Storyboard evaluation

Esme and I decided to start our piece in the park because it reveals an equilibrium (Todorov's narrative structure) as the family are all happy, united in the park. The parents watch Alice happily as she swings on the swing with her new doll. Credits will be continuously fading in and out during this section until the title appears; Inside. We then go back to the park where we see a long shot of the family leaving the park, we plan to include credits on each tree as they walk out of the park. This is the last time the audience are presented with the united, happy family. We feel this is effective because they are walking away from the camera, into the distance where we can no longer keep an eye on them. This shot will then fade out and fade into the girl's bedroom. During the fading out of the shot we will hear a voiceover of the mum reading a bedtime story "and they lived happily ever after". We will then see the mum close the book and kiss her daughter goodnight. We feel an over the shoulder shot of the mum reading is the best shot to use as we are presented with the girls innocence as she reacts to the story as it is told.

The diegetic sound used also foreshadows that this will not be a happy ending. Once the mother has said goodnight to Alice, she leaves the room and switches the light off on her way out. Alice then lifts the covers over her head and switches on a torch. The camera is placed under the cover so the audience feel involved. Alice then sings the nursery rhyme 'ring a ring a roses' to her doll, once she sings the line and they all fall down, the torch light stitches off leaving the screen black. At this point the audience may think nothing of it and will not expect what's about to happen. Alice then switches the torch back on however the camera is now placed over Alice's shoulder (or a POV shot, which ever works best), her doll is then positioned directly in front of her face. She then screams and  struggles to escape from the covers. At this point we plan to use fast paced editing to enhance the panic expressed by Alice. The camera then becomes still, using a mid shot fixed on Alice who is looking at something out of the cameras view. We then pan to what she is looking at, out of the window is another version of Alice; her eyes are one colour (black out or white out, again whatever looks best), her face is dirty, her hair is messy and she looks possessed. We then zoom to the desk in front of the window where we see some crayons and a family picture. Alice's parents have a noose around their necks drawn on by the crayons. The screen goes black and the opening is over leaving the audience wanting to know the significance however we have laid out the puzzle pieces but you will only see the full picture right at then end when the final piece is put in place and it all comes together.