Storyboard

Preliminary Task

Character Profile - Damien

Name: Damien

Costume: weathered apparel, orange jumpsuit 

Characteristics: scared, quiet, hoarse

Gesture/Movement: shaky, enclosed

Representations:

-         stereotypical prisoner look but plays on the personality stereotype by childlike fear

-         goes against stereotypical male; scared, whimpering

Casting Idea

Luke Gibbons:

-         Mature

-         Will take it seriously, won’t mess around

-         Looks the part

-         Voice has good character

Character Profile - Alison

Name: Alison

Costume: unseen

Characteristics: nervous, worried, takes control

Gesture/Movement: unseen

Representations:

-         Goes against stereotypical female; keeping things in control, looking after Damien

Casting Idea

Jade Senior:

-         good voice; nice tone, can put emotion into it

-         takes it seriously

-         confident

Shooting Schedule

Script

FIRST PART

FADE THROUGH BLACK.

DRAMATIC MUSIC STARTS.

[LONG SHOT FROM CCTV]

[ZOOM IN ON MAN, CHANGING FROM CCTV TO NORMAL]

[MID SHOT]

Man sat in the dark whimpering, head in hands.

[CLOSE UP OF MAN'S HEAD]

[MID SHOT OF WALL]

Shot of the wall splattered in blood.

[BACK TO MID SHOT OF MAN FROM SIDE]

Radio crackles.

[MID SHOT FROM FRONT]

Man looks at the Radio.

[CLOSE UP OF THE RADIO]

Alison

"Damien? Can you hear me?"

[CLOSE UP OF MAN'S HEAD]

Man continues to whimper.

[MID SHOT FROM SIDE]

ALISON

"Anyone there?"

[CLOSE UP SHOT OF RADIO]

[MID SHOT FROM FRONT]

Man picks up the radio.

DRAMATIC MUSIC DIMS.

[HIGH ANGLE CLOSE UP]

DAMIEN

"Alison?" He says shakily.

[CLOSE UP OF MAN'S HAND SHAKING]

ALISON

"Thank God. Where are you? I heard about the riot"

[SHOT OF THE OUTSIDE OF THE CELL, OUT THROUGH THE BARS]

[MID SHOT OF MAN, TOP OF FACE HIDDEN]

DAMIEN

"Prison. Only place that's safe, behind bars"

ALISON

"Are you in any condition to move?"

DAMIEN

"No. My leg got pretty badly bitten"

[CLOSE UP SHOT OF LEG WOUND]

Shot of his leg with torn material on the trousers and blood seeping through.

DRAMATIC MUSIC STOPS.

[LONG SHOT OF CELL]

ALISON

"Bitten? Okay, I'm coming to get you"

ENERGETIC MUSIC STARTS.

STRAIGHT TO BLACK.

Main TITLE

BLACK SCREEN, RED WRITING.

Actors who appeared in this film etc

CUT TO LONG SHOT CLIP OF PEOPLE RUNNING.

CUT BACK TO BLACK SCREEN.

Person in film number 1

CUT TO MID SHOT OF MAN IN A LAB WORKING.

CUT BACK TO BLACK SCREEN.

Person in film number 2

CUT TO MID SHOT OF BUS CRASHING

CUT BACK TO BLACK SCREEN.

Person in film number 3

CUT TO MID/LONG SHOT OF MILITARY PEOPLE SHOOTING CIVILIANS.

CUT BACK TO BLACK SCREEN.

Person in film number 4

CUT TO CLOSE UP OF NEWS READER.

CUT TO BLACK SCREEN.

Person in film number 5

CUT TO EXTREME CLOSE UP OF DAMIEN WITH RED EYES STARING AT SCREEN.

TITLE FADES IN OVER TOP RIGHT.