1. The reasons why the people are killed may be unclear. Also it may not be clear that friend 3 and the main character's girlfriend are having an affair. It will also be unclear whether this is a dream or reality but I want this to be unclear.
2. I need to further develop how I will show each characters personality and individuality. I also need to further develop the scenery to create this irony. I need to further develop the other characters' reactions to the murders.
3. I think I could push the conflict between the main character and friend 3 further. I also should push further on the reasons for the characters getting killed. I should push the idea that the main characters girlfriend and his best friend have secrets together.
4. The overall style of my piece will be randomness, irony, and a feeling that everything is out of place. It will be a silent narrative style film with low lighting and outdoor lighting. I plan on experimenting as much as possible with camera angles. I also plan on experimentally combining suspense and disturbing comedy.
5. I wish to translate a dreamesque quality to the viewer and hopefully make them experience an ironic mixture of emotions. I want the viewer to experience the emotions the characters are feeling. I also want the viewer to wonder if this is reality or a dream.
6. I will achieve this look by using random locations and placing props in the locations that do not belong. Also, the costumes will create a juxtaposition to their surroundings and their actions.
7. My idea is interesting because it shows four friends struggling to be the alpha male and they have no limits to what they will do to achieve this. They appear to not fit in with their environment and their actions contradict how they look. It is also interesting because it is unclear if this takes place in a dream or reality. It also will create a lot of irony by using things that seem out of place such as happy music playing when someone is getting killed, or placing a card table in the middle of an open field.
8. My movie should be made because it seems fresh and unique and it will take the viewer to a strange place in their minds. I believe I can create an awkward story that makes the viewer question every element of the video.
9. I am having problems thinking of a "fancy" place to use for the first scene. I will probably end up making my own set to solve this problem.
10. I am not too sure who will be my crew yet, probably friends in Arkansas.
11. I did not have enough variety in shots, not enough close ups. Also my last video was only in one location, which also made it lack variety. I was not clear enough in instructing my actors and crew. I did not shoot as much footage as I should have.
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Production Package
1. Analysis of Script
a.
Main Character-control freak who seems to be the main cause of his friends deaths
main characters girlfriend- the main characters girlfriend who has secrets
Friend 1- friend of main character who is a belligerent drunk
Friend 2- egotistic friend of the main character
Friend 3- best friend who is secretly jealous of the main character and his girlfriend
b.
main character- his best friend and his girlfriend are hiding something from him
girlfriend- has a secret hidden from her boyfriend
friend 1- only obstacle is spilling the main characters beer and upsetting him
friend 2- his big ego gets under his friends skin and becomes the cause of his death
friend 3- is jealous of his best friend and causes the death of all of his friends
c.
main character- constantly wants to be in control of his friends and their actions
girlfriend- continues on with secret relationship with friend 3 and hides it from the main character
friend 1- wants to get drunk and have fun with friends but gets obnoxious kills the mood
friend 2- always wants to be the center of attention and irritates people with his ego
friend 3 (best friend)- kill all of his friends including the main character out of jealousy
d.
main character- takes place in ending his friends lives when they don't do as he wants
girlfriend- runs off with friend 3 after he kills the main character
friend 1- getting drunk and inebriated
friend 2- wins card game when gambling with friends which pushes them to the edge and causes his demise
friend 3 (best friend)- killing all of the friends and making it seem as if the main character is the main cause of the killings.
e.
main character- realizes his best friend is in love with his girlfriend and that best friend was the main cause of all his other friends deaths
girlfriend- runs off with best friend after main character is dead
friend 1- dead
friend 2- dead
friend 3 (best friend)- doesn't do a good enough job of making it seem like the main character caused the killings
f.
main character- trys to control friends and takes place in his friends killings.
girlfriend- keeps secret from boyfriend and runs off with best friend
friend 1- gets drunk and spills a beer
friend 2- wins card game and annoys friends with ego
friend 3 (best friend)- kills all the friends
2. Breakdown of Script
a.
1 female and 4 male actor
b.
main character-4 scences
girlfriend- 3 scenes
friend 1- 1 scene
friend 2- 2 scenes
friend 3 (best friend)- 5 scenes
c.
5 places
fancy place
open field
tool shed
levee road
riverbank
d. stunts
3 killings
e.
tuxedos
fake blood
mullets
f.
tools
playing cards
card table
beer
3. Location scout
a.
Main Character-control freak who seems to be the main cause of his friends deaths
main characters girlfriend- the main characters girlfriend who has secrets
Friend 1- friend of main character who is a belligerent drunk
Friend 2- egotistic friend of the main character
Friend 3- best friend who is secretly jealous of the main character and his girlfriend
b.
main character- his best friend and his girlfriend are hiding something from him
girlfriend- has a secret hidden from her boyfriend
friend 1- only obstacle is spilling the main characters beer and upsetting him
friend 2- his big ego gets under his friends skin and becomes the cause of his death
friend 3- is jealous of his best friend and causes the death of all of his friends
c.
main character- constantly wants to be in control of his friends and their actions
girlfriend- continues on with secret relationship with friend 3 and hides it from the main character
friend 1- wants to get drunk and have fun with friends but gets obnoxious kills the mood
friend 2- always wants to be the center of attention and irritates people with his ego
friend 3 (best friend)- kill all of his friends including the main character out of jealousy
d.
main character- takes place in ending his friends lives when they don't do as he wants
girlfriend- runs off with friend 3 after he kills the main character
friend 1- getting drunk and inebriated
friend 2- wins card game when gambling with friends which pushes them to the edge and causes his demise
friend 3 (best friend)- killing all of the friends and making it seem as if the main character is the main cause of the killings.
e.
main character- realizes his best friend is in love with his girlfriend and that best friend was the main cause of all his other friends deaths
girlfriend- runs off with best friend after main character is dead
friend 1- dead
friend 2- dead
friend 3 (best friend)- doesn't do a good enough job of making it seem like the main character caused the killings
f.
main character- trys to control friends and takes place in his friends killings.
girlfriend- keeps secret from boyfriend and runs off with best friend
friend 1- gets drunk and spills a beer
friend 2- wins card game and annoys friends with ego
friend 3 (best friend)- kills all the friends
2. Breakdown of Script
a.
1 female and 4 male actor
b.
main character-4 scences
girlfriend- 3 scenes
friend 1- 1 scene
friend 2- 2 scenes
friend 3 (best friend)- 5 scenes
c.
5 places
fancy place
open field
tool shed
levee road
riverbank
d. stunts
3 killings
e.
tuxedos
fake blood
mullets
f.
tools
playing cards
card table
beer
3. Location scout
fancy place- will probably be a created set indoors with available electricity most likely so lights can be used
open field- will be outdoors with no power and the only light source being the sun
tool shed- electricity available, available light is sun coming through the roof in the day or fluorescent lights at night
levee road-only power in car, only available light is the sun
Monday, March 3, 2008
Proposal for Film # 2
1. Film statement
I plan on making a short film called Living the Warped Dream about a guy that kills all of his friends for absurd reasons in a dream but it will only be suggested that he is dreaming. This will be an experimental film directed toward a general audience.
2. Overview
In this ambiguous dreamworld where everything seems out of place, time does not exist. An odd group of friends are separated by death, and the main character is the cause of it all. It will only be suggested in the scenery that this is a dream.
There are four characters that all appear very rugged wearing worn tuxedos. They travel to different random locations and do random things. They drink cheap beer in a fancy ballroom type of place, gamble their souls at table in an open field surrounded by nothing, they take a ride down to the river, they show off their belongings in a shed, and finally the main character walks alone down a levee road into the sunset.
The main character kills off all the characters for absurd reasons and acts as if nothing happened.
One guy is beaten to death for spilling the main characters beer, after he is dead the other guys continue on drinking and having a good time with his body laying in the floor beside them. The next guy is drowned in the river after winning a card game they were playing and gambling their souls. The last guy is hit in the head with a wrench for no reason in a tool shed.
3. Approach, form and style
I plan on arranging the scenes out of order and using random locations to create a disordered feeling of time and space. I also want the only audio to be music like old silent films.
The main character is killing all of his friends for crazy reasons or no reason at all. Some of the characters watch, while others help the main character kill each character off. They all seem to trust the main character and feel as if he wouldn't harm them, but eventually each one is killed.
The main character is very calm throughout the whole film, and acts very casual after he kills each person, and seems to think nothing about it. He also seems to enjoy being with his friends in the beginning but has no shame from killing them and in the end he is alone in the dreamworld.
4. Audience, distribution and marketing
I plan to aim this film toward an audience who likes horror movies, experimental movies and just strange movies in general. Hopefully it is odd enough to disturb or shock some people too.
In real life the only way I could get this to an audience now would probably be on the Internet through something like youtube. Since it wont be a very long movie it probably wouldn't go in theatres, unless it was played before a feature film.
I plan on making a short film called Living the Warped Dream about a guy that kills all of his friends for absurd reasons in a dream but it will only be suggested that he is dreaming. This will be an experimental film directed toward a general audience.
2. Overview
In this ambiguous dreamworld where everything seems out of place, time does not exist. An odd group of friends are separated by death, and the main character is the cause of it all. It will only be suggested in the scenery that this is a dream.
There are four characters that all appear very rugged wearing worn tuxedos. They travel to different random locations and do random things. They drink cheap beer in a fancy ballroom type of place, gamble their souls at table in an open field surrounded by nothing, they take a ride down to the river, they show off their belongings in a shed, and finally the main character walks alone down a levee road into the sunset.
The main character kills off all the characters for absurd reasons and acts as if nothing happened.
One guy is beaten to death for spilling the main characters beer, after he is dead the other guys continue on drinking and having a good time with his body laying in the floor beside them. The next guy is drowned in the river after winning a card game they were playing and gambling their souls. The last guy is hit in the head with a wrench for no reason in a tool shed.
3. Approach, form and style
I plan on arranging the scenes out of order and using random locations to create a disordered feeling of time and space. I also want the only audio to be music like old silent films.
The main character is killing all of his friends for crazy reasons or no reason at all. Some of the characters watch, while others help the main character kill each character off. They all seem to trust the main character and feel as if he wouldn't harm them, but eventually each one is killed.
The main character is very calm throughout the whole film, and acts very casual after he kills each person, and seems to think nothing about it. He also seems to enjoy being with his friends in the beginning but has no shame from killing them and in the end he is alone in the dreamworld.
4. Audience, distribution and marketing
I plan to aim this film toward an audience who likes horror movies, experimental movies and just strange movies in general. Hopefully it is odd enough to disturb or shock some people too.
In real life the only way I could get this to an audience now would probably be on the Internet through something like youtube. Since it wont be a very long movie it probably wouldn't go in theatres, unless it was played before a feature film.
Response to Questions in Class
After thinking about my ideas for a while and watching the movies The Science of Sleep and Pi, I have decided to change my idea up quite a bit. The ideas I had have already been done very successfully in these movies. I plan on making a random dreamesque movie about a character who ends up killing all of his friends for absurd reasons. I want it to be a silent movie and the music will add to the randomness and ambiguity. I will still take advice from the comments in class such as thinking a lot about how the camera and time is handled. Also I will definitely take the advice of not having anyone waking up or going to sleep to show they are dreaming. I will probably make it all one big dream.
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