Storyboards

A little treat for all you who can actually sit through my drivel, Storyboards from each of the 3 upcoming films, so without further ado:

 The Charity

The Chase

The Choice

The Choice

The Choice

A Short Film by Oliver Smyth

The Cop – Voiceover

The voiceover will be accompanied by a collection of shots, starting with a close up of The Cop’s face taking up one half of the shot, the other half shrouded in rain.

“This city is Diseased.

The vermin that call it home infected it with crime.”

The camera observes as he walks along the canal-side, unaffected by the rain.

“Theft, rape & murder are just a daily occurrence, as sure as the sun will rise and set.

Half the police are paid to turn a blind eye, but I see it. I always see it.”

He stops on a bridge and looks at a photo, it’s of a girl. His daughter. The Girl.

“It took the disease to affect me first hand however to do something.”

A flashback of when The Cop finds The Girl plays, before cutting to int. of a dingy shed/garage/basement with The Boy tied to up on the floor.

“But what do you do with the scum when the justice system is unjust; they’re barely behind bars before they’re back on the streets.”

A series of close-ups of The Boy, The Cop, His Badge and His Gun.

“I want to remove this tumour from my city surgically.

But I can’t.

Can I?”

Cut to Title Scene

The Chase

The Chase

A Short Film by Oliver Smyth

The Boy – Voiceover

The voiceover will be accompanied by a collection of shots, starting with a steady cam following The Boy through a forest. Various different shots will be used during this chase scene.

The Boy never looks back.

“It was never intentional.

She was a friend who tried to help me.”

Cut to Title Scene

“And now you’ll come for me.”

The Boy leaves the woods and appears in a Retail car park, the camera pans as he looks around.

“You’ll never believe me.

All I can do is run.”

A wide angle shot watches The Boy run across a bridge.

“I’ll run until my heart burst and my legs give out.”

Various shots of The Boy running through an urban environment.

“Then I’ll run some more, because I know it’s nothing compared to what you’ll do to me.”

The Boy is on a rooftop.

“Handing myself in to you would effectively be signing my own death warrant.”

The door handle to the roof turns slowly before the shot fades to black.

The Charity

The Charity

A Short Film by Oliver Smyth

The Girl - Voiceover

The voiceover will be accompanied by a collection of shots, starting with a close-up of two children (The Girl & The Boy).

“You were always unreliable as a friend, but this was different. This was serious.”

Then a shot of The Boy being held against a wall by The Shark.

“When we were kids “trouble” was a school bully, but we had to grow up. I suppose a loan shark is like a bully, but five grand is a bit bigger than some sandwiches and a packet of crisps.”

Then int. cupboard as door opens and washing detergent is removed, the next shot shows The Girl remove a large sum of money.

“But of course I bailed you out, what choice did I have? Dad’d hate me for using the last of mum’s inheritance but It was what I had to do.

It was my money, so I needed to set things straight…”

Int. a modern family house, The Girl is with The Boy, ready to hand the money over to The Shark

The Shark – “It’s all there?”

The Girl – “£5,000. Now you’re even and he’ll have nothing more to do with you.” She turns to face The Boy “Isn’t that right?”

The Shark – “Not quite” He stabs The Girl and as she falls he wipes the knife handle and throws it to The Boy. “This is your mess” And with that, he exits.

The camera focuses on the knife in The Boy’s hands, and then fades to black.

DepicT Update

I may be running behind on this project but that's because I've gone into A James Cameron-esque, perfectionist mode. However, I've finished the 3rd and final drafts of the Three short films I intend on shooting, I have cast all four parts and I'm currently in the process of acquiring certain locations for filming. With any luck, by this time next week I should be in the Editor's chair with plenty of footage to work through, and hopefully finish off everything the week after, knock on wood.

So now I'm going to upload the Three scripts for the general public to inspect and give me feedback. Enjoy.