Story Board ideas...!!

Quick overview of shots and angles we could use
• Starting off with a black out
OR
• The advert/logo of whatever channel it is going to be shown on.
• We could start off with a through the window shot of the couple looking though the box and maybe somehow add the effect of it snowing to get a feel of the time of year!
• Maybe a close up of a wedding photo they have just picked up showing they are married.
OR
• Have a shot of pictures along the fire place. Go along the mantel to show other pictures of family holidays, etc, the mantel piece will be covered in Christmas tinsel and lights.
• Mid shot of them looking though and her picking up a piece of paper
• Move straight to a close up of her face as she realises what it is!
• Maybe then Move to him with a close up with him saying something like “what is it!”
• Then move in to a long shot (so we can see her full body) with her about to drop the paper. In this shot I’m not to sure yet of the position of the camera I have three options and want to pick the one that will have the most dramatic effect.
They are –
1. Having the women standing face on towards the camera
2. Having the women side on facing her husband and having him in the shot
3. Having rear view of the women facing her husband.


• To add to the mysterious effect the camera will then follow the paper to the ground as it drops.
• Finally finishing with a close up of the paper to she that it is a birth certificate with her husbands name on it


Music and voice over for advert
Music and voice over
• Christmas music, playing throughout the sequence
• Not to sure what song yet but we were thinking of having one which is quite slow or maybe even a Christmas carol
• Voice over examples:
• “Christmas is a time for family, but you never quite know who that might be”
• “Christmas is a time for family, however they might be closer than you think”
• “Christmas is a time of happiness but would you be happy?”
• “Christmas is a time of happiness but that doesn’t mean there wont be surprises”
• The voice over is going to come in quite near to the end maybe around the shot of her looking at the birth certificate before she realises what it is.
OR
• Having the voice over start when he see a picture of the wedding and then have a pause and then finish when it’s the shot of the birth certificate

We don’t have to decide on any of this just yet though as the music and voice is one of the last things to add. And we don’t have to add this until the whole thing has been edited