P2 Storyboard and shot similarity
Storyboard
Stalker following Tania sequence
The shot is different from the storyboard illustration in that it is not an extreme close-up, and there is no dialogue. Instead, the shot is rather simplified in that it is a wide angle and it's just a walking sequence with Kamilla (the girl in the grey hijab) and the stalker (the 'man' close to the left corner in the grey jacket). The reason why the depiction of the shot on the storyboard differs to the final production scene is because we were unable to get a shot with Kamilla saying these exact words in dialogue, as the actors were not sufficiently given the correct directions according to the script. Also, Kamila does not put the phone down after, and the film goes on with us presuming that she is taking to Tania the whole time throughout despite the fact that this scene is where her using her phone should end. Essentially the lack of proper communication is the reason why the final shots are not identical to the storyboard, along with the fact that the vision of the film was not fully unanimous across all crew members.
Police station sequence
The whole police station sequence was completely different to what was depicted on the storyboard. This shot is stationary and there is no sequence of shot-reverse shot on the storyboard. However, the dialogue is similar, just reprised and all captured in a singular shot. The actor who played the police officer was not wearing a police uniform either due to the fact that the original police officer wasn't available and unfortunately a contingency plan wasn't put in place to make sure we could get an authentic shot of a newly allocated actor to this role, like at least having a police hat that could fit anybody, even if the uniform wasn't available, it would've at least added to the imitation of the storyboard which would make the mise-en-scene of the shot more valid as the costuming would be appropriate. The aforementioned shot-reverse shot sequence that was not done was also problematic and made the actual scene seen the film rather dull: and the variety of shots didn't make it feel like an engaging conversation in the viewer's standpoint. This was because the new actor who played the role of guard refused to have his face shown on camera. as seen here, which adds to the reason why we couldn't get the real shots to match the storyboard.
Another sequence of the stalker following the girl
In this scene, there is no heavy breathing or the sound of footsteps like the storyboard lists in the final footage. there is however a soundtrack of a sinister environment that plays quietly in the background to reflect on the stalking situation which was not included in the storyboard and was an improvement that was made to the footage to reinforce the eerie nature of the scene. Kamilla is also not holding the phone by her ear in the storyboard, as at this point she was meant to be off the conversation by Tania by now. However, as seen in the final scene, this has not happened and their conversation is throughout, as previously mentioned. The scene is also a tracking shot, wide shot, not just a wide shot as shown by the storyboard.
Angels shot
This shot heavily contrasts with the final shot. This shot is instead a stationary, medium, wide angle of the angels walking by a corner section with Kamilla instead of seeing the angels upfront through an over the shoulder shot. The stalker's voice-over dialogue is indeed continued, and notoriously a big difference in the editing process is that this shot is now black and white, as it is a flashback, so the vision of the scene truly reflects a past event.
Kamilla on her phone
In the original scene, Kamilla was meant to see that a stalker existed via TV, where a TV reporter would say the dialogue "does anyone have any enquiries to contact the number on screen" along with some other shots to fill in that there was a stalker loose. She would also be sitting at a table and her phone would be on it, along with a bowl of cereal (in that this would happen the next day of the stalking incident). However, in the final scene this is completely different. Instead, whilst the shot remains a medium close-up, her discovery of the stalker is via a phone and she is sitting on her bed. There is no dialogue and there is a slight sinister soundtrack playing. This is because we couldn't figure out how to efficiently screen a convincing police report that would be aired on TV, or it would at least be too expensive to do so.
Stalker following Tania sequence
The shot is different from the storyboard illustration in that it is not an extreme close-up, and there is no dialogue. Instead, the shot is rather simplified in that it is a wide angle and it's just a walking sequence with Kamilla (the girl in the grey hijab) and the stalker (the 'man' close to the left corner in the grey jacket). The reason why the depiction of the shot on the storyboard differs to the final production scene is because we were unable to get a shot with Kamilla saying these exact words in dialogue, as the actors were not sufficiently given the correct directions according to the script. Also, Kamila does not put the phone down after, and the film goes on with us presuming that she is taking to Tania the whole time throughout despite the fact that this scene is where her using her phone should end. Essentially the lack of proper communication is the reason why the final shots are not identical to the storyboard, along with the fact that the vision of the film was not fully unanimous across all crew members.
Police station sequence
The whole police station sequence was completely different to what was depicted on the storyboard. This shot is stationary and there is no sequence of shot-reverse shot on the storyboard. However, the dialogue is similar, just reprised and all captured in a singular shot. The actor who played the police officer was not wearing a police uniform either due to the fact that the original police officer wasn't available and unfortunately a contingency plan wasn't put in place to make sure we could get an authentic shot of a newly allocated actor to this role, like at least having a police hat that could fit anybody, even if the uniform wasn't available, it would've at least added to the imitation of the storyboard which would make the mise-en-scene of the shot more valid as the costuming would be appropriate. The aforementioned shot-reverse shot sequence that was not done was also problematic and made the actual scene seen the film rather dull: and the variety of shots didn't make it feel like an engaging conversation in the viewer's standpoint. This was because the new actor who played the role of guard refused to have his face shown on camera. as seen here, which adds to the reason why we couldn't get the real shots to match the storyboard.
Another sequence of the stalker following the girl
In this scene, there is no heavy breathing or the sound of footsteps like the storyboard lists in the final footage. there is however a soundtrack of a sinister environment that plays quietly in the background to reflect on the stalking situation which was not included in the storyboard and was an improvement that was made to the footage to reinforce the eerie nature of the scene. Kamilla is also not holding the phone by her ear in the storyboard, as at this point she was meant to be off the conversation by Tania by now. However, as seen in the final scene, this has not happened and their conversation is throughout, as previously mentioned. The scene is also a tracking shot, wide shot, not just a wide shot as shown by the storyboard.
Angels shot
This shot heavily contrasts with the final shot. This shot is instead a stationary, medium, wide angle of the angels walking by a corner section with Kamilla instead of seeing the angels upfront through an over the shoulder shot. The stalker's voice-over dialogue is indeed continued, and notoriously a big difference in the editing process is that this shot is now black and white, as it is a flashback, so the vision of the scene truly reflects a past event.
Kamilla on her phone
In the original scene, Kamilla was meant to see that a stalker existed via TV, where a TV reporter would say the dialogue "does anyone have any enquiries to contact the number on screen" along with some other shots to fill in that there was a stalker loose. She would also be sitting at a table and her phone would be on it, along with a bowl of cereal (in that this would happen the next day of the stalking incident). However, in the final scene this is completely different. Instead, whilst the shot remains a medium close-up, her discovery of the stalker is via a phone and she is sitting on her bed. There is no dialogue and there is a slight sinister soundtrack playing. This is because we couldn't figure out how to efficiently screen a convincing police report that would be aired on TV, or it would at least be too expensive to do so.
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