used in all forms of film and TV although some genres rely on them more than others do, they are used to coney the concept for the project. Story boards can be used in any stage of the production however are primarily used in the pre-production stage. Although in post they do help the editor visualise how the director intended a scene or sequence to be constructed.
Depending on the preference of the filmmaker the story board will either have a big influence on filming or only be used as a general guide.
Depending on the preference of the filmmaker the story board will either have a big influence on filming or only be used as a general guide.
Story boards range from being:
- Graphic= these are the most detailed kinds of story boards, they're mainly seen in action films.
- Diagrammatical= these are widely used and although they're less artistic they still give as much detail.
- Plan view= these kinds of storyboards view the scenes from above and are used a lot with more than one camera.
Not everyone uses story boards though, some people prefer to use shot lists.
3 key shots when filming are:
- Long Shot (LS) these shots feature the entire body of the actor
- Medium Close Up (MCU) these shots go from the waist/chest to the top of the head
- Close Up (CU) these shots go from the shoulders to the top of the head
Other shots include:
- Extreme Long Shot, shows the character and their surrounding
- Extreme Close Ups (ECU) often features close on a specific point on the face or any other significant feature eg: fingers
Camera movement
Camera movement can help to tell a story without and dialogue.
Types of camera movement are:
- Tilt Shot
- Crane Shot
- Pan
- Tracking Shot
- Dolly Shot (this is an alternative to a zoom, zooming with the camera itself can be clunky)
Camera position
- Two Shot
- Low Angle
- High Angle
- Over the Shoulder
Trailers
The second half of the lecture covered trailers. Trailers are designed to hook an audience, they are there to sell the idea of the film to a potential viewer. Trailers where originally shown after a film (hence trailers), however exhibitors found that people where leave during the credits and were therefore not seeing them this is why they were moved to the start of a film. Trailers are often dramatic, comedic or shocking, they are a compilation of moments from the film/TV programme edited together (however some are purposefully filmed) in order to attract an audience.
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