Storyboard

 

We begin with a medium long shot of the central character of the opening, Roisin. She is placed on the extreme right side of the image looking to the far left, this is used to hint that she used to wait here with another person, but now they no longer wait.

The camera pans left as she begins to walk towards home.

 

The next key shot takes place when she passes a bright light. Unknown to her but seen by the audience (if they are keen eyed) is the odd spacial distortion under the light in front of the metal bars. This hints that there is another person with her.

 

We are next given a long shot of Roisin in the distance. This time the spacial distortion on the nearest pillar is more evident.

 

A few shots later we are given another medium-long shot in which a strange shadow is present behind Roisin. This is another hint that there is someone with her.

 

Next we are given another medium-long of Roisin making her way into the darkened home. The house number is an oblique hint to there one being two 'ones' in this house but must of the audience have only seen one, maybe two if they spot the odd shadows and distortions.

 

We follow Roisin into the empty house. The walls are bare and there is some stuff packed into a box on her right. The mise en scene of the house is meant to signal that not only is the house empty, suggesting there was once more life her, but that the house is a personification of the main character' personality, I.e. they are empty.

Roisin is once again slightly off centre to imply that there was once two people here.

 

We are next given a close up on her turning the lights on. We are finally given a hint as to what has gone on in the form of the writing. The nature of the writing suggests that there would be no reason for the person to not be here unless some major incident had happened.

 

We are next given a medium shot of Roisin at the sink. The important mise en scene is her downcast head and the pile of washing up to do. This suggests she has been neglecting it or that she used to have someone to help her.

 

The next shot has a slight tilt to suggest both that there is someone peaking out from behind the door frame and that it is something unnatural. The spacial distortion is also back but it is much more obvious this time. Roisin is out of focus to accentuate the distance between the camera, representing the lost Max, and Roisin.

 

Awhile later Roisin begins to head upstairs but suddenly the light gives out. Roisin makes a comment about the damn light always being bad.

 

In the next shot we see Roisin peer over the bannister to find that the door to the usually locked room is open and there is a faint shadow present in the darkness is the shape of a person. It is at this point the first non diagetic sound kicks in the form of a jarring string screach.

 

Roisin slowly moves over and extends her arm, turning on the light with as little body movement as possible, this is to signal that she is scared.

 

The next shot is a close up on the lock that was holding the door shut. It has been opened and not by Roisin. Inside we see an empty room, signalling there is no one here any more, and the hint of a flash light.

 

Roisin is very confused as she did not leave the flashlight there or open the door. A Dutch tilt is used to heighten the strangeness of the sequence. The next two stills are from the same shot as Roisin, very slowly approaches the Torch.

 

Suddenly we get a cut to a medium shot slightly above and behind her as the lights turn off. The angle was used to insinuate that someone was looking over her. Non diagetic music begins with another strings screach followed y a low level dark ambient humm.

 

We cut back around to a medium close up of Roisin's face filled with terror as she is unable to move.

 

In the next shot she whirls around expecting to see someone, but is greeted with only darkness. Another Dutch tilt was used around the doorframe to once again suggest that there is someone, or something, watching her.

It was deliberate to make the flashlight darken Roisin so that she seemed almost insignificant in the shot.

Roisin slowly makes her way downstairs scanning all around her

She spots that the door is now open. She remembers closing it.

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In the final shot she is looking around her when a hand is placed upon her shoulder. The hand was deliberately place in a non threatening place to leave ambiguity as to the assailants motives.