Media Prelim: Question 2

How did you plan your sequence? What processes did you use? What theories did you try to take into account?

When planning our sequence, we first wrote out a script on file paper, detailing our different shots, mise-en-scene and our dialogue. Using our script, we could then draw out a storyboard.

Originally, we drew our individual shots onto post-it notes so that we could move around the order of shots easily to achieve our final storyboard. Once that was achieved, we drew out our final storyboard onto the template to use during the shoot.

Finally, we planned our shot order based on the difficulty of our shots and the chronology of the individual shots. Doing this as a group made it easier and quicker, and once we had completed the shot order we were ready to shoot our sequence.

When planning our shots on the storyboard we took into account match-on-action (opening the doors), shot-reverse-shot (the conversation) and the 180 degree rule (throughout the sequence). When shooting and editing, we kept to these theories so our sequence made sense and didn't confuse the audience.

Our Draft Storyboard:

Our Final Storyboard (Extract):

Our Shot List:

 

Our Shooting Schedule:
 

Our Script: