42.) Complete Official Storyboard

Helloo!! Welcome back or welcome to my blog! As we inch closer and closer to the final project reveal, it's about time you guys see all of the scenes I've been discussing in my blogs in the form of a drawing... In today's post, I'm going to be going in depth into my final projects' storyboard! 

Looking back to the start of this project, I have made MANY changes. I went from brainstorming with a group, to working a solo and starting my own storyline, then to working with my group again and sticking to it! Given this, I have made 3 storyboards so far! One for my solo project, one for this plots' initial storyboard, and finally with all filming and editing with my group complete, our official  storyboard. 

In comparison with our initial storyboard, we did make a few changes. These changes although small, were very fundamental in the development of the plot! Like the initial storyboard, the film opens with our infamous car scene, a gas station sequence, and a packing sequence. However, we did switch things up in terms of camera shots and angles. Initially, we had planned for our packing boxes scene to capture a frontal, head-on mid shot. Then, we'd planned to still incorporate a graphic match cut of the girls getting ready, but this shot was then going to pan right to expose more of the setting. We ended up changing this idea when we got to filming in-person. Our new idea was from a wide shot, showing Vale actively packing boxes instead of the boxes already set and packed with no human movement on-screen. The shot following the match cut was also fixed instead of panned, giving the scene a more candid feel and dramatic effect. We also decided to pack a few more scenes before this sequence. Unlike the initial storyboard, we show Vale taking down pictures and packing boxes before this flashback. 

Additionally, we made a lot of changes to the end. We added new scenes such as the calendar clips, the pool day match cut, and the farewell party. We also ended up elongating the college campus scenes in our official film. This time, we actually showed each girl walking off instead of a quick clip of them standing still in front of their school. 

Overall between then and now, our ideas remained mostly consistent, we just executed them differently. I'm really proud and happy with the directive choices we made because I think they all evoke more emotions, emphasizing the sense of drama.

Well, without further ado... here's our storyboard!