Group storyboard formula

As a group we created a mind map , of all the most commonly used camera shots used in sitcoms. We put our research together and found these common patterns.








The first shot used in all 4 of the sitcoms was an establishing shot , of the location , interior and exterior. The shot included the main character of the show , and focused on this character with a MS ( medium close up) or   LS (long shot). Also followed by the camera then panning.
Therefore we will start our sitcom with an Establishing shot of the location , which will include our main character , by using a MS or LS, by doing this we will stick to the codes and conventions of a sitcom.


We also noticed a lot  of shot-reverse-shots used within our sitcoms , when two characters are speaking to each other. They uses closes up of the characters face , or a medium shot to allow the audience to view the reactions of the characters which helped to add comedy as the audience may find the characters reaction funny. Therefore from this research we we used shot-reverse-shot in our sitcom when the characters are speaking , so we stick to the patterns of a sitcom , allowing the notice to identify the programme as a sitcom. 





The second shot used after the Establishing shot was a Medium shot or a Long shot which introduce more characters. Therefore our second shot should be a MS or LS to introduce more characters to the audience.