This storyboard document outlines the shots, angles, locations, audio, and transitions for a horror film titled "Stepfather." It describes scenes such as two sisters visiting their mother's grave, moving in with their new stepfather, attempting to contact their dead mother, strange events occurring in their new home, being chased by their unstable stepfather, and ultimately one sister being dragged away while screaming. The storyboard ends by revealing the film title and a "Coming Soon" message along with production credits.
2. Angle: Straight on, pans across location.
Shot: Establishing shot of Cemetery.
Location: Cheshunt Cemetery.
Audio: Calm, slightly eery music. Possibly
piano.
Transition: Fade in, then fade to black.
Time: 1-2 Seconds.
Angle: High angle, represent low power from
deceased mother.
Shot: Close-up of putting flowers down.
Location: Cheshunt Cemetery.
Audio: Calm, slightly eery music. Possibly
piano. Voice Over of Stepfather begins
“Don’t worry about your mother girls…”
Transition: Fade in, then fade to black.
Time: 1-2 Seconds.
3. Angle: High angle, show lack of power and vulnerability
of the two sisters.
Shot: Medium Close-up.
Location: Cheshunt Cemetery.
Audio: Calm, slightly eery music. Possibly piano.
Soundbridge of voice over from previous shot,
finishes sentence; “You’ll be living with me now”
Sound sting as his hand makes contact with Jess’s
shoulder.
Transition: Fade in, then fade to black.
Time: 1-2 Seconds.
Angle: -
Shot: Long shot of car driving.
Location: Wooded area, Park Lane.
Represents isolation.
Audio: Calm, slightly eery music. Possibly
piano.
Transition: Fade in, then fade to next shot.
Time: 1 Second.
4. Angle: Low angle, showing power and
largeness of house.
Shot: Long shot of car pulling up to house.
Location: Outside the house.
Audio: Calm, slightly eery music. Possibly
piano. Ambient sound of car pulling up.
Transition: Fade in, then fade to next shot.
Time: 1 Second.
Angle: High angle, show lack of power.
Shot: Close-up of Jess in car, looking out
window.
Location: Drive of house.
Audio: Calm, slightly eery music. Possibly
piano.
Transition: Fade in, then cut to eyeline-match
shot.
Time: 1-2 Seconds.
5. Angle: -
Shot: Copy which reads “Inspired by true
events”
Location: Over black.
Audio: Music continues.
Transition: Fade in, then fade to next shot.
Time: 2-3 Seconds.
Angle: Slight high angle, looking over stepfathers
shoulder.
Shot: Over the shoulder shot. Shot reverse shot pattern,
between Charlotte and Father. Also short close-up
of stepfather grabbing charlottes wrist.
Location: Inside house. Perhaps Hallway.
Audio: Music continues. Dialogue – Charlotte: I hate
you! You’re not my father! Stepfather: You’re living
under my roof, so you’ll live by my rules!
Transition: No transitions.
Time: 3-4 Seconds.
6. Angle: High Angle, showing Jess’s lack of power and
vulnerability.
Shot: Close-up, of Jess crying in bed, looking at a
photo frame.
Location: Bedroom.
Audio: Music continues. Diegetic sound of her crying.
Transition: No transitions. Cuts to eyeline-match
shot of the photo. (Of mum and two sisters)
Time: 1 Second.
Angle: -
Shot: Black, with voice over of Jess.
Location: On black.
Audio: Music stops. Voice over of Jess: I want
to talk to her again.
Transition: No transitions. Cuts to next shot.
Time: 2-3 seconds.
7. Angle: -
Shot: Montage of close-ups, preparing to
contact the dead. (Lighting a candle, cutting
photo, laying salt on the table)
Location: Dining Room.
Audio: Different, more dramatic/suspense
building music.
Transition: Fades between shots.
Time: 2-3 seconds.
Angle: Slight high angle.
Shot: Wide shot of girls sitting at dining table, trying to
contact the dead. After 3 second hesitation,
everything in the room moves and salt is blown of
table.
Location: Dining Room.
Audio: Music Stops. Dialogue – Charlotte: Mum, if
you’re there, can you please give us a sign. Sound
sting as everything suddenly moves.
Transition: Cuts to black.
Time: 5 seconds.
8. Angle: Slight high angle.
Shot: Close-up of Jess in bed. Shallow focus
on Jess, until dolls house lights flicker, in
which shallow focus switches to deep focus.
Location: Bedroom.
Audio: Creepy, low pitched music.
Transition: Fades to black.
Time: 1-2 seconds.
Angle: -
Shot: Long shot, with dolls house in view and
Jess getting out of bed.
Location: Bedroom.
Audio: Music continues.
Transition: Fade in, then fade to black.
Time: 1 second.
9. Angle: From side.
Shot: Close-up of Jess slowly looking into the
dolls house.
Location: Bedroom.
Audio: Music continues.
Transition: Fade in, then cuts to next shot
(Eyeline-match shot).
Time: 1-2 seconds.
Angle: Straight on.
Shot: Close-up of doll in rocking chair, rocking
within the dolls house.
Location: Bedroom. (In dolls house)
Audio: Music continues. Non-diegetic loud
bang, from outside field of vision.
Transition: Cuts to next shot.
Time: 2-3 seconds.
10. Angle: From side.
Shot: Reaction shot, close-up. Showing Jess
spin round in reaction to loud noise.
Location: Bedroom.
Audio: Music continues.
Transition: Fades between shots.
Time: 1 second.
Angle: Slight low angle, representing stepfathers
power.
Shot: Medium close-up, over the shoulder shot
looking at himself in the mirror.
Location: Bathroom.
Audio: Music continues. Whispered voice over
from Charlotte: There’s something not right
about that man.
Transition: Cuts to next shot.
Time: 1-2 seconds.
11. Angle: High angle, as if looking down into his
hand from his point of view.
Shot: Close-up of taking pills. Connotes mental
illness, or possible insanity.
Location: Bathroom.
Audio: Music continues.
Transition: Fades to black
Time: 1 second.
Angle: Slight high angle, from side.
Shot: Close-up of sisters friend looking through
a gap in the door. Then suffocated and
pulled outside field of vision.
Location: Hallway.
Audio: Music continues. Sound sting as pulled
outside field of vision.
Transition: Fades in, cuts to black.
Time: 1-2 seconds.
12. Angle: From behind.
Shot: Crash zoom from long shot to extreme
close-up of Charlotte’s back. POV shot, as
she then appears to be knocked over.
Location: Hallway.
Audio: Music continues. Diegetic sound of
heavy breathing/panicked breathing.
Transition: Cuts to next shot.
Time: 1 second.
Angle: Low angle, on floor.
Shot: Mid-shot of Charlotte falling over.
Location: Perhaps living room.
Audio: Music continues. Diegetic sound of
scream as she falls.
Transition: Cuts to black.
Time: 1 second.
13. Angle: High angle, looking into draw.
Shot: Close-up of knife being taken out of
draw.
Location: Kitchen.
Audio: Music continues, picking up pace.
Transition: Cuts to next shot.
Time: 1 second.
Angle: Over the shoulder, slight high angle.
Shot: Medium close-up, over the shoulder shot
looking into mirror. Tracking shot – follows
Jess up from washing her face to looking in
mirror and seeing the word “Leave” written all
over her face.
Location: Bathroom
Audio: Music continues.
Transition: Cuts to next shot.
Time: 1 second.
14. Angle: Slight low angle.
Shot: Long shot, of two sisters running.
Location: Just outside the house.
Audio: Music continues, rapidly picking up
pace. Diegetic sound of panicked sounds.
Transition: Cuts to next shot
Time: <1 second.
Angle: Low angle, showing stepfathers power.
Front on view of antagonist.
Shot: Medium close-up, showing stepfather
storming down hallway, towards the
camera.
Location: Hallway
Audio: Music continues.
Transition: Cuts to black.
Time: <1 second.
15. Angle: From side.
Shot: Medium close-up, Charlotte banging on
front door repeatedly.
Location: Hallway.
Audio: Music continues. Diegetic sound of
banging and screaming. Dialogue –
Charlotte: Help, Help, Help!
Transition: Cuts to next shot.
Time: <1 second.
Angle: Low angle, slight panning across.
Shot: Medium close-up. Two sisters hiding with
shadow of stepfather in background.
Location: Hallway/Stairs.
Audio: Music continues, pace increasing.
Diegetic sound of gasps from girls.
Transition: Cuts to next shot.
Time: <1 second.
16. Angle: Low angle.
Shot: Close-up of bloody knife hitting the floor.
Location: Floor of any room.
Audio: Music continues, pace increasing.
Ambient sound of knife sharply hitting the
floor.
Transition: Cuts to next shot.
Time: <1 second.
Angle: From side.
Shot: Long shot. One of the sisters being
dragged across the floor by the stepfather.
Location: Hallway/Stairs.
Audio: Music continues, reaches its peak .
Diegetic sound of screaming.
Transition: Cuts to next shot.
Time: <1 second.
17. Angle: -
Shot: Copy showing title of the film.
(Stepfather)
Location: Over black.
Audio: Music has stopped. Slight eery/misty
subtle sound over copy.
Transition: Cuts to next shot.
Time: 3 seconds.
Angle: High angle showing lack of power.
Shot: Medium close-up. One of the sisters
being dragged across the floor quickly,
outside the field of vision.
Location: Hallway, for wooden floor.
Audio: Loud sound sting. Diegetic sound of
scream.
Transition: Cuts to black.
Time: <1 second.
18. Angle: -
Shot: Copy showing words “Coming Soon”
including website, credits and production
logos.
Location: Over black.
Audio: Misty/eery subtle sound.
Transition: Fades in, then fades to black.
Time: 3 seconds.