Test shots

Firstly, we drew a quick sketch of the scene which is called storyboarding. We did the test shot to see just how precise you have to be even to film a simple scene. We made two versions of the same scene
We used a tripod, video camera and two performers. Firstly we filmed my hand grabbing a cup, which will be a can of Boost in the final film. It was a close up that tilted up to reveal the character drinking it, which was a medium close up. Secondly, we filmed what will be a girl, looking at me and me looking at her, though for this shot it didn't really work out. It the second shot the camera didn't move and was a two shot close up.

Index Cards

Index cards - What are index cards?

Index cards are what you use after you write the treatment and they allow you to break it up into smaller scenes and allows you to see more clearly the narrative structure.

How did you use them?

I copy and pasted the treatment into these index cards and using sellotape stuck them up on a wall so I could refer to them in a more easy fashion. I had 42 index cards, some vary in detail, some of them carry about 200 words whereas others carry about 20 words.

I found these really helpful because they are small and tell me exactly what to shoot next. I may have to in the future replace or exclude some cards for the reason being they may not be relevant or will overrun the task, which is exactly five minutes.

My treatment

A Treatment is a synopis of the story line. It has helps people plan their narrative. And helps them see what scene comes next in their film
I wrote my entire past with my ex and condensed all the key moments that made and destroyed this relationship. I used the free open source software, Celtx to write my treatment. It was approximately 2000 words. It was extremely helpful for it helped me foresee the story and what how it follows. However, it also made me see clearly how to play it next time and gave me some advice on what not to do.

Rufus boost from mediastudiesfinearts

My interview

I got interviwed aboiut my film. And in it We got some really good shots of my Treatmenat which is almost completed. It also helped talking about it for it made me come to terms with the reality that even though I am making a film about my ex doesn't mean she's coming back and it's over. The interview was quite therapeutic and made it clear that it is just  with cameras and actors and not me reliving my past. I find it hard filming and writing about this but I feel that my subconscious is the director and telling me what to do. The interview in my head is still going on I keep asking my self what 'happened next?' It's quite cool because even though it is very emtionaly straining I feel as if it is going to conclude with me walking out with a good grade and Chloe free thoughts and fantasies. I feel that it is going from an idea and turning into an actual object of creativity. For the interview we used a panasonic DSLR we used various shots such as paning tilts and Close ups (CU) And the editing technique of title heading and fade in text.

We also used cut aways, which are conventional for interviews.

Conventions of Short Romantic Dramas

What short romantic dramas have you seen? List them.
Gone with the wind.
Bad Lands
Romeo and Juliet


Where did you see them?
At home

What themes are common? What's conventional? Falling in love and sycoligical objects that cause them to  break away from love.

Are there any particular camera, editing, sound or mise-en-scene techniques that are conventional? Or that you enjoyed? I enjoyed the music in Bad Lands and the locations such as there tree fort that they made out of wood and I liked the creativerty of the male prtagonists groosme traps.

How will your film look? What conventions will it use? Develop? Or change?

My film will changle the conventions of a Romantic Drma for it wont have  a sad ending orginally it was going to but I felt that it would alinate tha audinces and dissapoint them. And  I would like to delvop the idea of the male protagonist over comeing the pain and trimafe over it and not induldge it. I also think it might make audinces happy to see the character get over it and end with him walking away with another girl. I feel a sucidal ending may cause them them say to themselvs, 'That was a waste of time.' and according to some exinmers critsims is that  sucidal ending are, 'Cleachi' I would like my film to have a more possitive end.

Research

by using WEB2.0 I came across a valuble webiste page that informed me about the codes and conventuons that feature  in romantic drama which is the genre of my short film, for it is based around love and how it all fell apaart and the conflict that the protagonist went through. Knowing that audinces are board of students ending their  films with suicide, as however due to research it is conventional for tradic dramas. Since  my themes are love, addiction, heartace and anger. Knowing this  I feel that a suicdal ending would be justified to end my film.


Genre:

Romance Sub-genres:

Romantic Drama

Romantic Drama film is a genre that explores the complex side of love. The plot usually centers around an obstacle that is preventing love between two people. The obstacles in Romantic Drama film can range from a family's disapproval, to forbidden love, to one's own psychological restraints. Many Romantic Dramas end with the lovers separating because of the enormity of the obstacle, the realization of incompatibility, or simply because of fate.

Examples: Titanic, Breakfast at Tiffany's, An Officer and a Gentleman.