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2.4 Worksheet — Storyboard Practice: ALEX – The Power of One Decision
MCM 230: Digital Audio & Video Production
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Overview
The idea of the film is that Alex is a sleep deprived college student and has to decide on whether to get up or whether to snooze and the movie is divided into two dramatically different parallel narratives.
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A fixed shot of a phone's broken screen with 6:00 AM displayed
An exhausted hand (Alex's) enters the frame, reaching for the phone.
The hand strikes the phone abruptly, cutting off the alarm.
The hand begins to withdraw back beneath the covers.
The screen lights up again, displaying the countdown for the snooze time left.
Split-screen effect: The frame divides, showing a faint image of Alex getting up on the left and Alex falling back asleep on the right.
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Alex throws the covers aside decisively. The room is dimly lit.
Alex stretches powerfully and silently, beginning to wake up
Alex starts hastily and effectively dressing. Focus on his motivated demeanor
Alex zipping up a bag or grabbing his keys, looking confident
Alex opens the dorm room door, sunlight begins to spill in
Alex steps out of the dorm, already looking better than his counterpart in Timeline B
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The clock now shows 6:09 AM. The hand of Alex returns to the phone
The hand frantically hits the snooze button again
Alex is sleeping, peaceful, but with a tincture of stress visible on his face
Alex pulls the covers tighter around himself
Transitional shot: A slow pan across the room showing shadows lengthening, indicating time passing
A tight shot of the clock changing to 8:45 AM, ready for the next abrupt alarm.
MCM 230 — ASSIGNMENT 2.4 — WORKSHEET
MCM 230 — ASSIGNMENT 2.4 — WORKSHEET
