Story-telling unit: Production
Prep Lab
Production Choice.
Which is the best way to sell
your story, and is the most achievable:
2 min Trailer
or
Opening 2 mins of script
The content.
What are you going to shoot? Which
elements are you going to choose?
I’m going to
shoot the entire first two minutes of the script.
How are you going to shoot it?
Shot list? Story-board?
Style, tone, mood?
I’m going to
create a shot list to organise my shooting day. It will be light-hearted with a
casual, slightly romantic tone that will turn very dark and shocking toward the
end of the two minutes. Everything will be solely focused on the actors actions
as their will be no dialogue filmed.
Casting.
Who is going to be in your production?
Do NOT cast yourself. Friends and Family, at this stage of the
course, is ok, but make sure they are right for the part. Ie If your script
calls for a 45 year old man, DO NOT use your 15 year old brother.
The two
characters in my screenplay are a man and woman in their early twenties. I will
be using an eighteen year old man and an eighteen year old woman from my
course, who both look old enough to be in their early twenties. I feel that
these actors suit their roles as they are quite similar to the characters in
real life.
Crewing
Who is going to help you shoot
the film? Camera, sound, assistant director etc?
Students should aim to help each
other, but make sure the roles are properly agreed. No last minute texts or
pokes!
It’s been
arranged so that the male lead in my screenplay will assist with camera and
sound operation as well as act as assistant director when filming the female
lead, and vice versa.
Location & production design
Where are you going to film? Any
props or production design elements? Set dressing etc?
I will be
filming in my male lead’s home, my female lead’s home, inside the male lead’s
car and in a cul de sac. The scenes will be…
- his bedroom
- his living
room
- his bathroom
- her bedroom
- her kitchen
- her bathroom
- inside of
his car
- the street
in the cul de sac
- the road in
the cul de sac
Besides the
car, the props I will need are minor; an alarm clock, two mobile phones and
items of clothing. I will be bringing make-up for the appearance of cuts and
bruises on my female lead.
Schedule & production kit
When are you going to film? Do
you need to use our camera kit? If so, book it!
Two day shoot should be enough.
I’ll be
filming on Tuesday 11/11/14, using a SONY EX1R to film everything but the shots
from inside of the male leads car, for which I’ll use a GoPro.
Post-production elements
Music? Titles? V/o?
I'm unsure
of what music I want to use yet, I will decide that after shooting. The only
title I will use is the film title. There will be no voice overs.
