The Devil and the Dark Water - Chapter 54 (Part 1)

A storyboard sample adapted from Stuart Turton's Novel "The Devil and the Dark Water." Lieutenant Arent Hayes prepares for his fight against Boatswain Johannes Wyck, with the help of Sara and Captain Drecht.

Transcript

1. Scene 1 Panel 1 Action Notes EST Shot: Ocean at dusk Scene 2 Panel 1 Dialog SARA (VO): Don't let Wyck nick you here or here. Action Notes ARENT (blue) and SARA (green) move towards the makeshift fighting ring. WYCK (orange) is practicing in the circle. DRECHT (red) moves towards Arent and Sara The Devil and the Dark Water (Chapter 54, Part 1) - Joshua McMaster Page 1/18
2. Scene 2 Panel 2 Dialog SARA (VO): Don't let Wyck nick you here or here. Action Notes ARENT (blue) and SARA (green) move towards the makeshift fighting ring. WYCK (orange) is practicing in the circle. DRECHT (red) moves towards Arent and Sara Scene 3 Panel 1 Dialog SARA: You'll bleed and keep bleeding... The Devil and the Dark Water (Chapter 54, Part 1) - Joshua McMaster Page 2/18
3. Scene 3 Panel 2 Scene 4 Panel 1 Dialog SARA:...and there won't be anything I can do. Scene 5 Panel 1 The Devil and the Dark Water (Chapter 54, Part 1) - Joshua McMaster Page 3/18
4. Scene 5 Panel 2 Dialog DRECHT (OS): Lieutenant Hayes. Scene 6 Panel 1 Dialog DRECHT: Guard your body, and if you get the chance, Scene 6 Panel 2 Dialog DRECHT: put a blade in his throat. The Devil and the Dark Water (Chapter 54, Part 1) - Joshua McMaster Page 4/18
5. Scene 6 Panel 3 Dialog DRECHT: put a blade in his throat. Scene 7 Panel 1 Dialog DRECHT (OS): Every second this fight drags on Scene 7 Panel 2 Dialog DRECHT(OS): ...is to his advantage. The Devil and the Dark Water (Chapter 54, Part 1) - Joshua McMaster Page 5/18
6. Scene 7 Panel 3 Dialog DRECHT(OS): ...is to his advantage. Scene 7 Panel 4 Dialog ARENT: I told you, I'm going to lose. Scene 8 Panel 1 Dialog DRECHT: That's The Devil and the Dark Water (Chapter 54, Part 1) - Joshua McMaster Page 6/18
7. Scene 8 Panel 2 Dialog DRECHT: your plan. Scene 8 Panel 3 Dialog DRECHT: His plan Scene 9 Panel 1 Dialog DRECHT (OS): is to lie to you, then kill you quick. Action Notes WYCK shadowboxes with his knife The Devil and the Dark Water (Chapter 54, Part 1) - Joshua McMaster Page 7/18
8. Scene 9 Panel 1 Scene 9 Panel 2 Dialog DRECHT (OS): is to lie to you, then kill you quick. Action Notes WYCK shadowboxes with his knife The Devil and the Dark Water (Chapter 54, Part 1) - Joshua McMaster Page 8/18
9. Scene 9 Panel 3 Dialog DRECHT (OS): is to lie to you, then kill you quick. Action Notes WYCK shadowboxes with his knife Scene 9 Panel 4 Dialog DRECHT (OS): And if that fails, Action Notes WYCK shadowboxes with his knife The Devil and the Dark Water (Chapter 54, Part 1) - Joshua McMaster Page 9/18
10. Scene 9 Panel 4 Scene 9 Panel 5 Dialog DRECHT (OS): And if that fails, Action Notes WYCK shadowboxes with his knife The Devil and the Dark Water (Chapter 54, Part 1) - Joshua McMaster Page 10/18
11. Scene 10 Panel 1 Dialog DRECHT: to kill you Scene 10 Panel 2 Dialog DRECHT: slow. Scene 11 Panel 1 Dialog DRECHT (OS): I know men like this. The Devil and the Dark Water (Chapter 54, Part 1) - Joshua McMaster Page 11/18
12. Scene 12 Panel 1 Dialog DRECHT (OS): They can't be trusted. Scene 12 Panel 2 Dialog DRECHT (OS): They can't be trusted. Scene 12 Panel 3 Action Notes Arent reaches inside his doublet... The Devil and the Dark Water (Chapter 54, Part 1) - Joshua McMaster Page 12/18
13. Scene 12 Panel 4 Action Notes ...and pulls out his dad's rosary. Scene 12 Panel 5 Action Notes cut on action Scene 13 Panel 1 The Devil and the Dark Water (Chapter 54, Part 1) - Joshua McMaster Page 13/18
14. Scene 13 Panel 2 Scene 13 Panel 3 Dialog ARENT: Can you keep this safe for me? Scene 14 Panel 1 The Devil and the Dark Water (Chapter 54, Part 1) - Joshua McMaster Page 14/18
15. Scene 14 Panel 2 Dialog SARA: I'll have it waiting when you get back. Scene 15 Panel 1 Action Notes Sara and Arent's gazes linger for a moment Scene 16 Panel 1 Action Notes Sara and Arent's gazes linger for a moment The Devil and the Dark Water (Chapter 54, Part 1) - Joshua McMaster Page 15/18
16. Scene 16 Panel 2 Dialog SFX (OS): crowd cheers/grows in volume Scene 16 Panel 3 Scene 17 Panel 1 The Devil and the Dark Water (Chapter 54, Part 1) - Joshua McMaster Page 16/18
17. Scene 17 Panel 2 Action Notes Arent touches Sara's arm Scene 17 Panel 3 Action Notes Arent turns and leaves Scene 18 Panel 1 Action Notes Arent nods to Drecht The Devil and the Dark Water (Chapter 54, Part 1) - Joshua McMaster Page 17/18
18. Scene 18 Panel 2 Action Notes Arent pushes into the crowd Scene 18 Panel 3 Action Notes Arent pushes into the crowd The Devil and the Dark Water (Chapter 54, Part 1) - Joshua McMaster Page 18/18