1. Preparation start: 1st February
2. Filming start: 11th February (Berlin: establishing shots, montage sequence)
3. New York shots: 5th March - 10th March
4. Editing: 25th February - 20th March
5. In-house evaluation of project: 13th March
6. Any additional last-minute filming: 13th March - 20th March
7. Reflective analysis start: Friday 20th March LATEST!!!! (sooner the better)
Deadline: Friday 27th march
Don't worry about budget or scope. Aim for the best outcome.
Defy and challenge conventions.
Intrigue.
Planning: Plan out all shots before New York.
Technical decisions:
Aspect Ratio?: Will it change during the shoot? Which ratio is best suited to the film genre/period/meaning etc? 2.35 : 1?
Reflective Analysis:
Planning: Plan out all shots before New York.
Technical decisions:
Aspect Ratio?: Will it change during the shoot? Which ratio is best suited to the film genre/period/meaning etc? 2.35 : 1?
Reflective Analysis:
- Mention how continuity errors accrued - How I could fix them? (Could considered actually removing them)
- Be specific to the shot, mention the intention, meaning, outcome, how well it worked. How could it be improved?
Creative ideas:
Potential Narratives:
Misunderstood Stalker? (Twist: turns out to be himself)
Deranged individual - Serial Killer
Fake Documentary (e.g. The Blair Witch Project, The Impostor),
Exposition
Short film based upon the messages of Arcade Fire's 'Reflektor':
Genre:
Black Comedy Drama, Sci-fi?
Editing:
Could apply artificial film grain to evoke a time period.
Slick Scene transitions
Voiceover
Title Sequence (This establishes the tone of the film: it must reflect it. Think of Birdman's title sequence)
Context:
It's freezing in New York at the moment
I'll have no other people besides my family to direct in New York
Story based around my family or a member in particular.
My role: Director/Writer/Cinematographer/Actor?/Camera Operator
How can College be utilised?: Film projector could be used as a backdrop/cinema sequence
Misunderstood Stalker? (Twist: turns out to be himself)
Deranged individual - Serial Killer
Fake Documentary (e.g. The Blair Witch Project, The Impostor),
Exposition
Short film based upon the messages of Arcade Fire's 'Reflektor':
- Things aren't always how the appear in films/tv/online (The Truth)
- The people's lack of trust in the government (NSA's PRISM program)
- Inspired by the styles of Sans Soleil/Koyaanisqatsi
Film opens up with a low angle shot of the up above Mac Desktop Computer.
As 'Reflektor: Instrumental' starts to play, the monitor starts to come on and display an image of New York
Genre:
Black Comedy Drama, Sci-fi?
Editing:
Could apply artificial film grain to evoke a time period.
Slick Scene transitions
Voiceover
Title Sequence (This establishes the tone of the film: it must reflect it. Think of Birdman's title sequence)
Context:
It's freezing in New York at the moment
I'll have no other people besides my family to direct in New York
Story based around my family or a member in particular.
My role: Director/Writer/Cinematographer/Actor?/Camera Operator
How can College be utilised?: Film projector could be used as a backdrop/cinema sequence
Shots:
Time lapses - from New York Hotel window (Times Square)
Time lapses - from New York Hotel window (Times Square)
Establishing
Slight zoom in on the characters' interactions/reactions (Modern Family Style)
Slight zoom in on the characters' interactions/reactions (Modern Family Style)
Mise-en-scene/Props:
Get Dad to bring one of Jonathan's cars home?
Borrow Martin's gun? (Cant take to new york though)
Lighting - Natural, non natural? low key/high key?
Lighting - Natural, non natural? low key/high key?
Soundtrack:
Songs (Think about pacing, diegetic/non-diegetic):
'Wolves' - Kanye West (Themes: dystopia, evil, love, redemption...)
'Reflector' - Arcade Fire (Themes: the new digital age, missing a loved one
Original soundtrack? Work with Anna to produce a score?
Original soundtrack? Work with Anna to produce a score?
