Writers Block and how I dealt with it - Battersea Park scene

During the storyboard making process I was struggling with some serious writers block. The reason behind my writers block was my inability to imagine how the scenes in my head were going to look like on screen. My teaser trailer is a psychological thriller and this is my first time trying to create a product of this genre, this was another problem because I wasn't totally clear how I would portray the negative psychological effects that my characters are meant to feel. My budget is low however i'm pretty sure that I can use editing techniques in Final Cut Pro. Another reason for my writers block was my ignorance with the new camera's quality, I wanted to know how much detail it could capture; in order to tailer the mise en scene of each scene to how well the camera will pick it out . Lastly, some of my ideas felt too ambitious and I was afraid that each scene I created was becoming overcomplicated.

In an attempt to get the creative juices flowing, I decided to create the storyboards and shot list for a simple scene in Battersea Park. This scene will include my main protagonist's Brian, Connor and Jason having an enjoyable conversation with each other. This way I can see how accurate my idea comes across on screen. I can also edit the footage playing around with the different editing techniques in Final Cut Pro.The following posts will feature the storyboards and shot list.