By May 10, as part of TEAM 4 as Director, I will have evidence of Directing Interesting Dialogue Scenes following How to Direct a Dialogue Scene – YouTube for Session 5.
A person fantasizes about leaving the shackles of their boring job for the freedom of nature.
PROTAGONIST
They hate the monotony of their job and the fakeness their coworkers and bosses
They like nature, and view it as an escape from their job
Has worked at their job for a while, and it seems to be getting worse and worse for them
PROTANGIONST CORE WOUND / MOTIVATION
They are motivated to escape the seemingly endless cycle of their job after hearing about a change in the workplace that would cause him to work more, have less interesting work, etc.
GENRE
Drama
INFLUENCES and EXAMPLES
Not specifically this video, but I would want to emulate aspects of this youtubers styleI would use a 4:3 for sections of the film (job parts) in order to convey a cramped and smaller feel similar to the character’s feeling about their life.I think using darker and cooler colors for the parts of the film where the protagonist feels trapped inside their job. Towards the end of the film I would like to move into some warmer tones to highlight the more open and free version of the protagonist.
PLOT DESCRIPTION (FILM)
After hearing about possibly getting a promotion that result in having to work more hours and would cement their future at the company, our protagonist fantasies about what their life could be. They think about how about how they have been trapped in by the artificial man made world and how they what to escape it to find peace and freedom.
TREATMENT (FILM)
Our protagonist lives in a extremely corporate world, full of briefcases and suits and ties. They work at a corporate office of where everyone thinks that they should be on top and only care about getting there. Their boss is very inconsiderate of the company’s employees, not caring at all about personal lives and working conditions, but rather about product and productivity, turning the office into almost a factory operated by robotic employees. The corporate world is extreme bleak, dominated by greys and cool colors, a tighter 4:3 aspect ratio, and a constant clacking of keys and ringing phones. On the other hand the world our protagonist imagines is much more interesting, with plenty of bright and warm natural light, a more open 16:9 aspect ratio, and more calm and natural sounds. The natural world is also very unpopulated, with no one else to distract our protagonist from their peaceful retreat into nature.
By March 1, as part of TEAM 4 as Director, I will have evidence of creating an engaging montage by following How to Create a Great Cinematic Montage – YouTube for Session 4.
This is my team’s slideshow, which showcases our evidence for how we achieved our SMART goals.
POST-PRODUCTION – REFLECTION
21st Century Skills
Ways of Thinking (Creativity, Innovation, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving)
During this session, we encountered a variety of different issues which we had to creatively solve. One of these was when we started filming our rough cut, but the room we were going to use was already occupied. To combat this we adapted by changing the location and creating a new way of lighting the scene.
Ways of Working (Communication & Collaboration)
Being the director I communicated with my team in a variety of ways. An example of this is when we planned out the filming we did after/outside of class. I needed to communicate with my team to find a time that worked for both me and my team and gave us the time we needed to be able to film what we wanted.
Tools for Working (Info & Media Literacy)
In this session we used a new camera that hadn’t used before, upgrading from a Canon T3i to a Canon T6i. While these cameras are very similar, but have some slight differences that Carlson and I needed to adapt to. The camera also allowed us to shoot in C-Log, which opened up new opportunities for color grading, but provided new challenges when setting up and exposing a shot.
Ways of Living in the World (Life & Career)
During this session, I learned the importance of planning out tasks and communicating with my team. this is important to the world of work because working without a plan or communication can create a confusing work environment and a bad final product.
Reactions to the Final Version
James Clark said that it “was the best montage I’ve ever seen” and Sawyer Conklin said “The montage was really dope.” and “I wish it was longer.”
Self-Evaluation of Final Version
I had a good time on this production and am proud of the final product. I think this film was different from the ones I’ve made in the past and allowed me to try some new stylistic choices in the film. The heavy use of montage allowed me to be more creative with blocking because the narration supplied information that usually came from blocking. The extra time that I had this session allowed me to take ideas that I had shoot test footage and see if it would work out how I wanted.
