Film Opening - Blog Post #11

Another Meeting 

        Today is Monday, and my group was able to meet once again to work on the film opening project for our AICE portfolios. Here’s how it went:

        With the outline done, we wanted to have a shot list and start creating a storyboard. In order to get a better feel of what our film opening was going to look like, our group went on a Discord call and watched as Sabrina explained the location’s layout (it is where her mother works, so she knows the location the best out of all of us). She went on Photoshop and drew out the office’s layout, explaining each room and the types of shots we would be able to get from each section of the office space. This allowed us to get a much better feel of how and what we could film (once the time came).

        After Sabrina’s explanation, we began working on our shot list (unfortunately, class ended before we finished). In addition, our group agreed that we would try to visit the filming location on Saturday morning. All we need is Sabrina’s mother to get us permission, since she works there and knows the owner.

This is a screenshot of the shots we have planned. We were not able to complete most of it due to
the class’s dismissal, but plan on working on it more outside of school to have everything prepared.
As you can see on the bottom of the page, we have also been thinking about props, costuming, and any
other aspects of production that we need to decide.

        We are still waiting for Sabrina’s mom to get approval, since she is our way into the office. Once we are there, we hope to scout the location and storyboard using actual photographs. This will allow us to not only see what the film opening is going to look like, but it would allow us to make any necessary changes to the storyboard well before we actually have to film. We can’t wait for Saturday! I will update you guys as soon as any new information comes in.

This is what we hope to do for our storyboard. As you can see in the example above, using photographs to
storyboard allows creators to get a better feel of what the finished product will look like. We cannot
wait to get started on our photographic storyboard!