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Creating our animatic

February 26, 2026

Attached above I have included our animatic, which is our storyboard set to music and a voiceover. While I was working on the storyboard, I had a specific pace in mind. The beginning would be tense and personal, the shots would be close and hold for a bit. Then the flashback would slow down and take its time, zooming out a bit and changing shots relatively slowly. Finally, the climax would be fast-paced and heart-pounding. When we tried to recreate this in the animatic, it actually worked as I intended for the most part. The only thing I realized was that with the pace I created it would be a little short, and not reach as far into the 2 minute time-limit as I hoped. So to remedy this, I may incorporate one or two extra shots in the beginning scene to build up more tension and create a longer experience. Completing the animatic also helped me get an idea of how to incorporate music and sound effects, as once the pacing is decided, the music should fall right into place. I knew at ...