Episode 2: storyboards Tuesday, 17 February 2009

The storyboards for episode 2 are ready for you to look at and comment on! Leave a message if you have any thoughts about the story.

The storyboards tell the story using a series of pictures. We’ve been thinking about how best to show what happens; storyboards are a way of working out what each shot will look like.

The storyboards have the dialogue and action written below each picture. You can also download the script as a PDF. We’ve got a recording session with actors Cora Bissett and Sean Biggerstaff on Friday morning so any tweaks will need to be made by then.

You’ll notice that the script is laid out in a particular way: with subheadings like “INT. DOC REBUS’S – DAY”. This is the standard screenplay format used for films. The subheadings describe where each scene is set: interior (“INT”) or exterior (“EXT”), the location (“DOC REBUS’S”) and day or night. If you’re interested in finding out more about screenplay format, the BBC Writers Room has a page about script formats and a PDF showing film screenplay formatting.

If you’d like to know how everyone worked together to develop the story for episode 2, take a look at Plotting Episode 2. And, if you’d like to help write episode 3, we’re looking for suggestions as to what the mysterious letters K.B.E. might stand for.