Laying out the vision

Storyboard page 1

        Lara and I went over the script to draw out a story board for the opening. We took the idea of symmetry from Wes Anderson, who uses symmetry as an integral device in his movies. The first shot is a birds eye view of the detectives table and Lara had the wonderful idea to make the opening credits out of magazine clippings, which will correlate directly to the crime genre. As it is a common cliche in the crime film genre. The character of Detective Briggs who is being played by none other than yours truly, is the character who's desk the opening credits are displayed on. The credits and music are then abruptly cut off by a file being slammed down on the detectives desk. The shots of the characters will mostly be in a medium to close up shot range, with their bodies in the direct center of the frame.

Storyboard page 2

      We wanted the introduction of Mrs. Laroux to be mysterious and suspenseful. We decided on a slow reveal of her character when she is called into the interview. Her introduction would have a tracking shot starting from one end of the hallway until she reaches a door. This horizontal tracking shot is among one of Wes Anderson's essentials to
his style of film, as seen in this clip from "Moonrise Kingdom". The camera will track Mrs. Laroux all the way down the hallway slowly revealing her, until her face is revealed when she gets in front of the door.
      When the interview is started it will alternate between three essential shots: a medium for Detective Briggs, a medium for Mrs. Laroux and a wide to show the table and both characters. Using the same three shots will establish a rhythm in the scene between the two characters as they discuss and eventually establish the plot of the film. This scene also sets out to establish the relationship between the detective and Mrs. Laroux and there respective attitudes towards the case.