film making part 1

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PLANNING A PROJECT PLANNING A PROJECT FINDING A STORY FINDING A STORY FINDING A PROTAGONIST FINDING A PROTAGONIST DEVELOPING A STORY STATEMENT DEVELOPING A STORY STATEMENT DEVELOPING AN ENDING DEVELOPING AN ENDING STRUCTURING THE STORY STRUCTURING THE STORY TREATMENT AND PITCH TREATMENT AND PITCH SCRIPT SCRIPT STORYBOARD & AUDITIONS STORYBOARD & AUDITIONS SHOOT, SHOOT, RESHOOT, LOSE HAIR ON SHOOT, SHOOT, RESHOOT, LOSE HAIR ON HEAD. HEAD.

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Page 1: Film Making   Part 1

PLANNING A PROJECTPLANNING A PROJECT

FINDING A STORYFINDING A STORY FINDING A PROTAGONISTFINDING A PROTAGONIST

DEVELOPING A STORY STATEMENTDEVELOPING A STORY STATEMENT DEVELOPING AN ENDINGDEVELOPING AN ENDING

STRUCTURING THE STORYSTRUCTURING THE STORY TREATMENT AND PITCHTREATMENT AND PITCH

SCRIPT SCRIPT STORYBOARD & AUDITIONSSTORYBOARD & AUDITIONS

SHOOT, SHOOT, RESHOOT, LOSE HAIR ON SHOOT, SHOOT, RESHOOT, LOSE HAIR ON HEAD.HEAD.

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FINDING A STORYFINDING A STORY

NEWSPAPER STORIESNEWSPAPER STORIES

LIFE EXPERIENCES??LIFE EXPERIENCES??

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FINDING A PROTAGONISTFINDING A PROTAGONIST

‘‘Without character you have no action, without action, no Without character you have no action, without action, no conflict: without conflict, no story;’ – Syd Field (The conflict: without conflict, no story;’ – Syd Field (The Screen writer’s Workbook)Screen writer’s Workbook)

What makes a good character?What makes a good character?

How can this be expressed in a screenplay so that your How can this be expressed in a screenplay so that your work stands a much better chance of being original, work stands a much better chance of being original, imaginative and enjoyable?imaginative and enjoyable?

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FINDING A PROTAGONIST-2FINDING A PROTAGONIST-2

Phil Parker (The Art and Science of Screen writing) suggests Phil Parker (The Art and Science of Screen writing) suggests all characters in any dramatic form have three essential all characters in any dramatic form have three essential aspects :aspects :

Outer presence – ‘dominant impression’Outer presence – ‘dominant impression’ Inner presence – ‘dominant attitude’Inner presence – ‘dominant attitude’ Context – ‘world of the character’Context – ‘world of the character’

So what should the screen writer consider So what should the screen writer consider when constructing a character?when constructing a character?

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Dominant Impression – created by the character, Dominant Impression – created by the character, dependent upon age, sex, mannerisms, physical dependent upon age, sex, mannerisms, physical appearance, clothes, grooming, movement, style of appearance, clothes, grooming, movement, style of speech etc.speech etc.

Dominant attitude – of the character is based on their Dominant attitude – of the character is based on their intelligence, knowledge, personality, temperament, likes, intelligence, knowledge, personality, temperament, likes, dislikes, beliefs, fears, goals, self image etc.dislikes, beliefs, fears, goals, self image etc.

The world of the character – based on relationships with The world of the character – based on relationships with friends, colleagues, lovers, cultural background – class, friends, colleagues, lovers, cultural background – class, education, place of birth, ethnicity, personal history- education, place of birth, ethnicity, personal history- significant events in their life / their personal ‘back story’significant events in their life / their personal ‘back story’

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But beware !!!!But beware !!!!

You won’t make a believable You won’t make a believable character simply by adding these character simply by adding these elementselements

NARRATIVE SIGNIFICANCENARRATIVE SIGNIFICANCE

Does the audience really need to Does the audience really need to know that the character has a fear of know that the character has a fear of ducks or loves the colour blue??ducks or loves the colour blue??

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Most important….Most important….

How a character acts in a crisis.How a character acts in a crisis. A character is defined by A character is defined by

ACTIONACTION How would your character How would your character

behave under pressure?behave under pressure?

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CONTINUOUS EVALUATIONCONTINUOUS EVALUATIONDATEDATE

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NARRATIVE/EVENTSNARRATIVE/EVENTS1.1. Watched ‘Ice cream Watched ‘Ice cream

dreams’, ‘Stripes’ and ‘Hard dreams’, ‘Stripes’ and ‘Hard Labour’ ‘First time it hits’ Labour’ ‘First time it hits’ Textual analysisTextual analysis

2.2. Mood boardsMood boards

3.3. City of GodCity of God

4.4. World cinema taskWorld cinema task

5.5. How to plan a film project How to plan a film project lecture by MNA lecture by MNA

6.6. Newspaper storiesNewspaper stories

7.7. Character theories and Character theories and character intros analysischaracter intros analysis

8.8. Taxi Driver and/or Usual Taxi Driver and/or Usual Suspects – textual analysis Suspects – textual analysis of 2 key scenesof 2 key scenes

9.9. Create a character for one Create a character for one of your newspaper stories. of your newspaper stories. Place them in the world of Place them in the world of the story/ in a crisis. Pitch the story/ in a crisis. Pitch this to the class. Get this to the class. Get feedback and record this feedback and record this feedbackfeedback..

10.10. Suzanne Vega storyboard Suzanne Vega storyboard activity – visualisation activity – visualisation techniquestechniques

11.11. Lion & Slave – Lion & Slave – Story Structure – Story Structure – Film making Part 2Film making Part 2

12.12. Character ProfileCharacter Profile

13.13. World of the filmWorld of the film

14.14. Treatment 1 and Treatment 1 and feedbackfeedback

15.15. Treatment 2 and Treatment 2 and feedbackfeedback

16.16. Final treatment and Final treatment and feedbackfeedback

17.17. Films and Films and characters which characters which inspired your inspired your treatment (atleast 3 treatment (atleast 3 films and several films and several characters.)characters.)

TARGET FOR TARGET FOR NEXT ACTION/ NEXT ACTION/ IMPROVEMENTS IMPROVEMENTS TO MAKE – How TO MAKE – How can you use what can you use what you learnt here?you learnt here?

HW 13B & 13 A – HW 13B & 13 A – Mon 6Mon 6thth Oct OctEvaluation chartEvaluation chartLog readyLog readyMinimum one film Minimum one film viewed and analysis viewed and analysis of key scenes of key scenes completedcompleted

HW Tuesday 2 HW Tuesday 2 decdecAll these tasks All these tasks need to be need to be completed in your completed in your logs and logs and separately separately evaluated in this evaluated in this chart as well.chart as well.

OTHER – key points OTHER – key points which struck you which struck you about the task. about the task. Personal thoughts Personal thoughts and feelings.and feelings.