Storyboard

#1 The title is written in the sky The camera points on it for a couple of seconds until it pans down to set the scene on a farm house at twilight.  It seems like a normal house and the viewer moves towards the house.

-extremely wide establishing shot

– 5 – 6 seconds

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#2 Upon approaching the house the wind creaks the door open for the viewer.  The inside of the house seems normal but has clearly been abandoned for a while.

-panning camera

-3 seconds

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#3 The camera pans around for a bit and then focuses on a dark doorway when the sound of a child laughing can be heard.

-zoom in on the doorway more and more

– 3 seconds

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#4 & 5 The viewer is close enough now to see into the doorway.  The room is dark but the silhouette of a child can be made out and a ball rolls into view of the light of one of the windows.

-5 seconds

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#6 The child is almost in the light and appears to be hobbling towards the balls.  We cannot quite see the child.

  • 4 seconds

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#7 All we can hear from the child is a quiet raspy sound.

-2 seconds

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#8 The child walks out of view of the camera.  The camera does not follow but instead focus on the dark background of the room.

-2 seconds

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#9 The walls are covered with blood and there appears to be a limb in the corner.

-5 seconds

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#10 The camera quickly looks back towards the child as he is almost in the light of the window.  As he steps into the light viewers realize that he is a zombie and he is looking down at the ball.

-dramatic shot of focus

-10 seconds

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#11 Pan down to the ball on the floor and zoom in.  Viewers now realize that it is an eyeball as the child reaches down to put the eye back into his head.

-7 seconds

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#12 The camera cuts out to a mid shot of the zombie.  He puts the eyeball back into his head and immediately notices the viewer.  He stars at the viewer with creepy intent.  The camera cuts to black.

-8 seconds

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