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Location scouting

 For the film I will need the following locations. Office - I will use the office on Will's farm Barn - Will's barn can be used Field - Any field can do but I may use one of Will's fields if possible Forest - Any surrounding forest can be used - I will probably use the Stockley trail Trainline - there is a local one near markham vale I can utilize Paden's bedroom - I will use my own bedroom for this Ned's bedroom - I will ask will if we can use his bedroom for this

Milestone 2: First two scenes complete

 After working on the script and observing various resources on how to create them I have finally completed the first two scenes of my script. To verify their quality I have sent the screenplay to my English teacher (Mrs Keightley) to read it over and suggest improvements. Overall I am happy with how the scripts is coming along, the dialogue is very Elmore Leonard and the actual direction has mad use of slug lines, camera position and other meta elements to a larger degree. After completing this I think improvements I will make to my current work is to scout out my locations and make sure that Will (my cameraman and producer) is still on the project as without his go ahead I will not be able to access the farm set I need for the film. Furthermore I will start practicing the choreography needed for the film's duel scenes. After having done this scene there is now four others for me to write and then I will have completed the script - after which I can storyboard and finally film my ...

Screenwriting research: Get Shorty

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHSAml1BAR4 https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:4a3378bc-3cf1-374f-9922-0daaa2a8785f As part of my research I have viewed a variety of scenes famous for their good dialogue - firstly is the barbershop scene from the film Get Shorty which was written by Scott Frank and Elmore Leonard (Two authors famed for their snappy and realistic dialogue. So to research this I have watched the scene and read through the screenplay - both attached above. From this I have concluded that the scene is very good for learning how to write as: 1. It is quick and snappy: the lines in the dialogue are never overlong, what this creates is a quick, snappy back and forth between the characters in the scene and makes it seem like the conversation is moving at a quick and excited pace 2. Ambling: One of the most important factors to making this a natural conversation is it's use of ambling tangents - such as when Chili says Bones' bodyguard can ...