Preliminary Task 1.1 (Pre-lim - Storyboard)

Initially, we decided that our preliminary film sequence had to be in a format that would convey the 180 degree rule. Our group,. that consists of Karn Smith, Leighton Wardlaw and myself, then decided to settle on a prison visit format with a conversation being composed over a table.

The synopsis is that Leighton (the antagonist) has been imprisoned for a crime unknown to the audience and holds information on where the protagonist's (myself) wife is. The conversation is based on gaining information. The sequence includes some tense moments so it was appropriate to use some close up shots to convey anger or distress (see shot. 2/6 - bottom left).






In our short preliminary sequence we decided there would be no elaborate scenes that included action or fighting; we simply wanted to demonstrate that we could successfully obey the 180 degree rule.
This format would allow us to demonstrate the 180 degree rule. Our storyboard was our reference sheet on how to construct our shots when it came to filming. We used a variety shots that all fitted the 180 degree rule.