Thursday, May 20, 2010
Monday, May 17, 2010
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Set and Shot composition
This is a shot from the movie Pulp Fiction; this is an excellent composition of the shot as it has a lighting that catches the audience at the back of the main characters which are dancing. This lightning is very strong at the floor and at the bar. Also all the other people in the shot are staring at the dancers and this makes the audience focus on them. The woman that is dancing has a very strong lightning from her top which highlights her white shirt. By the other hand, the male dancer has a strong lightning on his hands which also catch the audience.
I think the director has chosen very good props on this shot, and a very shinny lightning, this dancer seems to look as the best dancers on the night club because of the lightning and the props. Nevertheless,the dancer look very important because of the low angle and their balck and white clothes.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
The Blind Spot
Director and Scene:
Name of director. Iñaki Diaz Ugalde
Name of film: The Blind Spot
Name of your character: Co-Worker
Brief description of scene/lines of dialogue: Ricardo is confessing that he has killed his sister.
What was the point, dramatic function or purpose of this scene? The madness of Ricardo that he thinks he has killed his sister and he didn’t.
Your character:
Can you give some characteristics of your character; their ‘backstory’: Policeman on duty that becomes angry when he discovers that the murder was fake.
How clear were the instructions given about your character? Very clear, an angry policeman.
Did you feel involved in your character? Explain why/why not? Yes, because the line I was given was easy to act.
Did you understand the narrative content of your scene: where it ‘fits’ into the whole Short Film? Yes.
Did you understand the relationship between your character and the other characters in the scene? Yes.
‘Is the director good to work with?: why, why not? (Be kind! It’s not easy!) Yes, because before acting he told us a little bit about the story, so that the actors and me could understand the short film, and he also told us what feeling did we have to demonstrate, in my case, anger.
Name of director. Iñaki Diaz Ugalde
Name of film: The Blind Spot
Name of your character: Co-Worker
Brief description of scene/lines of dialogue: Ricardo is confessing that he has killed his sister.
What was the point, dramatic function or purpose of this scene? The madness of Ricardo that he thinks he has killed his sister and he didn’t.
Your character:
Can you give some characteristics of your character; their ‘backstory’: Policeman on duty that becomes angry when he discovers that the murder was fake.
How clear were the instructions given about your character? Very clear, an angry policeman.
Did you feel involved in your character? Explain why/why not? Yes, because the line I was given was easy to act.
Did you understand the narrative content of your scene: where it ‘fits’ into the whole Short Film? Yes.
Did you understand the relationship between your character and the other characters in the scene? Yes.
‘Is the director good to work with?: why, why not? (Be kind! It’s not easy!) Yes, because before acting he told us a little bit about the story, so that the actors and me could understand the short film, and he also told us what feeling did we have to demonstrate, in my case, anger.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Documentary Tittle
Today I have chosen a catchy, engaging, prominently displayed title for my independent study documentary which is: They Are Watching You!
This name is given to my documentary because it means that the horror movies are watching you. Besides of choosing a tittle we also choose an eye catching or intriguing image and a font choice and style that reflect the tone and style of your production. We did all this for the DVD main menu.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Forlorn
In a remote location, a farm. A lonely worker becomes crazy because his wife abandons him, as time passes he starts wondering between the real world and his imagination.
Themes: Loneliness: as the worker lives alone from the time that the mail delivery man stops going to his home.
Madness: as he starts wondering between his imagination and the real world.
Fear: of accepting the reality.
Cast: Worker
Themes: Loneliness: as the worker lives alone from the time that the mail delivery man stops going to his home.
Madness: as he starts wondering between his imagination and the real world.
Fear: of accepting the reality.
Cast: Worker
Forlorn, script
Script:
Week 1
Fade In:
EXT. FARM. DAY (early autumn season)
Entrance of the farm. Panning shot. A series of different shots of the worker tools and work place (a map of argentina). No people, no sound, natural sound.
INT. FARM HOUSE (In Bed). DAY.
The WORKER wakes up; he is in his bed all spread. He reaches with his hand the side where his wife should be sleeping. She isn’t there, instead there’s two letters. The worker sits on the side of the bed and reads the one from his wife. No face expressions are shown in the scene. Disappointed, he grabs a portrait of him with his wife; he takes a look, and puts it facing down on the table.
The letter says:
“No aguanto más. Chau”
(I dont take this anymore, bye)
The second letter looks more serious. It’s a letter from the state of Buenos Aires, it says that the Retenciones are going to rise to 65%, and if he avoids paying taxes he will be evicted in the 2 months. His face expression is of anger.
He Takes ring out of his finger; he looks it for a moment and puts it on the table.
EXT. FARM HOUSE. DAY.
The WORKER is cutting the grass. Driving a tractor.
INT. FARM HOUSE, DINING ROOM. NIGHT.
The worker is having dinner alone. There is two sets of silver wear. He looks to the open window.
Week 2
Ext. Porch. Morning
Worker Gets out, sits down on a bench on the porch. He ties his boots.
EXT.
(O/S)
Tractor sound.
Worker cutting grass.
Worker hammering woods, very strong until he hammers his finger.
Worker:
“Aaaaa!” (breathes heavily)
INT. BEDROOM. NIGHT.
Worker sleeping wakes up when he hears strange noises. Goes to the bathroom washes his face, watches at the mirror and stops hearing this noises.
Week 3
EXT. FARM. DAY.
Worker cutting plants with a machete, cleans up the sweat on his face, looks at the horizon.
EXT. FARM. NOON.
The clock points 5:22. Water boiling inside the kettle, worker grabs the kettle and goes outside. Sits down and starts drinking Mate, his site is of absolutely nothing. (signs of time passed can be noticed, His beard has grown a little, and his face looks exhausted). Worker goes to the entrance of the farm and closes the fence.
Week 4
EXT. FARM. DAY
Worker playing solitary game alone.
Noon, worker throws wood at a pile of branches and lights a fire (its cold, and the worker is shaking). He starts hearing his dog barking.
Worker:
“Que Pasa?” (calming his dog down)
He has a look at the open farm and sees a light far away, he goes and gets his shotgun. When he is close enough the light turns off and he shouts with anger:
Worker:
¿Quien anda ahi?; Repeats it again. Nobody replies.
WHO IS THERE? REPEATS IT AGAIN.
Worker looks worried & runs back home.
Week 5
EXT. FARM. DAY.
Worker digging with shovel, exhausted, hard breathing. The worker looks at the horizon & has an ilusination of a man who passes by the road.
Worker:
“Eeey, Eeeeey”
(There’s nobody down that road)
INT. FARM HOUSE. NIGHT.
He listens sounds outside, He opens the main door that has a particular lock. Nobody’s there.
EXT. FARM. DAY.
Everything in the farm is very abandoned, very dirty, disorder (the grass is quite long, tools are thrown outside the barn)
INT. BEDROOM. NIGHT.
Worker can’t sleep because of noises; he is feeling a lot of cold. Door opens alone.
Week 6
EXT. FARM. DAY.
Chain saw sound, fade. Worker cutting wood. Starts crying. (he is miserable without his wife). Throwing things, looking for his ring.
Worker enjoying a silent fire, a couple of beer bottles are thrown around him. He starts hearing sounds again. Picks up wood with fire and starts striking things with the fire stick. Faints (he’s clearly been drinking).
Week 6 day 2
EXT. FARM. DAY.
Fire turned off. Smoke. Worker wakes up with bright sun.
A rope that used to be in the barn is now missing. Worker tying the rope to a tree branch.
Fade Out:
-Credits-
The End
Week 1
Fade In:
EXT. FARM. DAY (early autumn season)
Entrance of the farm. Panning shot. A series of different shots of the worker tools and work place (a map of argentina). No people, no sound, natural sound.
INT. FARM HOUSE (In Bed). DAY.
The WORKER wakes up; he is in his bed all spread. He reaches with his hand the side where his wife should be sleeping. She isn’t there, instead there’s two letters. The worker sits on the side of the bed and reads the one from his wife. No face expressions are shown in the scene. Disappointed, he grabs a portrait of him with his wife; he takes a look, and puts it facing down on the table.
The letter says:
“No aguanto más. Chau”
(I dont take this anymore, bye)
The second letter looks more serious. It’s a letter from the state of Buenos Aires, it says that the Retenciones are going to rise to 65%, and if he avoids paying taxes he will be evicted in the 2 months. His face expression is of anger.
He Takes ring out of his finger; he looks it for a moment and puts it on the table.
EXT. FARM HOUSE. DAY.
The WORKER is cutting the grass. Driving a tractor.
INT. FARM HOUSE, DINING ROOM. NIGHT.
The worker is having dinner alone. There is two sets of silver wear. He looks to the open window.
Week 2
Ext. Porch. Morning
Worker Gets out, sits down on a bench on the porch. He ties his boots.
EXT.
(O/S)
Tractor sound.
Worker cutting grass.
Worker hammering woods, very strong until he hammers his finger.
Worker:
“Aaaaa!” (breathes heavily)
INT. BEDROOM. NIGHT.
Worker sleeping wakes up when he hears strange noises. Goes to the bathroom washes his face, watches at the mirror and stops hearing this noises.
Week 3
EXT. FARM. DAY.
Worker cutting plants with a machete, cleans up the sweat on his face, looks at the horizon.
EXT. FARM. NOON.
The clock points 5:22. Water boiling inside the kettle, worker grabs the kettle and goes outside. Sits down and starts drinking Mate, his site is of absolutely nothing. (signs of time passed can be noticed, His beard has grown a little, and his face looks exhausted). Worker goes to the entrance of the farm and closes the fence.
Week 4
EXT. FARM. DAY
Worker playing solitary game alone.
Noon, worker throws wood at a pile of branches and lights a fire (its cold, and the worker is shaking). He starts hearing his dog barking.
Worker:
“Que Pasa?” (calming his dog down)
He has a look at the open farm and sees a light far away, he goes and gets his shotgun. When he is close enough the light turns off and he shouts with anger:
Worker:
¿Quien anda ahi?; Repeats it again. Nobody replies.
WHO IS THERE? REPEATS IT AGAIN.
Worker looks worried & runs back home.
Week 5
EXT. FARM. DAY.
Worker digging with shovel, exhausted, hard breathing. The worker looks at the horizon & has an ilusination of a man who passes by the road.
Worker:
“Eeey, Eeeeey”
(There’s nobody down that road)
INT. FARM HOUSE. NIGHT.
He listens sounds outside, He opens the main door that has a particular lock. Nobody’s there.
EXT. FARM. DAY.
Everything in the farm is very abandoned, very dirty, disorder (the grass is quite long, tools are thrown outside the barn)
INT. BEDROOM. NIGHT.
Worker can’t sleep because of noises; he is feeling a lot of cold. Door opens alone.
Week 6
EXT. FARM. DAY.
Chain saw sound, fade. Worker cutting wood. Starts crying. (he is miserable without his wife). Throwing things, looking for his ring.
Worker enjoying a silent fire, a couple of beer bottles are thrown around him. He starts hearing sounds again. Picks up wood with fire and starts striking things with the fire stick. Faints (he’s clearly been drinking).
Week 6 day 2
EXT. FARM. DAY.
Fire turned off. Smoke. Worker wakes up with bright sun.
A rope that used to be in the barn is now missing. Worker tying the rope to a tree branch.
Fade Out:
-Credits-
The End
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