For the first three sheets of our storyboard we planned to
have the main protagonist in an empty prison-like room. We decided that this
room should be empty, dusty and diminutive. The room would also have to offer
many chances to experiment with camera angles which can reflect Hitchcock’s
style of film.
We thought that this room would be a good choice as it is
confined and almost completely empty. Though the size of the room could cause
some issues while filming, for example would be far too small to fit a tripod
in from certain angles.
A good point about the room is that the walls are completely bare and are a very pale cream colour. This emphasises just how empty the room is, leaving the protagonist secluded and giving an abandoned feel. The white walls also connote hospitals and perhaps psychiatric hospitals which could reflect on her mental well-being at the time.
There is also a matching bed and black desk in the room, which could imply that while the room is empty there are still the general luxuries. This would help emphasise that while the protagonist has kidnapped her, he believes that he is protecting her.
There are also thick red curtains in the room which are good for keeping the light out of the room effectively, allowing us a chance to experiment with different lighting techniques which could help make the scene more ominous. The colour could also symbolise dark and carnal intentions, red being the colour of love and also lust. But the curtains could also lessen the confined ambience as it means there is a window behind it, and then a connection to the outside world. But we could easily position the camera so this isn’t in shot.
By, Rebecca Gatfield.
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