This storyboard summarizes the key scenes and shots for a teaser trailer called "The Torment". It includes shots of a woman named Emily receiving keys to a new house, exploring the house where strange noises occur, finding a missing key, and encountering a frightening figure named Jessica at the end. The storyboard utilizes quick cuts between shots, low lighting, and a mix of non-diegetic music and sound effects to build tension and scare the viewer. It aims to effectively tease the plot and scare audiences in under 30 seconds to promote the upcoming film.

1. Storyboard for “The Torment” teaser
trailer – A2 Media Studies
by Jodie Battershell

2. Distribution
Ident
No sound. 0-2secs

3. From fade to black: Medium long two shot. High key lighting. EXT. Estate agent and Emily
Diegetic sound: “your keys miss richards, theres one missing but its not important” 2-7secs

4. Quick cut. Close up. Keys being handed over. Diegetic sound: keys clinking, background ambient.
7-9secs

5. From the directors of
INSIDIOUS
9-10secs

6. Fade in. Establishing long shot of house. High key lighting. Non-diegetic soundtrack begins.
10-12secs

7. Quick cut. Low angle close up. Medium key lighting. Emily looking up around house, moves in a
circle. Non-diegetic soundtrack.
12-14secs

8. Quick cut. Medium shot. Medium lighting. Emily on phone. Diegetic sound: “ive moved in the
spare rooms locked but oh well”. Non-diegetic soundtrack fades. 14-17secs

9. Quick cut. Long shot. Emily walking into kitchen. Non-diegetic soundtrack.
17-18secs

10. Quick cut. Over the shoulder shot. Emily making tea. Medium lighting. Non-diegetic soundtrack.
18-20secs

11. Quick cut. Medium shot. Emily turning round to door closed. Non-diegetic bang and soundtrack.
Diegetic emily in shock. 20-21secs

12. “Terrifically
Terrifying”
Empire
21-22secs

13. Long shot. Low key lighting. Emily running down hallway. Non-diegetic soundtrack
intensifies. Diegetic screaming. 22-22.5secs

14. Quick cut. Close up. Low key lighting. Emily in fire place. Diegetic: “leave me alone” non-diegtic
soundtrack.
22.5-23secs

15. Quick cut. Close up. Very low key lighting. Emily hiding round corner. Diegetic heavy
breathing. Non-diegetic soundtrack and bangs. 23-23.5secs

16. “A must
see”
The Guardian
23.5-24.5secss

17. Extreme close up. Low key lighting. Highlighted missing key. Non-diegetic soundtrack.
24.5-25.5secs

18. Extreme close up. Low key lighting. Highlighted missing key. Emily bends down to pick it up.
Non-diegetic soundtrack. 25.5-26secs

19. Quick cut. Very low key lighting. Close up ouija board and key. Non-diegetic soundtrack
intensifies. 26-27secs cut to black

20. Quick cut from black. Extreme close up. Low key lighting. Key moves. Non-diegetic soundtrack
with loud sharp noise. 27-27.5secs

21. Quick cut. Over the shoulder medium shot. Low key lighting. Emily scared to look behind
shoulder. Non-diegetic scream soundtrack continues and intensifies to climax. 27.5-28secs

22. Billing block title. Non-diegetic soundtrack reaches climax and ends. 28-29secs

23. High angle long shot. Low key lighting. Emily walking down stairs to closed door.
Diegetic footsteps and heavy breathing. 29-30secs

24. COMING SOON
30-31secs

25. 31-35secs

26. Quick cut. Close up. Low key lighting. Door opening. Non-diegetic rusty door hinge noise.
Diegetic heavy breathing. 35-37secs

27. Quick cut. Close up zooming in. Low key lighting. Jessica in doorway. Light swinging changing the
highlights on her. Non-diegetic scary laughing. 37-38secs

28. Extreme close. Low key lighting (light changing highlights). Static editing (non-diegetic)
38-38.5secs