Post 26: Working from a Script 7 - Storyboarding

Here is the storyboard, it shows how the annotation on the script was translated to a visual. The framing wasn't always perfect within these sketches so every now and then there are notes on how the final take should be shot on some of the squares.

The Final Shots

We followed the storyboard quite well, and referred to it not only for the shots but also as a sort of secondary script whilst filming. We strayed from some shots because we became aware of how different shots would work better around the set choices. We also cut out some of the last shots, as we though that ending it on Peter telling the others to hurry as he leads them to Edmund was a more dramatic and tense ending than what was originally planned, even if this did cut out a tense argument between Peter and Susan later on.

Here are some comparisons between the storyboard and the final shots.

The first shot where the four Pevensies are standing in the cold was kept the same, except for the order of them in the line, which made little difference

The shot of Susan when she saying "He's a beaver! He shouldn't be doing anything!" was very similar, it wasn't as face-on as the shot in the storyboard was, but at a slight angle. 

This is the shot when Mr Beaver was asking the Pevensies if everything was alright, after they've had a small argument. The concept of this shot was the same, but he appeared from the other side of the screen and it was more zoomed in, rather than a medium or wide shot.

This part of the scene where the second Mr. Beaver calls out to see if it's his husband ended up being shot quite differently. The plan was going to be the this Beaver talking off screen whilst Susan and Peter look at each other, and then would move onto a shot of him opening the door. Instead of this we started inside of the house for the first part of the line, and then kept to the shot afterwards outside of the house.

We had sketched out two shots for the part of the scene where the second Mr. Beaver first sees the Pevensies, we waere going to have a them seen over his shoulder, and then over theirs. We ended up doing this and it worked quite well.

Another thing we changed was the plates and cutlery being set out on the table, which turned to the second Mr Beaver picking up the books from the table.