When shot listing we have to take our formated Celtx script we have to think about putting our scripts into shots. By doing this it makes the days of production a lot simpler and gives both director and camera man a better idea of what is needed on the day. Another great use of a shot list is so that no shots are forgotten during the day and in editing continuity stays coherant.
As a class we have all made a shot list of the "shoes" script, this was not to challenging as the script is very basic and self explanatory. Nethertheless a good insight into what has to be done. For example the layout, starting with the obvious, title, then same as the script with the slug ling (INT/EXT...LOCATION/TIME OF DAY) then into the way ou will shot the film on the day. A Good book incase any one is struggling is "Producing and Directing: The Short Film and Video" (Peter Rea, David Irving. 2006) This books talks to you about shot listingfor those struggling to get it.
Monday, 26 October 2009
Thursday, 22 October 2009
Script Editing
As part of this course we have been given a script from a previous student to edit and adapt into our own short film. At first a very daunting task as many people have never used script editing software or written an industry standard script. We have been using software called CeltX a commonly used editing software which has everything a basic script editor needs. What was also a great help to me when thinking about the script and the ways in which i could re write it was the book, 'Making Short Films: The complete guide from script to screen.' (Clifford Thurrow 2005) Berg Publishers: UK. this book is full of tips and points to help you write a good script. It is also layed out very well and easy to read making the process much easyer.
Once in groups we have had to adapt the script based on the theme of the script. Our group have met up three times to discuss what should go in our script and how the film should look. Looking outside the box i feel we have a good solid film idea. You will have to wait and see what it is though!
On this film i h
ave been assigned as the Producer which is a very vital role to the film. My skills in deligation, organisation and Liaising. In both Pre - production and Production will i be at my most busy as i have to find locations for the film, Actors for the film and make sure evry one is ready and understands what will be happening during the shoot. Netherthe less i am pleased with such an important role.
The other roles have been handed out to the members of the group and we have both an editor camera man and director all ready. One book i have looked at to help is 'Making SHort Films' (Jim Piper 2006) Alworth Press: New York This book breaks down film making step by step going through pre, post and during production. A great book for those first time film makers in need of a helping hand.
Whats Next?
Next we turn the original script into our own using celtX to create an easy to follow, formatted script in order for us to make shot lists and story boards.
Once in groups we have had to adapt the script based on the theme of the script. Our group have met up three times to discuss what should go in our script and how the film should look. Looking outside the box i feel we have a good solid film idea. You will have to wait and see what it is though!
On this film i h
ave been assigned as the Producer which is a very vital role to the film. My skills in deligation, organisation and Liaising. In both Pre - production and Production will i be at my most busy as i have to find locations for the film, Actors for the film and make sure evry one is ready and understands what will be happening during the shoot. Netherthe less i am pleased with such an important role.The other roles have been handed out to the members of the group and we have both an editor camera man and director all ready. One book i have looked at to help is 'Making SHort Films' (Jim Piper 2006) Alworth Press: New York This book breaks down film making step by step going through pre, post and during production. A great book for those first time film makers in need of a helping hand.
Whats Next?
Next we turn the original script into our own using celtX to create an easy to follow, formatted script in order for us to make shot lists and story boards.
The blog
The first thing you see on this blog are the short films i have watched and posted onto the wall. In our seminar groups we watched some short films to give us a taste of what the course was about, an example of the films we saw was 'The Black Hole' which you will see later in the blog. What this film shows is that the simplest ideas can make a good film. With in the film we see themes of greed, glutony, mystery and exploration. Yet there is only one man and on photocopier within the film. It is a great use of cinematic ideas to create a very good film.
I felt these films were good in many ways and helped me in my understanding of short film making as i will be making my own film in the near future. To find the materials i needed such as the short films i used two main sources. Firstly the Virgin media shorts website http://www.virginmediashorts.co.uk/ and the second was of course YouTube http://www.youtube.com/ These websites where full of films that have been made for similar seasons to mine and also as projects. Virgin Media shorts was particularly good as it had more catagories from comedy to drama. It also had sections of the best film and other previous winners. Its usfull rating system also helped when choosing a film to watch, as not only did it tell you the films average score but it let you give your own rating too.
I felt these films were good in many ways and helped me in my understanding of short film making as i will be making my own film in the near future. To find the materials i needed such as the short films i used two main sources. Firstly the Virgin media shorts website http://www.virginmediashorts.co.uk/ and the second was of course YouTube http://www.youtube.com/ These websites where full of films that have been made for similar seasons to mine and also as projects. Virgin Media shorts was particularly good as it had more catagories from comedy to drama. It also had sections of the best film and other previous winners. Its usfull rating system also helped when choosing a film to watch, as not only did it tell you the films average score but it let you give your own rating too.
Tuesday, 20 October 2009
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