DP
To create the storyboard, most of what I had to do was choosing the order of shots, because they were pretty well prescribed. I had some freedom with the shot of the gun, which I chose to have shown as the door closes, with the gunshot afterwards. I tried to put them together in the manner which best escalates tension. The biggest thing I added was the extortion letter which is expository.
Preproduction after the storyboard consisted mostly of getting the actors and finding a location. I asked Sean to work with me and he also brought in Lillie. We were in both of each other's projects. Both of our ideas needed a similar location, so we both decided to use the English office, and got permission from Mr. Hunter to use it.
This is the final video I made. Due to the short time, it's pretty rough and I might give it a re-edit. A bunch of the shots are a bit out focus or lit poorly because I was rushing to finish filming in a short amount of time. I adhered to my storyboard with the exception of the shot of Lillie lifting up the gun, which I added for clarity. The angle of that shot tries to convey Lillie's power in the situation. Another difficulty was directing my actors in the short time. The eye shots have to convey intense emotion in just the eyes, which as an actor I know is incredibly difficult. Overall I am proud of the composition of the scene, and just wish I had more time to polish it.