This is evidence of pre-production ideas that I will use to raise tension in our film.
58:Close Up
A close-up shot is when the camera is close up on a character’s face, accentuating the audience’s emotions toward that character. When an antagonist is on screen this is used to make the audience want to get away from the character and not see them. While it is also often used to show sympathy to a character due to the accentuation of their face.
73:Circular
A circular is a moving camera shot that wraps around a subject revealing more in the scene. It can rise tension dramatically while also increasing world-building due to its large range as a shot. This will be used in our film in the climax.
80:Rembrandt Lighting
Rembrandt lighting is sharp lighting that will create a contrast between light and dark in the scene. It increases the dramatics of the scene and shows the contrast between the work/phone and the friend.
A conflicted person set’s down their phone to hang out with someone and struggles to go out due to deadlines, and the berating of their phone.
A person who is plagued with procrastination and a sense of failure for incompletion.
This person feels trapped in a cycle of procrastination to the point that when they try to break free they get sucked right back into the cycle.
PROTANGIONST CORE WOUND / MOTIVATION
Our protagonist seeks a way out of their cycle of procrastination and is looking to interact with people and become more intertwined in a society of people, not accounts, usernames, and deprecation.
GENRE
Drama
PLOT DESCRIPTION
The film opens with a shot of a character staring at a screen as we see notifications of deadlines and overdue work flash across. They then proceed to start “doom scrolling” when a text message from a friend appears asking to hang out. As they look up from their phone they see an orange light in the distance with a friend standing in it waving. Immediately they leap up from their chair and start to move toward it before a work notification dings with harsh blue light from the phone behind them. They look back and consider going toward the phone but see the orange light out of the corner of their eye and instinctively move toward it. Suddenly another even louder ding rings from the devices harsh blue light. They stand and look back and forth between the phone and the person who is now slowly fading away as the phone dings again even louder! They look back one last time at the person as they fade away to nothing and the film goes quiet. After a moment of pause we here a quiet ding of the phone. Our character looks back, walks toward it, sits down, and starts doom scrolling.
Does the Protagonist achieve their goal? No
TREATMENT
Complete a paragraph describing the protagonist’s world
This description helps the team build a better, more believable world
You may include wardrobe, family, friends, food choices, habits, hang-ups, etc.
Our character lives in a world the same as our own that visually appears as a black void. They feel trapped in technology and seek a way out into the “real world” but are unable to and retreat back to te technology.
INFLUENCES and EXAMPLES
List directors or other filmmakers FROM YOUR CHOSEN GENRE you are using for research and inspiration
List scenes FROM YOUR CHOSEN GENRE you are using for research and inspiration
Embed video clips of scenes that may influence or inspire stylistic choices in your film
Brad Bird enjoys using a 1-2-3 camera shot meaning the camera moves from one subject, to another, to another.
Likes using the camera as a playground but always for a reason. He almost never just moves the camera to have it move. There is always a reason for a specific framing of the camera.
He uses a quick back and forth camera movement in moments of tense conversation or confusion but slows the camera down to normal when the conversation calms down.
Uses each shot to follow through into the next shot in order to create continuity and pay off.
Ways of Thinking (Creativity, Innovation, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving)
I was creative through why use of unique camera shots. This includes, but is not limited to the dynamic shot of Henry walking through the hallway and the shot where Gavin falls to the floor and the chapstick rolls out of his hand.
Ways of Working (Communication & Collaboration)
I was a communicator through how I was open to other peoples ideas and allowed everyone else’s input on the cinematography.
Tools for Working (Info & Media Literacy)
I developed media literacy through how I examined and took notes on Emmanuel Lubezki’s cinematography. This allowed me to use media literacy in a way relating to the film.
Ways of Living in the World (Life & Career)
Throughout this films production I developed teamwork skills that arises when conflict happened on set. This allowed me to develop in a way and learn how to solve problems as a team.
Reactions to the Final Version
Self-Evaluation of Final Version
When evaluating our final film I feel very pleased about the final product. I believe our cinematography and sound effects are great along with most of the film. I do wish we could have extended the length but do to time constraints this was not possible. Overall this was a great production cycle especially in comparison to our original first film.
As you view films, consider how the cuts, camera angles, shots, and movement work to create particular meanings. Think about how they establish space, privilege certain characters, suggest relationships, and emphasize themes. In addition to shot distances, angles, editing, and camera movement, note details of the narrative, setting, characters, lighting, props, costume, tone, and sound.
6. What “happens” in the plot (Brief description)?
7. How does the film influence particular reactions on the part of viewers (sound, editing, characterization, camera movement, etc.)? Why does the film encourage such reactions?
9. How are the characters costumed and made-up? What does their clothing or makeup reveal about their social standing, ethnicity, nationality, gender, or age? How do costume and makeup convey character?
10. How does the lighting design shape our perception of character, space, or mood?
12. What is the music’s purpose in the film? How does it direct our attention within the image? How does it shape our interpretation of the image? What stands out about the music?
14. Give an example of what a film critic had to say about this film. Use credible sources and cite sources.Example: “The Shawshank Redemption Movie Review (1994) | Roger Ebert.” All Content. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 June 2015.
15. Select one scene no longer than 5 minutes that represents well the whole film and shows relevant cinematic elements. Write a one-sentence description of the scene and record the time of the scene.Example: from 1:05:00 to 1:10:00.Explain why you chose this scene.
PLACE THE TIME STAMP FROM THE SCENE HERE… Example: 00:00:00 – 00:05:00
16.In the selected scene: write a sentence for each of the elements below to justify why this scene best represents the film:
The camera starts by never showing each of them in the same shot symbolizing how separated they are before they become equal level when he throws the money back. A simple back and forth camera angle is mixed with a low shot of the two characters arguing following by a wide zoom out of a shot of the street.
Home – Moves cursor to the beginning of the timeline
I – In-point
O – Out-point
; – Lift (leaves a gap)
‘ – Extract (fills the gap)
B – Ripple edit tool
Up Arrow – Moves cursor to the left edit
Down Arrow – Moves cursor to the right edit
Left Arrow – Moves cursor to the previous frame
Right Arrow – Moves cursor to the next frame
Cmd, Shift, D – Crossfade
Number Pad – Moves cursor to a specific location on the timeline
A – Selects all tracks forward
. – Drops a clip into the timeline
Opt, X – Clears all in-points and out-points
Techniques / Tools
Cross Fade: Smooths out jolts between clips.
Three-Point Editing: Add one in-point and one out-point on the timeline, and one in-point on the individual clip. Or add one in-point on the timeline, and one in-point and one out-point on the timeline. Then simply drop the clip into the timeline.
Morph Cut: Helps fix jump cuts. To use it, go to Effects and search for “morph.” Drag and drop the Morph Cut onto an edit. After it finishes analyzing, render it by clicking Enter.
Adjusting Audio Levels:
To adjust the levels of all the audio, select all the audio clips, right-click, choose Audio Gain, and adjust.
To create keyframes, hold down Cmd and click on the audio level bar. Use these keyframes to adjust the audio levels of just a specific section.
Color Grading: Select a clip, go to the Color layout, and make adjustments. To apply this color grading to several other clips, select the main clip, go to Effect Controls, click on Lumetri Color, and copy it. Then select all the clips that need the filter and hit paste.
Razor Blade Tool: Used to cut out a section of a clip.
By October 14th, as part of team 4 as cinematographer, I will have evidence of intentional lighting by following8 Steps to Cinematic Composition for session1.
