art of storyboard

M. Night Shymalan produces very indepth storyboards spending weeks perfecting every shot exactly how he wants them so he as the best idea of the mood he wants to achieve. He believes with each blink comes a new thought, so the more cuts used, its more dangerous and can take something away from he film.

Good camera work need to make the audience feel like what they are watching is real, playing with human emotion to create the trilling feelings. 

They spend 16 weeks developing all the detail for only 2 hours worth of film. He thinks it's the most important part of the process of film making as it sets a base for all the decision making. The storyboard is the worst version the movie can be, when being filmed, tweaks can be made only to 

improve what the producers are already happy with. It also provides time for specific props to be prepared. 

They can test out different shot angles and ideas without wasting money, being efficient and good preparation. It give him the chance to be the director, actor and audience all at the sam time, considering all perspectives of the filming process and the final result.

"make the movie before you make the movie"

after realising how important this part of making the introduction to my own thriller would be, i fully focused on visualising each shot to achieve the most effective final product.