From
Storyboard to Screen
(shots taken
from 'RENT')
Storyboard shot
Final filmed
shot
INT. KITCHEN - NIGHT
Barefoot HARVEY sneaks to the kitchen and sits in the light of
the fridge door swigging a bottle of Purdeys.
Well, this came off
pretty much as planned apart from the shot being the other way
around. The scene was lit with a redhead placed outside with a blue
gel over it giving a moonlight feel. It produced a really nice halo
effect around the actor so it was shot in the other direction (oh!
and the fridge door opened that way too!).
Storyboard shot
Final filmed
shot
EXT. FOUNTAIN - DAY
HARVEY sits by a water fountain trying to look inconspicuous
reading a paper. LEWIE, in a snorkel and mask surfaces behind him and
deposits a pile of soaking cash. HARVEY spies someone coming and
pushes LEWIE back down again before returning to his paper.
As you can see the
mannequin has a little paper to read. I really have too much time on
my hands.
Storyboard shot
Final filmed shot
INT. BEDROOM - NIGHT
LEWIE sits at his desk, flips open the house contract and
starts reading.
This turned out
pretty much like the storyboard, except the angle is slightly
different as there was no way I could easily set up the camera and
leave myself room to look through the viewfinder. Just as well as its
a better shot especially with the moodly lighting courtesy of a desk
lamp.
Storyboard shots
Final filmed shots
EXT. CITY STREET - DAY
Two long-legged girls in micro-minis walk by. HARVEY turns and
pushes his glasses further down his nose to catch a look -
hello!
This only had to be
filmed 8 times to get a take without the public wandering through
shot and looking at the camera. Is it just me or is the 'reaction' of
the mannequin in the second shot along better than the actor's? Never
let it be said his performance was wooden - 'I thank
you'.
[CUT TO
: 'Acting with a Pencil' - Eejit on
Storyboarding]
First
Draft 24/4/98 by Dale.