1. Stepfather – Storyboard
By Jess Hammond, Joe Turone, Lottie Heckman and
Zak Michaels.

2. Angle: Straight on, pans across location.
Shot: Establishing shot of Cemetery.
Location: Cheshunt Cemetery.
Audio: Calm, slightly eery music. Possibly
piano.
Transition: Fade in, then fade to black.
Time: 1-2 Seconds.
Angle: High angle, represent low power from
deceased mother.
Shot: Close-up of putting flowers down.
Location: Cheshunt Cemetery.
Audio: Calm, slightly eery music. Possibly
piano. Voice Over of Stepfather begins
“Don’t worry about your mother girls…”
Transition: Fade in, then fade to black.
Time: 1-2 Seconds.

3. Angle: High angle, show lack of power and vulnerability
of the two sisters.
Shot: Medium Close-up.
Location: Cheshunt Cemetery.
Audio: Calm, slightly eery music. Possibly piano.
Soundbridge of voice over from previous shot,
finishes sentence; “You’ll be living with me now”
Sound sting as his hand makes contact with Jess’s
shoulder.
Transition: Fade in, then fade to black.
Time: 1-2 Seconds.
Angle: -
Shot: Long shot of car driving.
Location: Wooded area, Park Lane.
Represents isolation.
Audio: Calm, slightly eery music. Possibly
piano.
Transition: Fade in, then fade to next shot.
Time: 1 Second.

4. Angle: Low angle, showing power and
largeness of house.
Shot: Long shot of car pulling up to house.
Location: Outside the house.
Audio: Calm, slightly eery music. Possibly
piano. Ambient sound of car pulling up.
Transition: Fade in, then fade to next shot.
Time: 1 Second.
Angle: High angle, show lack of power.
Shot: Close-up of Jess in car, looking out
window.
Location: Drive of house.
Audio: Calm, slightly eery music. Possibly
piano.
Transition: Fade in, then cut to eyeline-match
shot.
Time: 1-2 Seconds.

5. Angle: -
Shot: Copy which reads “Inspired by true
events”
Location: Over black.
Audio: Music continues.
Transition: Fade in, then fade to next shot.
Time: 2-3 Seconds.
Angle: Slight high angle, looking over stepfathers
shoulder.
Shot: Over the shoulder shot. Shot reverse shot pattern,
between Charlotte and Father. Also short close-up
of stepfather grabbing charlottes wrist.
Location: Inside house. Perhaps Hallway.
Audio: Music continues. Dialogue – Charlotte: I hate
you! You’re not my father! Stepfather: You’re living
under my roof, so you’ll live by my rules!
Transition: No transitions.
Time: 3-4 Seconds.

6. Angle: High Angle, showing Jess’s lack of power and
vulnerability.
Shot: Close-up, of Jess crying in bed, looking at a
photo frame.
Location: Bedroom.
Audio: Music continues. Diegetic sound of her crying.
Transition: No transitions. Cuts to eyeline-match
shot of the photo. (Of mum and two sisters)
Time: 1 Second.
Angle: -
Shot: Black, with voice over of Jess.
Location: On black.
Audio: Music stops. Voice over of Jess: I want
to talk to her again.
Transition: No transitions. Cuts to next shot.
Time: 2-3 seconds.

7. Angle: -
Shot: Montage of close-ups, preparing to
contact the dead. (Lighting a candle, cutting
photo, laying salt on the table)
Location: Dining Room.
Audio: Different, more dramatic/suspense
building music.
Transition: Fades between shots.
Time: 2-3 seconds.
Angle: Slight high angle.
Shot: Wide shot of girls sitting at dining table, trying to
contact the dead. After 3 second hesitation,
everything in the room moves and salt is blown of
table.
Location: Dining Room.
Audio: Music Stops. Dialogue – Charlotte: Mum, if
you’re there, can you please give us a sign. Sound
sting as everything suddenly moves.
Transition: Cuts to black.
Time: 5 seconds.

8. Angle: Slight high angle.
Shot: Close-up of Jess in bed. Shallow focus
on Jess, until dolls house lights flicker, in
which shallow focus switches to deep focus.
Location: Bedroom.
Audio: Creepy, low pitched music.
Transition: Fades to black.
Time: 1-2 seconds.
Angle: -
Shot: Long shot, with dolls house in view and
Jess getting out of bed.
Location: Bedroom.
Audio: Music continues.
Transition: Fade in, then fade to black.
Time: 1 second.

9. Angle: From side.
Shot: Close-up of Jess slowly looking into the
dolls house.
Location: Bedroom.
Audio: Music continues.
Transition: Fade in, then cuts to next shot
(Eyeline-match shot).
Time: 1-2 seconds.
Angle: Straight on.
Shot: Close-up of doll in rocking chair, rocking
within the dolls house.
Location: Bedroom. (In dolls house)
Audio: Music continues. Non-diegetic loud
bang, from outside field of vision.
Transition: Cuts to next shot.
Time: 2-3 seconds.

10. Angle: From side.
Shot: Reaction shot, close-up. Showing Jess
spin round in reaction to loud noise.
Location: Bedroom.
Audio: Music continues.
Transition: Fades between shots.
Time: 1 second.
Angle: Slight low angle, representing stepfathers
power.
Shot: Medium close-up, over the shoulder shot
looking at himself in the mirror.
Location: Bathroom.
Audio: Music continues. Whispered voice over
from Charlotte: There’s something not right
about that man.
Transition: Cuts to next shot.
Time: 1-2 seconds.

11. Angle: High angle, as if looking down into his
hand from his point of view.
Shot: Close-up of taking pills. Connotes mental
illness, or possible insanity.
Location: Bathroom.
Audio: Music continues.
Transition: Fades to black
Time: 1 second.
Angle: Slight high angle, from side.
Shot: Close-up of sisters friend looking through
a gap in the door. Then suffocated and
pulled outside field of vision.
Location: Hallway.
Audio: Music continues. Sound sting as pulled
outside field of vision.
Transition: Fades in, cuts to black.
Time: 1-2 seconds.

12. Angle: From behind.
Shot: Crash zoom from long shot to extreme
close-up of Charlotte’s back. POV shot, as
she then appears to be knocked over.
Location: Hallway.
Audio: Music continues. Diegetic sound of
heavy breathing/panicked breathing.
Transition: Cuts to next shot.
Time: 1 second.
Angle: Low angle, on floor.
Shot: Mid-shot of Charlotte falling over.
Location: Perhaps living room.
Audio: Music continues. Diegetic sound of
scream as she falls.
Transition: Cuts to black.
Time: 1 second.

13. Angle: High angle, looking into draw.
Shot: Close-up of knife being taken out of
draw.
Location: Kitchen.
Audio: Music continues, picking up pace.
Transition: Cuts to next shot.
Time: 1 second.
Angle: Over the shoulder, slight high angle.
Shot: Medium close-up, over the shoulder shot
looking into mirror. Tracking shot – follows
Jess up from washing her face to looking in
mirror and seeing the word “Leave” written all
over her face.
Location: Bathroom
Audio: Music continues.
Transition: Cuts to next shot.
Time: 1 second.

14. Angle: Slight low angle.
Shot: Long shot, of two sisters running.
Location: Just outside the house.
Audio: Music continues, rapidly picking up
pace. Diegetic sound of panicked sounds.
Transition: Cuts to next shot
Time: <1 second.
Angle: Low angle, showing stepfathers power.
Front on view of antagonist.
Shot: Medium close-up, showing stepfather
storming down hallway, towards the
camera.
Location: Hallway
Audio: Music continues.
Transition: Cuts to black.
Time: <1 second.

15. Angle: From side.
Shot: Medium close-up, Charlotte banging on
front door repeatedly.
Location: Hallway.
Audio: Music continues. Diegetic sound of
banging and screaming. Dialogue –
Charlotte: Help, Help, Help!
Transition: Cuts to next shot.
Time: <1 second.
Angle: Low angle, slight panning across.
Shot: Medium close-up. Two sisters hiding with
shadow of stepfather in background.
Location: Hallway/Stairs.
Audio: Music continues, pace increasing.
Diegetic sound of gasps from girls.
Transition: Cuts to next shot.
Time: <1 second.

16. Angle: Low angle.
Shot: Close-up of bloody knife hitting the floor.
Location: Floor of any room.
Audio: Music continues, pace increasing.
Ambient sound of knife sharply hitting the
floor.
Transition: Cuts to next shot.
Time: <1 second.
Angle: From side.
Shot: Long shot. One of the sisters being
dragged across the floor by the stepfather.
Location: Hallway/Stairs.
Audio: Music continues, reaches its peak .
Diegetic sound of screaming.
Transition: Cuts to next shot.
Time: <1 second.

17. Angle: -
Shot: Copy showing title of the film.
(Stepfather)
Location: Over black.
Audio: Music has stopped. Slight eery/misty
subtle sound over copy.
Transition: Cuts to next shot.
Time: 3 seconds.
Angle: High angle showing lack of power.
Shot: Medium close-up. One of the sisters
being dragged across the floor quickly,
outside the field of vision.
Location: Hallway, for wooden floor.
Audio: Loud sound sting. Diegetic sound of
scream.
Transition: Cuts to black.
Time: <1 second.

18. Angle: -
Shot: Copy showing words “Coming Soon”
including website, credits and production
logos.
Location: Over black.
Audio: Misty/eery subtle sound.
Transition: Fades in, then fades to black.
Time: 3 seconds.