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STORYBOARD SHEET DRAFT ONE

PICTURE DESCRIPTION OF ACTION/TYPE AND LENGTH OF SHOT/MUSIC/DIALOGUE/LOCATION

Shot: Close up x3Action: 3 variety close up shots of young

people using their phones/ background filmingSound: background music and voice over

beginning the documentaryLength: 5 seconds

Dialogue: Are you addicted to your phone?Location: general solihull area

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Shot: Medium close upAction: Voxpop answering the direct question with most answers saying yes with hesitation to show that the audience should think about

the question alsoLength: Approx 5-7 seconds

Location: Solihull Sixth form college

Shot: Medium close upAction: short clip/flash forward of expert 1

Sound: Dialogue/Actual soundLength: Approx 5 seconds

Location: Solihull shopping centre – mell square

Shot: Medium close upAction: short clip/flash forward of

voxpop/parentSound: Dialogue/Actual sound

Length: Approx 5 secondsLocation: Solihull Touchwood shopping centre

Shot: Two ShotAction: Introducing the documentary using

narration from 2 members of the documentary group

Sound: Dialogue (script) and ambient soundLength: Approx 20 seconds

Mise en scene/Location: Solihull Sixth Form logo in main reception as back drop

Animated sound of cinematic voiceover telling audience to ‘make sure their phone is turned

off’


Shot: Birds Eye ViewAction: Printed pictures (old to new) of

different phones, still photos adapted into animations moving in a line.

Duration: 10 secondsSound: Voice over and background music

Location: Classroom

Shot: Extreme close upAction: extreme close up of ‘no mobile phone

signs’ or ‘free wifi’ zones.Sound: voice over will continue throughout

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Length: Approx 4 secondsLocation: general solihull area

Shot: Medium close upAction: short clip/flash forward of expert 2

Sound: Dialogue/Actual soundLength: Approx 5 seconds

Location: Solihull Sixth form office

Shot: Pan left to right from welcome sign to end of college building

Action: introducing mise en scene of solihull sixth form (SSFC) building

Sound: no actual sound from the shotDialogue: Along the lines of ‘We have

interviewed a variety of students to find out more on this topic’ and ‘We are here today at Solihull Sixth form college to find out more’

Length: Approx 7 seconds

Shot: Two shot of SSFC studentsAction: Interview

Sound: Ambient and dialogueLocation: Canteen SSFC

Music: possible music running faintly in the background so that sound levels do not drop

too suddenlyLength: 6-8 seconds


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Shot: Two shot of next SSFC studentsAction: Interview




Shot: Two shot of next SSFC studentsAction: Interview




Shot: Medium close upAction: short clip/flash forward of expert 1 to continue with opinion that is being portrayed

so farSound: Dialogue/Actual soundLength: Approx 5 – 8 seconds

Location: Solihull shopping area mell square

Shot: Hand held – mid/long shotAction: Young people walking in solihull area

using a mobile phone, looking distractedSound: dialogue from expert 2 overlapping

this shotDialogue after short clip of expert 1: ‘But is

this really always the case?’Length: 4-5 seconds

Shot: medium close up SSFC studentAction: Interview



too suddenlyNotes: student will be explaining he feels as though he is not addicted to his phone which

will an opposite view pointLength: 6-8 seconds

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Shot: Two shot, high angleAction: Young people sitting in solihull area

using a mobile phone and laughing/ communicating (wanting to show opposite

viewpoint to obsession with phones)Music: faint background music

Sound: voiceoverLength: 3-4 seconds

Shot: MidAction: friendship group using phones in the

libraryVoiceover: ‘We interviewed *name*, an

academic coach working side by side with students at SSFC to find out what she’s seen’

Length: 6-8 seconds

Shot: over the shoulderAction: Half way through voice over from last shot, begin to show shot of expert 2 talking

with no sound – only our voiceover introducing her.

Action: use animated heading showing her name and occupation as soon as expert 2

dialogue starts after voiceoverSound: voiceover and dialogue

Length: 8-10 secondsMusic introduced after interview has finished

Shot: mid shotAction: background filming of student on

phoneLength: 2 seconds

Music: background music now louder

Shot: extreme closeupAction: statistics written animation on

background of phoneVoiceover: statistics

Music: background slightly faded musicLength: 7-10 seconds



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too suddenlyLength: 6 seconds




too suddenlyLength: 6 seconds

Shot: Medium close upAction: interview with expert 1 to continue with opinion that is being portrayed so far

Sound: Dialogue/Actual soundLength: Approx 7-10 seconds

Location: Solihull shopping area mell squareMise en scene: surrounded by phone cases

and phone accessories

Shot: Long shotAction: fast-forwarding of people walking byLocation: outside area of mellsquare, near to

‘New Look’ left facingSound: voiceover or background music

Length: Approx 6-7 seconds

Shot: Mid-long shotAction: interview with parent

Location: Touchwood main areaSound: ambient

Dialogue: answering questions to do with children, family members and themselves



Shot: Mid-long shotAction: interview with voxpop 1Location: Touchwood main area

Sound: ambientDialogue: answering questions to do with children, family members and themselves








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