In preparation for scripting and storyboarding your own opening scene to a horror film, you will practice how to so this by working backwards from finished films first. Today, we'll look at the opening to Halloween, read the script, and make a storyboard so we can practice the skills needed.
Task 1
Watch the opening of Halloween.
Then read the script provided (this is a copy of the manuscript the director originally used). You will find the script on the school intranet in the downloads section by entering the folder:
college\IB Film Studies\Halloween (word document).
Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the opening - in what ways does it follow the conventions (or rules) of horror films?
Task 2
Making your storyboard. You will have the rest of the lesson to do this.
- Use the storyboard template to compose your storyboards for the opening to Halloween
- For decent examples of storyboards click on this. Notice you will need to include brief descriptions of sound, action, etc for each section
- Most of the opening is made with one continuous POV shot. You will need to split this up into relevant parts in your storyboard (eg. 1 - blackscreen with writing, 2 - est. shot of house, 3 - medium shot of door, etc.)
- Use the handouts to help you with how to show camera/character movement within a shot
- Ask me when you need more storyboard sheets
At the end of the session, be prepared to discuss why filmmakers use storyboards in the PRE-PRODUCTION stage of the film. In what ways can they aid us before we enter production?
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