Storyboard: The Finale

 I feel like a giant weight has been lifted off my chest now that the storyboard is done, and this project has a sense of direction again. We added more to what we have already done (illustrated in a previous blog post) and we finished the opening scene as well as the scene after it. One problem we had while making the storyboard was timing. There was no way for us to know how long each clip would be, and therefore we did not know how many shots to add or remove to the film opening. As of right now, all the shots we included seem necessary to build Malia's character and her storyline. My fear is that the shots will exceed two minutes and we will be forced to change the storyboard to cut down the time. This will be determined during the post-production process and we will figure out how to problem-solve from there.

New additions to the storyboard include more shots of the room, Malia writing her novel, her getting frustrated over her book, being late for school, and then the trip to the school itself. The frustration over Malia trying to finish her novel will communicate how important writing is to her, and how dedicated she is to perfecting her craft. Furthermore, Malia being late to school introduces the conflict between her being a writer and her being a teenager since writing often takes priority over schoolwork. Finally, the trip to the school itself will show Malia getting an email of getting accepted into a writing program to show the audience that Malia really is a serious writer and is quite good at it. Below I have attached pictures of the new and improved storyboard (it's digital and everything!!), as well as Julia and I working on it during class.