The meeting reflections

After every Unit, it's a good Idea to reflect on all the work that's been done as it helps to see where you've gone wrong and what you can improve and also it's a representation of the quality of your work. I'm going to assess myself in stages so that my reflection can be detailed for my understanding. Idea Development:  This stage of the process has always been the easiest part for me given that I'm creative and love coming up with new stories and ideas. However, being too creative is also my fault. I feel I didn't think about actuality...

Forever in Days (Opening Scene)

Live every moment, love every minute. A tale of life and death and two souls caught in-between......

Research and continued story development.

To come to a conclusion of the tale of my film I drew inspiration from some of my favourites which have tugged on many heart strings. The fault in our stars which debuted in the summer took the world by storm with the reluctant Hazel Grace and the adventurous Augustus Waters. This movie inspired my piece in so many ways which I shall state. - The Normal boy meets girl/girl meets boy didn't feel so typical in this film. The circumstances in which they met were far from ordinary. In fact it was by chance which makes the journey towards their...

Forever In days (Post Production)

I always felt Post production was a breeze but today I found I was wrong. After feeling successful with filming, I learnt that my sound had a lot of background noise which would irritate the audience and following my review with simon it was clear that I needed to demonstrate more effort where sound is concerned. I also noticed you never really realise what you've filmed unless you planned well which I didn't. When I started to edit, I realised I didn't have much coverage despite filming 70 clips which is why PLANNING IS ESSENTIAL and a team...

Forever in days (Production Process)

Production was difficult for me because I was basically a one-man team. My friend hardly had experience in camera work so the most she could do was hold things and help bring me things I needed for the shoot. I had to be on top of sound and visuals; and concentration on two things at a time can be difficult for me. The first hindrance was lack of cast. I had looked on casting call pro and received confirmation from my desired cast but as the day drew closer towards filming I was getting excuses that weren’t going to help me. My male character...

Forever in Days - Tutorial and Feedback with Steve Coombes

(Unfortunately I couldn't find clip art with a male teacher lol) Not too long ago, we were scheduled tutorials with Steve in which he gave us feedback about our scripts that he went back to read. STORY & STRUCTURE    "In a sense, this is a Director's script. Full of nice and considered detail...However there are anomalies in both time and place." - S.C. At first I was a little confused by his meaning but he went into detail stating that at times their speech was modern and estuary in nature and at other times it was as though...

Forever in Days - Pre Production (Characters and Cast)

Pre-Production is a process that entails preparing equipment, cast and other essentials for production of a film, play or series. My pre-production process has involved most of these elements. Having finished my script and deciding to do my first two minutes, the first thing I did was search for ideal characters for my cast and locations to film in. Maryanne: She is the central character of my film and all other characters and situations revolve around her. Given that she is terminally ill I need someone with a look gloomy enough to pull it...

Forever in days - Story Development

The following are new developments I intend to use when writing the script. Character Summaries - more details about their character which will allow me to determine situations and events for the plot. I intend for both characters to be the complete opposite of the other as I feel this will work well for comedic purposes and also serve well to the change in both characters at the end. She is looking to break free from her demise while he is looking to put himself back together. Their respective journeys which will intertwine mid way will...

StoryTelling Unit: The Meeting | Forever in Days

PITCH - Live every moment, love every minute. A tale of life and death and two souls caught in-between.  MaryAnne and Jeremy share a love that sweeps them on an emotional journey through love, life and death. Living and Loving every moment they await their bittersweet end.  Genre - Drama / Comedy  Location - A village in the countryside - Home, Bedroom, Coffee Shop, Outside.  Characters :  Mary Anne - is a patient suffering from neuroblastoma cancer since the age of five. She lives with both...

Storytelling Unit - What is a story?

''...A  story is first of all a chain of events that begins at one place and ends at another - without any essential interruption... '' Other definitions of a story: A detailed description of a situation/event. Fiction/Non-fiction  Sequence Point of View/Perspective What are the Ingredients of a story? Theme >> Plot >> Story structure >> Characters >> Setting >> Style and Tone >> Goal, Change & Problem >> Climax A theme is an important message the story is passing across...

The Meeting | Coming up with ideas: The art of lying

Story Idea – Two former schoolmates, “THE DICK” and “SNOOZY LUCY” who hardly knew each other back in the day, have an encounter in which they discover a whole lot more about each other. A friendship is developed through which Lucy discovers there is much more to Tom than his wicked ways in high school and that he is capable of much more than he believes.  Over time Feelings are developed which lead to the prospect of a relationship however Tom has built this friendship partly on lies. After a heated argument they both realise they’re...

StoryTelling Unit - SOFT 25 word pitch

PLOT: Written and Directed by Simon Ellis, Soft is the tale of a fragmented relationship between father and son when confronted by a group of rebellious teens in the comfort of their own home. We had previously watched the film in a lecture and explored the themes expressed in the film and how well they were captured visually. Having done so, we were asked to go back and re-watch the film and create a 25 word pitch that would best describe/sell the film. * A father and son relationship is tested when confronted by a group of angry teenagers. *...