Animatic practise

We were placed into groups (Me, Lewis and Lawrence) and had to come up with an ‘Animatic’ for a thriller extract. We began working in rough as to how each shot would look and what would happen in each scene. We did this so that the audience could see which direction we were heading with the narrative of the story. After this we did a storyboard to show the flow of events in the text, Lewis drew the various shots that were needed for the animatic and I wrote down notes for the length of each shot, how each shot would be made using sound and editing and what effects could be added to it. After creating the storyboard we were given a digital camera so that we could place the images directly on the computer for editing and sound purposes. Each shot was carefully designed to meet the specifications that we had previously listed in the storyboard. Lewis and I then placed the shots together and tested different sounds to increase the effectiveness of it. I believe that our animatic was not particularly great, but we learnt a lot of things in preparation for our actual filming. We learnt that it vital to design each shot specifically to the storyboard so it is clear what the narrative is supposed to suggest to the audience. This task also enabled us to establish our strongest and weakest abilities when working in a group to deliver the most effective piece.