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Planning storyboard for my Gatorade commercial

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First Scene: I want my first scene to be a tilt shot from the floor as the main actress sets down her bag beside her feet, to a slowly moving shot up her body. To then finally, end on her face as she looks off to the distance of volleyball court.  Second Scene: The second scene is just going to be a simple establishing shot of the volleyball court with a pan movement from left to right. I want to be able to show the full length of the court from one side of the net. Third Scene: I want this scene to come in sharp and really start the heavy flow of the training. The scene will be an over-the-shoulder-shot of my main actress, while my other actress hits and attacks the ball from the other side of the net.  Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Scene 4 . I'll have a shot facing the main actress shanking/missing a pass to the right of her. As you see the beginning of her frustration on her face, it emphasizes the story of her struggling during her training. 5. She'll then miss another pass in...

Research Blog: Commercial Conventions

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 I'm doing a Gatorade commercial. In these Gatorade commercials, the audience will typically see athletes taking part in physical activities like (running, or a sort of sport such as volleyball, and etc). In these commercials, their costumes constantly contain their sports uniforms, such as a football player with football gear, a soccer player with soccer cleats, or a volleyball player with knee pads. They wear the appropriate apparel for their sport or physical activity such as running and wearing tight breathable pants, sneakers, and a breathable shirt. They usually use props that correlate to the physical activity being exhibited in the commercial, such as footballs, soccer balls, and tennis rackets. Other times in their commercials they depict them working out, so they'd have towels, protein bars, jump ropes, and weights. The appearance of the people in the commercials are always fit and lean with an athletic build. While doing their physical activity they're usually gl...