Storyboard Plan

Storyboard: Shot by Shot Breakdown

Natalie tells Maggie about her sister and Maggie is furious, she refuses to go back to the life she had before, saying to Natalie “If you don’t fix this problem, I will”. Natalie struggles through the day terrified that any minute the police could burst through her door. When she is cooking dinner the phone rings, she answers and immediately hears two gun shots followed by the words “Problem solved”. Instantly believing her sister has been shot she breaks down.

1)            LS of Café, resting on Natalie sitting at a table. (Pan)  - 4 seconds.

2)            ECU of Natalie’s mouth, biting her nails. (Stationary) – 3 second.

3)            LS of Natalie, sitting looking nervous, at a table in a café waiting for Maggie. (Slight sideways track) – 3 seconds.

4)            OTS from behind Natalie as Maggie enters and sits down holding lots of designer bags and greeting Natalie, positive and talking about what she’s bought. (Stationary) – 5 seconds.

5)            CU of Natalie faking a smile as Maggie sits down. (Stationary) – 3 second.

6)            Two shot LS, slightly OTS from behind Natalie. As they continue to sit down holding lots of designer bags and greeting Natalie, positive and talking about what she’s bought.  (Stationary) – 5 seconds. *L1

7)            MCU of Natalie talking. (Slight zoom) – 3 seconds. *L2

8)            MCU of Maggie talking. (Stationary) –  3 seconds. *L3

9)            CU shot of Natalies hands, she’s nervously playing with them. (Stationary) – 2 second. *L4

10)         MS of her looking at coffee (Stationary) – 3 second *L4

11)         CU shot of coffee (stationary) – 2 second

12)         MS of Maggie, picking up coffee and taking a sip (Tracking her  movement) – 5 seconds *L5

13)         MS of Natalie (Stationary) – 3 seconds *L6

14)         MS of Maggie (Stationary) – 3 seconds *L7

15)         MS of Natalie (Stationary) – 3 seconds *L8

16)         MS of Maggie (Stationary) – 3 seconds *L9

17)         MS of Natalie (Stationary) – 3 seconds *L10

18)         MS of Maggie (Stationary) – 3 seconds *L11

19)         MS of Natalie (Slight movement) – 3 seconds *L12

20)         MS of Maggie(Slight movement) – 3 seconds *L13

21)         MS of Natalie (Stationary) – 3 seconds *L14

22)         CU of Maggie (Stationary) – 5 seconds *L15

23)         LS of Maggie leaving coffee shot whilst Natalie sits and looks extremely nervous. (Stationary) – 5 seconds.

24)         MS Natalie in car attempts to phone Hannah, no answer. (Answer Machine plays over the top of shot.) (Stationary) – 5 seconds.

25)         MS Natalie in Sainsbury’s attempts to phone Hannah, no answer. (Answer Machine plays over the top of shot.) (Stationary) – 5 seconds.

26)         MS Natalie walking the dog attempts to phone Hannah, no answer. (Answer Machine plays over the top of shot.) (Stationary) – 5 seconds.

27)         LS of Natalie in Kitchen chopping vegetables with glass of wine. Phone rings. (Slight Track) – 5 seconds.

28)         CU of phone screen reading “Incoming Call Hannah”. (Stationary) – 2 second.

29)         ECU of hand placing phone to ear. (Stationary) – 2 seconds.

30)         CU of Natalie, hears soft sobbing, speaking on the phone (Stationary) – 3 seconds. *L16

31)         LS of Natalie when first gunshot is fired. (Slight movement) – 2 second

32)         CU of Natalie hearing second gunshot (Slight movement) – 4 second

33)         ECU of Lips speaking into phone (Stationary) – 4 seconds. *L17

Fade to black.

34)         “1 year earlier” appears on screen. – 3 seconds.

We have highlighted where we plan to have our shot reverse shot sequence.
The *L references to a line from the script.