Developing a Narrative and Storyboard

After questioning my creative ideas, I condensed this line of thinking into a more defined storyboard.

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As a process-led practitioner, I initially found writing a narrative difficult, which led me to develop my storyline further along in the project than first predicted. This has developed through the exploration of Dartmoor through walks and photography, incorporating lights, colour and a touch of the dramatic within my imagery.

My original storyboard steered towards a collection of moving and still images representing the ghosts of the Moors in my own colourful style. I would represent three of the most well-known tales, projecting contemporary value onto traditional comprehension, and once again igniting the flames of folklore and storytelling for a new generation.

My mind's eye paints an opening scene of rolling hills and moody Tors framed by the mist. We start by looking at the day-to-day scenery of Tor life. Ponies, walkers, tourists. We touch on the three stories - Jay's Grave, Hound Tor, and the Hairy Hands, with imagery for each panning through - a mixture of pleasant sceneries, which turn eary towards the night. I offer glimpses of shadows and creatures which build suspense as the sky draws in. Colours and clouds transform a bleak and bitter landscape into one wrought with mischievous spectres and ghouls entwined with centuries of magic and mythology.

We see a spirit place the flowers on the grave. We see flashes of hounds silhouetted on Hound Tor. Giants reaching out of the Earth from their slumbers. Hands pulling us from the road.

To capture my mind's image, I will be preparing a short Photography project to meet my own requirements.

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Tutor Feedback:

Try not to include too much; the more you try to tell, the more gets taken away from the audience to take away essential elements and connection. Multiple narratives are more challenging to draw out.

Make sure it has points of reflection, highlighting core messages and stories. Think about how to engage the audience all the way through

Get all my imagery together and let this lead my process. What is the natural narrative I am telling through imagery? Day to night is a journey, a complete one. I could use one day-to-night cycle/transition instead of 3.

I want to be more playful/ incite curiosity rather than be too scary.

Just using sounds and imagery can be quite powerful. How can I strip it back? What purpose does the voiceover have? Is it necessary, how can I make sure it is relevant?

Make sure my intentions are purposeful - starting a conversation with the viewer about the importance of tradition and folklore, what it means to us now, going back to ancient places of mystery, why they started to happen and what they mean today.

Open a dialect with the audience about a specific purpose. Questioning within the narrative is essential. Presenting questions that resonate with the viewer - that they can take away?

Choose some powerful questions to ask within the narrative. Resonate through questioning.

Evoke questioning, not just telling people what to think or telling people off - should be a spark.