Final Project: Narrative Option - Continuity Story

Narrative Option - Continuity Story

Option A involves one person with a clear task to accomplish. Your character needs to move through space to accomplish this task but obstacles get in the way and they try to overcome these complications. They either succeed or fail. The task, the environment, and the action should reveal character. 

Option B involves creating a story, or a mystery, which involves one person chasing (or following) another. The dramatic/ narrative purpose of the chase needs to become clear at some point. 
Whichever option you chose, your piece should be a complete dramatic unit with a simple but clear beginning (set up), middle (development) and end (resolution). You will be expected to maintain cinematic continuity. Emphasis is on moving character(s) through space, so you’ll need multiple locations. Take time to create interesting and appropriate frames for the action. You MUST utilize at least ONE looking/ POV/ reaction sequence. 

*DUE Mon, Nov. 23rd - Pre-production deliverables for this option: brief description of your story, a list of locations, a list of characters/actors, and detailed storyboards. 

Look at slides from Lecture 10 which will be helpful.

Pre-Production
Storyboards: p.107
- images follow the linear story of how your film will tell the story
- one panel = one shot
- indicate the scene/shot #, scale (LS, MS, etc), character and action in shot
- note key dialogue
- note how actor moves into/out of frame, or camera move within frame

Shooting Script (Lined Script): p. 101
-shows coverage needed in each scene
-camera angles, shot size, camera moves
-next step is to organize the order in which shots will be filmed, as well as the scenes
1- Mark each scene with a number
2- Mark the script, “lined script”
3- Length of vertical lines indicates the duration of the take
4- Some actions will be covered multiple times, called “ACTION OVERLAPPING”, shot in various shot sizes or moves. You can choose how to use it in editing.
5-Each new shot begins with a letter (a) (b), etc

Overhead diagrams: p. 104
-includes camera set-ups in order of shoot
-blocking for actors
-direction of actors’ movement

Shot List: Organize what you’re shooting by shooting day, location, set ups: p. 115
-YOU DON’T SHOOT IN SEQUENCE OF YOUR STORYBOARD (there are exceptions to the
rule, but 99.99% of the time, this is true!) -Organize your shots by priority 1) Location: time of day, exterior vs. interior 2) Shot size: shoot wide first to CU