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My storyboard was differentiated by two colors: blue and white. This did not have much significance other than helping to help me easily spot shots that were focused on Camille and Martin as well as to help establish their chess pieces. There weren’t any last minute changes. I drew out the chess pieces, chess board,Continue reading “Blog #19: Color in Story Board”

As I developed my story board, I wanted to do my best to vary the camera angles and framing in order to create more interesting compositions. I wanted the compositions to give a sense of unease or that something was not right, so when the characters are framed in medium/medium closeups, I made sure toContinue reading “Blog #18: Developing a Story Board”

The three main props included in this short film will be a TV, coke bottles, a chess board and chess pieces, post cards, and a missing flier. I was debating on deciding if I wanted the TV to play a significant role in the story other than being white/background noise in order to improve theContinue reading “Blog #17: Props”

My Main issues with the script was formatting and making some of the action lines clearer. I didn’t need to add camera movements in the script; that was meant to be left for the story board. For some of the action lines, I needed to make it more specific. My instructor made a comment nextContinue reading “Blog #15: Script Revision”

I finished the first version of my script earlier this week, and sent the non-revised script to my actors and went over it with them. Prior to writing the script, I talked extensively about the plot line to them so that they had an understanding of what they were getting into and the characters they’dContinue reading “Blog #14: Actors’ Responses”

Filming Equipment: Dead Kitten Phone Tripod + phone adapter 2 point lighting system Red gel (optional) LED lights (already owned) Props: Post cards (USA) Comic books TV Coke bottles Record player Fairy lights CHESS BOARD- main prop interacted with

For my final film, I decided to work alone. Prior to this film, I worked alone on all of the other film projects as well. I’ve been noticing myself falling back into my old bad habits when it comes to working independently. I have been slacking on getting my final script done and communicating withContinue reading “Blog #12: On Working Alone”

Currently, I’m struggling with my script in figuring out how to compress all the information I need to convey into a 2 minute script. I need to establish that Martin and Camille are best friends, their individual personalities, and the fact that Camille is missing naturally. I haven’t started writing my script yet as I’mContinue reading “Blog #11: The Script”