Assignment 1 : Animatics

Initially I have problems doing this. Sometimes I couldn't generate ideas for my story line as this is based on the 6 pictures I have chosen earlier. In the end, with counseling and advice from the lecturer, I wrote in instead.

 The final of my storyline:

title : Caged bird


keywords: family ties, control, being shut

Scene 1 In the year 2030, everything is done by technology. What we eat, what to wear or what should we do is all done by devises made by human. Every basic we knew of is all already run under the tip of our fingers, just swipe on your devises, everything will be done and each person has to own one including an infant. It will also tell you health status and such. This is what we called our personal caretaker, known as “ TechnoCare” and each person can only own one a lifetime because it is registered together with the birth certificate.

Scene 2 However, for this girl, her technocare is malfunctioned and is unusable due to some incident she had when she was younger. For that she has to do things manually as her device couldn’t be fixed. This is a very rare case that even the device mechanic is clueless about getting it fixed.

Scene 3 Usually in this era, if the technocare doesn’t work, the person itself is considered “unhealthy” and people will shun the person as outcast.

Scene 4 For that reason, her family shut her in an old house located away from society and didn’t allow her to go anywhere. They thought they were protecting her but they are doing the same as others.

Scene 5 since that incident, she lost her capability to talk so she couldn’t disagree with her parents. Everyday, she would pray that her parents would bring her back home. Living alone is really scary for her, as she was afraid that she couldn’t scream for help. Despite that, she always wanders the house to search for something to do but there’s this one room is always kept locked. She never knew what is in there but she felt curious that she tried to open it. However, her attempt was futile.

Scene 6 Just so one day, she was looking through the drawers in the master bedroom. She saw a golden key in a corner of the top drawer. Thinking which key could it is, she thought of the locked room. She brought the key and tries to unlock the door and she succeeded. Beyond the door were things she never sees before.

Scene 7 Music instruments, which only she sees in an old book, were filled in the room. All this time, she thought that music was only created via technology. She didn’t know it really exist. Slowly, she touches every instruments, arranged a line. From a corner of her eyes, she saw a big instrument that caught her eyes. She believes it was called a piano. She opens the case and presses a key. She loves the sound of it that she begins to press more of the keys.

Scene 8 Since then, she try to play a melody and search for music books and tutorial sheets.

Scene 9 Everyday she plays with the piano and she’s constantly improving. She thinks that playing the melody can express her feelings and she would like to tell her parents her feelings… So she did.

Scene 1

Shot 1 (ms): As sea of people walking (a crowd)

Shot 2  (os): A person using the Technocare.

Shot 3 (high angle ms): a baby with a registered technocare given by the nurse.

Alternative voice over with a blank screen.

Scene 2

Shot 1 (ws outside her house to ms of the girl): she was lying on her bed, hugging her pillow.

Shot 2 (cu): her malfunction techno care

Flashback - shot 3 (ms): her got into an accident where she was happily talking to her friends when she starts to cross the road.

Shot 4 (ecu): when she almost hit by the vehicle

Shot 5(ws): the doctors/ mechanic shook her head indicating her technocare cannot be fixed.

Scene 3

Voice over “Usually in this era, if the technocare doesn’t work, the person itself is considered “unhealthy” and people will shun the person as outcast.”

Shot 1 (mws): a person is being avoided if people found out the technocare not working.

Shot 2: (a short close up of the “unhealthy’s” arm)

Scene 4

Shot 1 (os): the parents brought her in a house and she fell on the floor

Shot 2 (cu): the father’s hand on the knob, closing the door

Shot 3 (rear ms): the girl sat on the floor, facing the door

Shot 4 (3/4 mcu): the sad face of the girl knowing that her parents locked her up.

Scene 5

Shot 1 (ws): her parents gave her food supplies

Shot 2 (cu): the food being handed to her

Shot 3 (mcu): the daughter looking at her mother, wanting to say some words

Shot 4 ( high angle mcu): the mother tried to look away and (os) she eventually gave her a soft pat on the head.

Shot 5 (ms) the two of them facing each other awhile and the mother decided to take her leave.

Shot 6 (os on the girl) the mother drives away, leaving her again.

Shot 7 (mws) From the shot 6, the girl walks on the hallway, looking around

Shot 8 (ws) she passed a locked door and stop at the front at it.

Shot 9 (3/4 ms) she examines the door and look around for a hidden key

Shot 10 (cu) her hand on the knob, trying to open it

Shot 11 (back to the ms) she let go of the knob and walks away with a frown.

Scene 6

Shot 1 (os) the girl searching through the drawers and found a few things there…

Shot 2 (mws) she closes the drawer and opens another one. She starts searching again

Shot 3 (cu) of her expression when she found something interesting and she took that item out

Shot 4 (ecu) her gritted hand was pulled out of the drawer. She opens up her hand and there is a golden key.

Shot 5 (ms) she was staring at the key and she tilt her head up as she remembered something about searching for a key

Shot 6 (wide shot) she got up and walk out the room

Shot 7 (3/4 ms) she stood by the door again and she held up the key. She knew that this time it will work. She began to insert the key.

Shot 8 (cu) the key was inserted and turned. A lock sounded unlocks. She turns the knob and the door opens.

Shot 9 (rear ms) she open the door and the light from the other side shines in….

Scene 7

Shot 1 (ws, showing the whole room) the room is filled with instruments

Shot 2 (mcu) the girl was surprised and as her face was focused on the instruments

The storyboard of the first project.

#note

ms - medium shot

os - over shoulder

ws - wide shot

cu - close up

ecu - extreme close up

mws - medium wide shot