Storyboard

I took my storyboard to some other students for them to peer assess.  They thought that the opening was good.  The use of diegetic sound was good however, the camera work could have been better.  The non diegetic sound track was appropriate to the genre of the film.

The use of diegetic sounds when the zombies were walking and dragging their legs was thought to be ok.  The camera could have been used better in that it was static again as opposed to be used in more effective ways to achieve the desired effect.  They did also like the black screen with the time which gave the effect of reality.  The music accompanying this scene was also thought  good.

Camera static, again so that is something we can look into in the future.  The diegetic sound of a zombie eating another human was good.  The non diegetic sound was good for atmosphere.

The camera close up is a good idea, it will show the emotion of one the  main characters.  the gun shots being heard was also another good idea.  More weapons may be something to consider to make more of a statement. The use of the prop backpack was also a good idea and showed realism.

The ending shot of black screen with just the diegetic screaming being heard was thought to be a really good idea as it left the audience wondering exactly what happened. Like a cliff hanger.....  

I asked for some feedback from our audience reading the storyboard with regard to any improvements we could make.  They suggested the following:

• More varied camera angles and shots.  To give added emphasis to particular scenes.
• Greater use of differing camera movement i.e. panning/tracking.
• Cast being more believable and not so 'wooden'. 
• More attention to the costume and make-up would help make the film better, there was not enough blood and gore and the costumes they thought were not good enough.
• Better editing possibly adding a few jump cuts or fade outs.