Open the envelope for mission objectives: Objectives: Follow the raid icons to get help for your mission; Investigate different types of camera shots and angles; Discover how to move ideas from a story to a storyboard; Create a storyboard using a range of camera shots.

Camera shots Establishing shotBird’s eye viewHigh angleLow angle Extreme close-up Close-up

What shot? Click on the right one… Close-up Establishing shot Medium shotHigh angle Low angle Extreme close-upEstablishing shot Bird’s eye view Close-upLow angleClose-up High angle Close-up Establishing shot Medium shot

A crow circled high above the shadows of the forest with its black wings beating. The dark trees stood out against the moon- washed sky, their branches reaching out into the night. From out of the darkness a figure emerged, a tiny speck against the dark of the forest. As the figure drew nearer, white clouds of breath rose into the darkness, and a faint rasping sound could be heard through the whisper of the night breeze. An owl’s cry echoed through the forest. Focal pointsWhat Shots? Bird’s eye view – as if from point of view of crow Sound effect – slo-mo sound of wings - loud Darkness – just use sound of breathing – suspense! Medium shot of shadow – then close up of shoe Establishing shot – view of forest from ground level Establishing shot again – screech of owl rings out

A pair of dark, heavy boots came into view then, slowly, the rest of the looming figure, its face partly hidden by shadow. When the face came into the moonlight, the cold eyes glinted in the moonlight like shards of ice. “It is time,” the man whispered. His face was lit. When he looked up he could see…. Focal pointsReveal Shots High angle view of boots Camera moves out to medium shot as it looks up Close up of face Extreme close up of eyes Low angle view of dark face Plan the shots For your storyboard Storyboard example?

Action/CameraSoundFrame A crow circles high in the air – establishing shot. Slo-mo sound effect of wings beating. The dark trees stand out. Establishing shot from low angle. Natural sounds – bird cry. A figure emerges – medium shot from a high angle. Sound of breathing. Close-up of shoe As above

End mission: 1.Complete storyboard from the story you have looked at – finish it off as you like; Or: 2.Create a storyboard based on a section of your own story. Remember to use a variety of camera shots and think about sound for your film storyboard