Evalutation

For my storyboard I have decided to use the genre ‘thriller’, with some aspects of the horror Genre in it too. The story is based around two main characters, The Hooded Man; the films lead villain (protagonist), and the Unnamed Woman. The story is full of questions and mysteries from the start and is constantly keeping the audience guessing and watching. The story has some of the conventions of a Thriller, for example the story never reveals the Hooded Man’s Identity, causing the audience to feel somewhat tense whenever he’s around due to the fact his intents is not always known; Although it is insinuated that the hooded character is the man from the flashback. However it does have some Horror Conventions as well, for example the Victim is a Female which fits in with the old conventions (illustrated in Hammer horrors) of Females being the “Damsel in Distress”.

Throughout the story the story flashes back to a date the two people on this date are kept secret, however it is revealed at the end that the people on the date are in fact in the Hooded Man and the Unnamed Woman.  The date is edited into black and white to signify that this is a flashback. This is a convention throughout film making, as this is a clear way to differentiate from the Past and the Present. During the first Flashback shot you can see the man on the date taking of the same pair of Leather Gloves as the Hooded Man, this was not a mistake, I placed it in there to give the more keen eyed viewer a little hint to suggest that the man in the flashbacks was the Hooded Man.

I used a variety of different camera shots and angles throughout the story including, Long Shot, Medium Shot, Over the Shoulder Shot, Establishing Shot and Low Angle Shots. I have not however included any Close Up shots. The Over the Shoulder shots were mainly used to show what the Hooded Man could see, these shots also allowed me to keep the Hooded Man’s identity hidden until the reveal at the end. The Low Angle shot shows that the Hooded Man has the Power and is the dominant character; the shot also only shows his upper legs and torso keeping his face secret from the audience, this makes it quite a powerful shot. I also used an establishing shot to show the area in which this story was going to take place, however this is not a conventional establishing shot as it did in fact have the Hooded Man in it. The Hooded Man is also in every shot, this is to show the audience that he is always there, even if the women and even the audience at the start are unaware of it.

Given more time and equipment I believe I could have made the Death of the Mysterious woman more vivid, by adding some sort of special effect or something. The costumes were also very limited, so the Woman in the Flashbacks and the Woman in the Present day are wearing the same costume – this is a continuity error. I would have also taken the restaurant date scene into a different location instead of using the same house which was used for the present day stuff.

I believe that the following things went well for my storyboard; I liked all the shots of the Hooded Man as they clearly showed him to be dominate and powerful, whereas my shots of the unnamed woman showed her to be somewhat helpless to the Hooded Man’s games. The weather also played a big part with my storyboard; the weather appears to progress as the Hooded Man does, for example at the start before the Hooded Man’s intentions are revealed the weather is nice and sunny however when the Hooded Man has actually committed the Murder the weather changes to dull and raining.

However some of the things I was not happy with are for one the fact that in the reveal shot of the Hooded Man he has lost his Leather Gloves, which does not match with the rest of the story. This was accidental and should not have happened. Also as mentioned earlier I was not happy with the fact I had to used the Houses dining room as the Restaurant, given more time I would have used a different location for it. Lastly instead of the medium shot to reveal the hooded mans face I think a close-up or extreme close-up would have made a bigger impact.

Hooded Man

1) Establishing Shot to Show the Area –

The house is in a normal, average suburbs. Who this hooded figure is, is still a mystery, so is his intent and his reasoning for being there.
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2) Low Angle Medium to Close Shot of the Character Torso and Legs –

The camera now moves closer to the hooded figure, his face is kept a mystery to keep the audience interested and questioning who this figure is. The Low Angle shot helps to show that this character is the dominate one.

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3) Long Shot of the Hooded Figure Entering the Back Garden –

The Hooded Figure is slowly making his way to the back of the house. His intents are still unknown along with his face. This is due to keep the viewer guessing and questioning what and who this man is.

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4) Medium Shot of a Character Arriving at a New Location –

The shot has now turned Black and White to show that this is a flashback. This character is shown arriving at what looks like a restaurant. He seems happy, possibly meaning he wants to be there.

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5) Over the Shoulder Shot of the Hooded Character staring through the back window –

The shot has now gone back the present day where the Hooded Character has moved to the back window. He appears to be looking at something, or maybe someone...

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6) Medium to Long Shot of the Hooded Character entering the back door –

The Hooded Character has now entered the house, it is still unclear on whether the house is occupied and who the house belongs to. This is done to keep the Viewer interested as to what is going to happen next.

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7) Over the Shoulder Shot of the Hooded Figure watching someone walk up the stairs of the house –

It is now clear that the House is occupied, it is still however unclear on who the person is and why the Hooded figure is watching them. The other persons face is kept hidden to show that the person can not see the Hooded Character.

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8) Over the Shoulder Shot of the two people eating dinner –

The scene has now flashed back again to the restaurant, the two characters are eating food and seem happy.

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9) Medium to Long Shot of the Hooded Figure walking down the corridor –

The Hooded Figure now appears to be searching the house after watching the previous character go upstairs. The other character is still unaware of the hooded figures presence.

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10) Long Shot of the Hooded Figure looking at something on the floor –

The hooded figure has now entered what looks like the Living room of the house, he seems to be searching for something, or did he see something he recognises? All these questions keep the viewers interested in what is happening.

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11) Medium Shot of the Hooded Figure leaving the Room –

The Hooded Figure; whose face is still hidden, leaves the Room, but turns to take one last look, has he seen something or is he remember past events? The questions still build up, keeping the viewer interested.

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12) Over the Shoulder Shot of the Past –

The viewer is taken back to the past, the identity of the two characters in the restaurant is still unknown, however it is very clear they are happy

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13) Long Shot of the Hooded Figure moving up the Stairs –

Back in the Present the Hooded Figure now appears to be entering the upstairs of the house, possibly in pursuit of the character we saw go upstairs earlier.

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14) Over the Shoulder Shot of the Hooded Figure standing in the door way of a sleeping person –

The Hooded Figure, who is now upstairs in the house, seems to have found the other person in the house, what is his motives with her?

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15) Medium to Long Shot of the Women waking up to see the Hooded Figure standing over her –

The Hooded Figure has now moved to the bed side, where the women has awaked, the women looks scared, which leads the viewers to believe something bad is about to happen.

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16) Medium to Long Shot of the Hooded Figure killing the Women –

The Hooded Figures motives are now clear, he was there to murder. The Hooded Figure can been seen Strangling the women, who is clearly in Pain. The audience should also figure from this picture that the women in the bed is in fact the women from the Restaurant.

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17) Long Shot of the two people at the restaurant holding hands –

Back in the past, It is now clear that the two people in the restaurant were on a date and can been clearly seen holding hands. The women's identity is now known, however the mans identity is still unknown.

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18) Medium Shot Revelling the Hooded Figures Face –

The Hooded Figures face is now shown to the audience, you can see clearly that it is the same man from the Flashbacks. The shot also clearly shows the women characters dead body. Most of the audiences questions are now answered, however they are replaced to why the man did what he did.

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19) Long Shot of the Hooded Figure walking away from the house –

The final shot shows the Hooded Figure leaving the house. This shot should provoke anger from the audience as the Killer seems to have gotten away with his crimes, or has he.....