Our Storyboard for the Horror Genre

In my group, we did Horror as our film opening genre. 

The first scene is a gradual transition from black to text, first showing the name of our film opening. Next, gradually our names show up one at a time. This is slow, whilst calming music plays in the background. The use of slow transitions, soft colors, and tranquil music allows the audience to feel a sense of normality and a wash of calming waves. This also allows the film to begin slow aswell. 

In the second scene, a girl is waking up. Her alarm disrupts the calming music, immediately sending the audience into the somewhat chaotic room of the main character. Loud and incredibly stereotypical pop music plays in the background, belonging to more well-known pop idols. The transition from the last scene to this one too is a gradual fade. The main character gets ready, fixing her hair and applying casual makeup. She stares for a while as the loud music plays, providing a contrast between the loud music and seemingly scrutinizing gaze she gives the mirror. As her mother loudly calls she quickly leaves.

We come to the next scene with another fade, however it is slightly sped up. The first issue quickly arises, as the main character is harshly pushed between her fellow classmates. This is incredibly out of the ordinary, and she is shot among the others. However, the main character is not front and center, rather she is mixed in with the rest of the students. This scattered and slightly askew angle forces the audience to feel that the main character isn't very important, rather she is invisible amongst her peers. During this, there is loud chatter in the halls, and cheering can be heard in the background. This gives an even further sense of unimportance and being drowned out.

In the fourth scene, there is hardly a gradual fade. Instead, it simply opens up to the main character, a close shot being used to finally emphasize on her emotions. She rushes forward with excitement, waving to her best friend. At first, it appears her friend is coming to her as well until they go through the main character. The friend also yells, "Have you seen [Main Character]?''. This finally allows the main character and audience to figure out what exactly is going on. Thus, the background music goes to the same amplified yells of the earlier hallway, eventually cutting to the next scene.

In the fifth scene, there is an establishing shot of the sun as it sets. There are no trees in front of it to provide an empty or eerie sense of desolation to the audience. In this scene, there are only a few chirps, however, there are no cars or talking like there had previously been. This then goes to a cut to the next scene. 

Finally, we cut to the final scene. It opens up with no music, however light dripping can be heard. The main character is sat alone inside, staring at the gates of the school. She sits up just as she had in the first scene, however she looks different. The main character's hair is unnaturally straight, rather than how it had been during the morning. This scene is from far away, and finally gradually fades to the credits. The music is the exact same as the opening credits, however it is simply edited to have a deeper tone and more timbre. This provides the audience with an unsettling feeling, without exactly knowing the cause. 

In this project Arianna Verdecia came up with the series of events, Chynney Dorvil decided upon the angle ideas, Berluche Prunier selected appropriate music, and I drew and did the sidenotes.