Storyboard

As Steven D. Katz states in Shot by Shot (1991) "Storyboards serve two purposes: First, they allow a filmmaker to pre-visualize his ideas and refine them in the same way a writer develops ideas through successive drafts; secondly, they serve as the clearest language to communicate ideas to the entire production team. ... Even small, dramatic films can benefit from storyboards, helping the director to refine mood and dialogue."

This is the storyboard for Deluca. A Storyboard is something designed to show the plans for the flow and look of each shot in the film. Whilst they do not need to be perfectly drawn, they do need to be able to show the flow of the film. This is something I feel that I have achieved, particularly in consideration to what Katz had said.

Next to this is a video. I put together the opening of the film as a video to get a feel of it's movement, length and how it would fit with the music that I desired, and what effect it would give.

Later into production, another person produced a storyboard, which is much closer to the final film: