Single Camera Production Blog

10/01/2014

Production Pitch 
On Tuesday we got given the Single Camera Production brief. On Wednesday we worked one our ideas for the project. On Thursday we decided on a final idea, and completed the pitch. We pitched our short film to the group today (Friday).

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Pitch

Genre – Drama

Plot – Man standing on a rooftop, looking back on his life. He has a series of flashbacks to when he was in a happy relationship and about to become a father. His girlfriend gets kicked out of her parent’s home after they find out that she’s pregnant. She goes to live with the man but arguments start because of the stress of having a baby. The girl gets post mortem depression and kills herself/ODs. He ponders about jumping of the rooftop for a while and then decides not to because of his responsibility and his love for his child.

Characters – Man, Girl, Girl’s Father and Mother, baby and a toddler.

Location – Rooftop, Girl’s house and Man’s house.

Casting – Performing Arts 

Production Schedule – Next week.

Other Films – Limitless

Roles

Jazmine - Producer

Kim – Director

Sam – Assistant Director/Sound

Ash – Camera/Editor

Anna – Camera

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Changes to pitch from feedback.

We received some feedback on our pitch which included a tightening on the roles within the group. I am now the editor and Anna is on camera. Research into post natal depression, and the main character has it and not the woman. She also does not kill her self, they just fall out. We changed the rooftop to a cliff top because that way the main character can have a progressive journey towards the cliff edge which wouldn't be possible. 
Production Schedule.
The Script is going to be done over the weekend and Monday and we will continue from that point. Jazmine will be contacting the Performing Arts at the college for our actors. 

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15/01/2014

Started the writing of the Treatment to be presented in front of the class on Friday 17th, also finished Production Schedule.

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16/01/2014

Finished the Treatment for presentation tomorrow. Locations and Cast profiles also finished.

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17/01/2014

Presented our treatment to the class.

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22/01/2014

Jasmine Started the script (1st paragraph) 

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23/01/2014

Me and Sam finished the rest of the script. (the other 99%)

Finished locations. 

Started shot list. 

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28/01/2014

Me and Sam completed 50% of the shot list. 
Jaz and Anna did.......................
Jazmine has plans to start the storyboard possibly tomorrow afternoon.
Role change. I am now on camera and Anna is the editor!

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29/01/2014

Revised the shot list.
Sam did the character costumes.
Jazmine started the storyboard! 
Anna and Kim are off.

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