Storyboard Blog

  First Scene - 

In the first scene, during the first 4 beats, the title Are we still friends, will appear in white font on a black screen. There are 4 beats in the beginning, in which each word of the title Are we still friends, will appear consecutively with the beat. This scene will last about 5 seconds

Second Scene - 

The scene then transitions, we will use a fade in during this transition. At the beginning of this scene, a slight pan will be utilized, and a medium long shot will also be used. The camera will pan, Corey's movement of him opening the door, entering his room, until he reaches the bed, and proceeds to lay down. This scene will last about 15-25 seconds. 

Third Scene - 

Corey is shown laying in his bed, and relaxing and cooling off from the hard day of his. This will be shown through an establishing shot, close-up, high angle, and medium shot. This scene will last about 5-10 seconds.

Fourth Scene - 

The scene cuts to Corey putting his headphones on and selecting music from his playlist. This time, this is shown through a close-up. This scene is the shortest scene lasting about 5 seconds.

Fifth Scene - 

We film Corey from his POV of him turning on the TV and him holding the remote in his arm. The room in which he is laying in, is dark, and when he turns on the TV, the screen is bright as it turns on. When he turns on the TV, and the bright TV screen is displayed for about 1-2 seconds, the scene cuts. This overall scene should last about 5 seconds.

Sixth Scene -

As soon as the transition for this scene starts, Corey sings the words, "Are we still friends. Can we be friends. Are we still friends." This scene will last about 10-15 seconds. 

Seventh Scene - 

A close-up using an eye level angle, will then be used to show Corey saying "I've got to kno-". This scene will last about 5 seconds at the most. 

Eighth Scene- 

In this scene, Corey gets nostalgic, thinking about his past friendships, that took a turn for the not so best. Reminiscing on memories him and his friends made together. Pans, high angles, medium long shots, and an establishing shot will be used in this scene. This scene will last a couple seconds, the precise amount is still undecided amongst us. 

Ninth Scene -

After the eighth scene, the scene jumps to a black screen. For about 2 seconds. Nothing extraordinary happens during this scene.

Tenth Scene - Twelfth Scene -

Corey continues to reminisce on happy memories pertaining to him and his friends. He thinks off about 3-5 memories, which will be shown in a two shot or three shot scene, through high angle, medium long shot, wide shot, and an establishing shot. Towards the end the scene will be shown through a low angle, Corey concludes the song with, "I've got to know." After 1 minute and 19 seconds  of the original song, the video MUST  fade out. The song will be slightly sped up so that it can maintain it's 1 minute 15 seconds timeframe.