Script Writing

After the meeting we had where we finalised the Suicide note and dedicated specific sections to specific scenes i made it my responsibility to write the script. As this was something that I had never done before I did look over a few scripts I found online the most useful one was from a BBC television series people just do nothing. Reading really helped me to understand how I could connect the dots between our ideas of the scenes.
(http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/scripts/people-just-do-nothing-ep1-secret-location.pdf)

I tried to visualise exactly what it would look like as I wrote. I found that there were some parts that needed to be added to aid continuity and just generally so that the story would flow. I tried to follow the structure of the script so that when our actors read it they too can easily grasp the concept. One thing that I learnt with writing the script is that its not about me knowing the concept its about leaving clues and action codes throughout the film to project meaning so the audience can follow the story.

Pre-Prodcution: Meeting 4

Today Most of our group met to see where we were and what progress we were making we made a checklist at the beginning of the session for the things that we wanted to achieve by the end. It included the following

Confirming our Locations 

Jamie is the researcher and therefore went out on a location hunt. He returned with a wide range of pictures of possible locations. Because we sort of have an idea of what kind of flashbacks we would like to achieve, it made it a bit easier to decide on locations.

 Complete The Suicide Note

We have now completed the suicide note, we all came together and with all our ideas combined managed to finish it. Richmond suggested that the note should be written by the main character to herself, we all agreed and made the appropriate changes. Now that we have figured out the order of events we can now start to assign specific parts of the note to specific scenes. We started doing this with some flashcards 

Finish the Script

Unfortunately we didn’t get to finish the script I think our to-do list for this meeting was a bit ambitious because of the time we had however I feel that we have made excellent progress i have volunteered to go away and finish it. 

Storyboard

Richmond has volunteered to do the storyboard so once we have finish the script and the stage directions we can decide on the angles, frame lengths and the other technical elements we need to include to make it easier for us when we film. It was also decided at this meeting that him and I would work closely together to ensure that everything works cohesively. 

Risk assessments and other forms

We also have a few forms to fill out about the production however this should be done once everything is finalised.

Shot Types and Camera Movement Workshop

Today we had a workshop which helped us to understand and learn how to execute different shots effectively, it was a very useful session as we received good feedback on the shots we had experimented with, we played with a reflector to see how we can overcome restricted lighting and we were also able to understand the basic principles of positioning the subjects within the frame. 

Locations - Recce

Locations

Jamie is our researcher and therefore went out and scouted our locations. He managed to find a good few places which represent the themes we had previously disused and that would just generally work well with the concept. 

Bedroom
The bedroom will be the main location as it is where the main character writes her suicide note. This is an important location as it will be a direct reflection of jodi.

 Lonely bench outside Tyler court
This location is really nice and peaceful it could act as a place that she goes to reflect upon her boyfriend or just general life. An over the shoulder shot or a long shot would work very well here as it will give the sense that she is alone because she will appear quite small in the frame, again reinforcing some of the themes in the film. 

library 
she is by herself

 Elliot
The palm tree on wood is aesthetically pleasing, while also being a good setting for displaying the lonely element of the character we are trying to convey. This scene will be where the main character is focused centrally and a rush of people walk past her, signifying that she is isolated - this scene will be sped up to further illustrate this.

Food Court

We felt that this scene could either follow a similar concept to that of the elliot scene or could replace the elliot scene depending on which location was busiest and would therefore better capture what we want. 

Hallway
This scene would be used to illustrate that she isn't very social and doesn't have many friends. The idea would be for her to be walking through the hallway and someone bumps past her, knocking her books onto the floor and continuing to walk away.