Wednesday, December 12, 2012

The Count of Monte Cristo Storyboard




Outline:
1) Edmond hugging his father from behind saying, “Father, my dear old Dad!”
2) Edmond running to Mercedes house crying, “Mercedes! Mercedes!”
3) Mercedes turning toward Fernand and saying, “If he is dead I too shall die.” Then exiting her house and running towards Edmond.
4) Edmond and Mercedes embracing, then holding hands and exclaiming, “All the preliminaries will be arranged with my father today, and tomorrow or the day after at the latest we shall give the betrothal feast at La Reserve!” Fernand in the background glaring and scheming.
5) Edmond and Mercedes holding hands at the wedding, looking at each other lovingly. The door gets kicked open in the background.
6) A police commissary followed by four armed soldiers and a corporal enter and drag Edmond away. Mercedes is left on her knees, reaching out and calling to Edmond. “Edmond Dantes, I arrest you in the name of the law,” says the police commissary. Everyone there stands in shock except for Fernand, Danglars, and Caderousse who stand there smirking.
7) Mercedes crying, Fernand caring for her.
8) Edmond father’s grave.
9) Edmond gets on his knees in his cell and pounds the floor. There is a scratching sound nearby.
10) Suddenly, the Abbe appears out of the ground and says, “I give you the treasure of Monte Cristo!”
11) Everything turns black and then shows the inside of the body bag from Dantes perspective. Dantes heart beats.
12) Two soldiers throw the bag off the cliff. There’s thunder and lightning. The bag sinks and Dantes struggles.
13) Dantes swimming towards the surface.
14) Dantes on an island looking around. He goes toward a cave.
15) Dantes finds the treasure. Revenge will be taken.
16) Dantes becomes the Count of Monte Cristo, his appearance changes, and he draws his sword.

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