Film Studies

Storyboard Planning and Synopsis

Genre – Drama

Story Type – The Gift Taken Away

Codes and Conventions – Dark lighting, night life

Protagonists – The band: Jake (The Lead Guitarist), Kyle (The Drummer), Austin (The Vocalist), Joe (The Bassist) and Matt (The Rhythm Guitarist).

Antagonists – Alcohol and Drugs

Synopsis

My story board story is going to be about a heavy metal band that becomes famous. However due to the amount of fame that they receive at their young age Kyle and Joe become addicted to alcohol and drugs. This leaves the band with a difficult decision of what they can do to continue their dreams in their band.

The band from the UK, start to make it big and decide that it would be best for their career if they move to the States to gain a larger fan base. After months of touring they finally get there and become a widely known band in their particular scene. However this leads to pressure on the band to keep their fame and skills but when Kyle and Joe give in to the influence of drugs and alcohol the band start to gain a bad reputation and lose their respect from across the music industry. This is what the gift taken away is in my story, their skill individually and in a band. They must face tough decisions in order to pursue their dreams. This is where in the story I think I will start my storyboard, as it will tell the tale of how the band manage to battle death and pull their act together and gain back the skills they once had in order to continue living the dream in their band without having to kick out any of the band members and regain respect from around the music industry.

I have been influenced by many things while planning my storyboard. For example I would have to say that my main influence was the band Asking Alexandria. Their self-destructive lifestyles inspired me to tell my tale of a band falling apart due to these issues and what they must do to keep going as a band.