Robert and I have created an animatic consisting of our storyboard images. We have included some shot angles we are keen on and some action scenes. We have also included a rough backing track to give more emphasis, suspension and meaning to our storyboard.

Robert and I have now generated our first draft of our storyboard, our ideas are original with the help of certain short films we have watched. Our storyboard is illustrating the main character who is being held hostage by an unknown gang/organisation that are demanding for a certain possession that the protagonist owns. Despite the protagonist’s lack of speech and refusal, the tension of the story increases and violence levels rise. After the approaching fight scene and car chase, the protagonist escapes from near death after losing the chaser organisation between a train crossing. The first draft has given Robert and myself a base line solution to our storyboard. We are next going to construct an animatic which will give us a good insight on how our film will be presented. Shortly after this, we will create a more defined storyboard draft with more details of shots, time lengths etc.

Robert and I have decided to do a British film for our short film because firstly, American films are purely high budget which we certainly don't have the money to make and we don't know the culture, or techniques to create an American piece well enough compared to British films.

What Robert and myself really like about British films include the way they relate to our culture and the fact that they show hidden meanings throughout including the gritty British background stereotype.

Our British film will include influences from different current popular films including: 'The Kingsman’, ‘Snatch’, 'Kick Ass' (for the action scenes), 'Spectre' and 'Lock stock and two smoking barrels'. We will also look at the film ’Legend’, the story about the Kray twins as we feel that these films present an excellent understanding of the 'British film industry.

Kick-Ass

Spectre

Kingsman