Story board (written)

The storyboard will help us during our shooting of the music video as we have each shot in sequence and are able to look at which scenes to shoot in each location. This will enable us to shoot our video as effectively as possible, and reduce the need to re-shoot scenes.

Advanced Portfolio/ Music Video Written Storyboard

Song Title: Skeleton Song

Sheet Number     1   /3

Storyboarded by (individual student):

Shot No	Track time IN	Duration (seconds)	Shot Type (CU, ECU, MS)	Angle (canted, high, low, POV, eyeline) & Movement (track, zoom, pan, tilt, whip, pull focus)	What we will see	Song Structure (intro, verse, chorus, instrumental etc)
1	0  :00	3	CU	Pan upwards From low to high angle.	CU of feet rising from feet, waste, then to face (vertical pan)	Pre intro as Laura walks into theatre.
2	0  :00	5	LS	Pan right – left	Empty theatre Laura walking up to piano	Pre intro – Laura walking up to piano.
3	0   :00	2	LS	Still shot	Laura at piano, spot light clicks on.	Pre intro – spot light clicks on.
4	0  :12	3	Cu / high angle	Still shot	Laura’s hands playing the piano.	Intro piano playing
5	0 :15	2	MS	Hand Level Still shot	Length of the piano and side of the piano, hands still playing on keys.	Piano intro.
6	0   :17	4	Fast repetitive pan. (whip)	Eyeline spinning	Transition to next shot in blur of surroundings.	Introduction
7	0   :21	1	circular pan (whip)	Eye level	End of circular pan (whip)
8	0   :22	4	MS	Cut from eyelevel to high angle	Laura lying on mattress lip synching	‘Skeleton you are my friend’
9	0:26	5	LS	Mid level	Laura reveals skeleton under duvet looking at skeleton.	Instrumental
10	0   :31	3	CU	Low angle	Putting legs (shins) through play suit.	‘but you are made of bone’
11	0    :34	3	LS	High Angle / eyelevel	Running down stairs cutting between Laura running down stairs and CU Skeleton’s feet on stairs.	Instrumental
12	0  :38	1	LS/ Establishing shot	Eyelevel	Shows LS kitchen and Laura pouring cereal (cornflakes) into bowl.	(instrumental into next verse)
13	0:39	3	CU	eyelevel	Laura lip synching to lyrics whilst pouring cereal.	‘skeleton we have been friends for years’
14	0   :42	4	CU	pan	Pan from Laura’s face to work top.	‘and you have seen me through some trials and tribulations’
15	0   :46		CU	Pan	Pan from worktop to Laura’s face.	‘but everybody thinks I’m weird’
16	0   :52	2	LS	Still Shot	Leaving house shot from inside watching the pair leave with laundry.	Instrumental
17	0:54	5	MS	Still shot	Photos flicking into view camera – sepia effect.	Chorus
18	0    :59	10 7 sec – panning 3 sec- lip synching	LS	Circular pan / CU lip synching	Laura and Skeleton standing in the middle of town centre with everyone walking past. Lip synching	Chorus ‘you’ve got me standing in an aquward position with unwanted attention and a need for explanation and its…’
19	1  :09	5	LS	Circular pan to still shot	CU piano being played and Laura under spot light.	Chorus ending ‘ letting go of you but I don’t know what to do’.
20	1   :14	6	MS	Pan	Laura in laundrette with laundry loading clothes getting increasingly annoyed.	Intro to next verse
21	1    :20	7	LS	Tracking	Fast-forward effect of Laura and Skeleton coming out of laundrette down pavement Laura annoyed with skeleton.	‘But you have got nobody so why do you insist on wearing clothes’
22	1     :27	6	CU	Still Shot	Hands furiously playing piano.	Instrumental
23	1  :33	4	LS	Still shot	See Laura sat inside bus shelter (raining) with skeleton looking inside shelter from standing outside.	‘skeleton when we were young it was easy’
24	1   :37	5	CU	High angle Still shot	Laura singing looking up at skeleton.	‘even though the other kids they would tease me’
25	1    :42	2	CU	Eyeline POV Slow zoom	Skeleton’s POV looking into bus shelter.	(instrumental to next verse)
26	1    :44	3	CU	Pan High to low angle	Pan following rain drop until it reaches Skeleton’s hand on the side of the bus shelter.	‘ I was only 7 but now I’m 22’
27	1  :47	3	LS	Pan to café	Laura and Skeleton cross road on way into café.	Instrumental
Shot No	Track time IN	Duration (seconds)	Shot Type (CU, ECU, MS)	Angle (canted, high, low, POV, eyeline) Movement (track, zoom, pan, tilt, whip, pull focus)	What we will see	Song Structure (intro, verse, chorus, instrumental etc)
28	1  :50	2	MS	Low angle Still shot	Laura turns back to sing.	‘and now its different when I take you out’
29	1  :52	5	REPEAT	CHORUS	!
30	1  :57	3	LS	Whip Pan	Pans out of circular pan to LS of café.	‘and its’
31	2  :03	4	CU	High angle Still shot	Laura’s hand on top of the skeleton’s across the café table.	‘not that I’m letting go of you’
32	2:07	1	MS	High angle	Laura turning to look out the window.
33	2:08	4	CU	Eyeline Still shot	Laura looking out of window and singing (shot taken looking into café window)	‘but I don’t know what to do-oo’
34	2:12	5	MS	Shot reverse shot over shoulder from behind Laura’s shoulder to behind Skeleton’s shoulder.	See expression shown through skeleton’s drooping head to the left / right. And Laura’s facial expressions.	‘But skeleton you are a friend’
35	2:17	7	MS	Eyeline	Heart pulses in and out of black and what is happening. As Laura turns her head to look back at skeleton.  Split heart beat, Laura turning to look back at skeleton, with piano playing during instrumental.	Instrumental
36	2   :24	3	CU	Eyeline	CU skeleton’s face.	Instrumental
37	2  :27	4	LS	High angle	Laura moves to sit next to skeleton (previously sitting opposite each other)	‘and I could never’
38	2 :31	5	MS	Eyeline from where Laura was sat.	Laura comforts skeleton	‘bring a life to an end’
39	2 :36	4	LS	High angle Still shot	Laura coming out from behind piano.	Instrumental
40	2    :40	4	LS	From low angle to eyeline. Tracking	Laura walking along park gate singing.	‘Skeleton you are’
41	2  :44	4	LS	High angle Still shot	Laura placing skeleton on swings.	‘my frie-e-nd’
42	2 :48	3	LS	Eyeline pan tracking	Laura walks from behind piano.	instrumental
43	2 :51	5		Eyeline / Low angle pan	Laura putting skeleton on swing.	And I will be there for you untill’
44	2 :56	4	MS Two -shot	eyeline	Pair both on swings (swinging) Laura laughing.	‘the end’
45	3   :00	3	LS	Eyeline Pan track	Laura walking out theatre.	Instrumental
46	3   :03	23	REPEAT	CHOROUS	! This time have Laura laughing at the end of pan.	!
47	3  :26		MS	High angle Still shot	Laura and skeleton walking off arms around each other.	‘and that is all I know’