The end result of all this is that Tinnitus has been shelved. We have instead been assigned to work an exciting film whose pitch did not initially get picked. The film is called 'Fan Man' and it tells a much more concise and defined story about a nerdy man in a cafe who stands up to a bunch of ruffians who come in and harass a girl that he fancies. We are shooting a draft version tonight and I am going to play the protagonist. I have come into college wearing a white shirt with pens tucked into the breast pocket and thick glasses. I think that this will add greatly to the Mise en scene and allow the audience to clearly identify the kind of character this is supposed to be. We have a much better script and storyboard this time so I am feeling much more confident this time. We have the use of a cafe location and cast members this time. I am much more confident with this project and believe that the draft version of the film that we shoot will come back looking great.
Thursday, 13 November 2014
Exit Tinnitus, Enter Fan Man
The Tinnitus project proved to be a disastrous failure. There was a total lack of organisation and initiative within the group. The director was hesitant to move forward and make definitive decisions with his film, which left us with a lack of storyboards or shot lists. This left me to take the initiative and write the story myself, which made me feel uncomfortable as I was taking someone’s film off them. This all resulted in us not being able to produce a finished draft version of the film, save for a couple of bad test shots. I felt so embarrassed on the day when every other group was producing great stuff. This experience has taught me a valuable lesson about the media industry. In the end, a film needs to come from the director, and if the crew beneath him/her are forced to pick up his film through their lack of initiative, then it truly won't result in a good situation for anyone involved. Organisation and planning ahead is key, and the cast and crew need to know what is going to happen ahead of time. If this is not done then the whole film will fall apart.
The end result of all this is that Tinnitus has been shelved. We have instead been assigned to work an exciting film whose pitch did not initially get picked. The film is called 'Fan Man' and it tells a much more concise and defined story about a nerdy man in a cafe who stands up to a bunch of ruffians who come in and harass a girl that he fancies. We are shooting a draft version tonight and I am going to play the protagonist. I have come into college wearing a white shirt with pens tucked into the breast pocket and thick glasses. I think that this will add greatly to the Mise en scene and allow the audience to clearly identify the kind of character this is supposed to be. We have a much better script and storyboard this time so I am feeling much more confident this time. We have the use of a cafe location and cast members this time. I am much more confident with this project and believe that the draft version of the film that we shoot will come back looking great.
The end result of all this is that Tinnitus has been shelved. We have instead been assigned to work an exciting film whose pitch did not initially get picked. The film is called 'Fan Man' and it tells a much more concise and defined story about a nerdy man in a cafe who stands up to a bunch of ruffians who come in and harass a girl that he fancies. We are shooting a draft version tonight and I am going to play the protagonist. I have come into college wearing a white shirt with pens tucked into the breast pocket and thick glasses. I think that this will add greatly to the Mise en scene and allow the audience to clearly identify the kind of character this is supposed to be. We have a much better script and storyboard this time so I am feeling much more confident this time. We have the use of a cafe location and cast members this time. I am much more confident with this project and believe that the draft version of the film that we shoot will come back looking great.
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