Fixing our Production Proposal

     The things to fix are our storyboard and script. We did this in the same class after we were rejected. We added an extra 6 shots to our storyboard and added 3 lines to our script. This would reduce the times of the other shots, which was the main concern, as our shots were around 10 seconds each. The script was also revised for the existing scenes, to make it more smooth to read and act with.

    Doing it in class was definitely a bonus. It allowed us to work more efficiently, and voice our ideas while giving criticisms and we had access to the document at the same time. When finished, I had taken a picture of the documents with my phone and sent it to my teammate through Outlook, allowing him to copy and paste the improved documents straight into the new portfolio.

Interchanging of Documents, Outlook, 26 Feb. 2024

Production Proposal Rejected

     Our production proposal was rejected. This is because of the storyboard and script. The storyboard should have been longer while the script was arranged strangely. We were given a chance to redo our mistakes. This will be fixed by us in a timely fashion. Actually we are working on it in the same class. This rejection will let us improve our craft and will allow for a better production in the end. The news was given on 2/26.

Compiling the Production Portfolio

     After me and my teammate finished our documents, I had to compile them together into a single word document, per the teacher's request. This was easier said than done, as I had finished my documents earlier so I had to wait for my teammate to finish it, as I could not turn it in without his documents. We still got it in on time, barely. These documents were ordered in the order of mine first, then my teammate's.

Our Pre-Production Proposal, Office 365, 25 Feb. 2024

Production Portfolio PT. 3

     Finally, the call sheet and casting report are left, arguably the best for last, as this sets the basis for our actual production setting and our actor. We will be using one actor, one of my teammates friends, to play the MC. This casting report helps us with on scene shooting.

    Call Sheet- This sheet helps note out what we need on the shooting day, things such as the specific actors who will be present (we only have one), the costumes/outfit for that shooting day, special props, and the equipment needed to shoot. This helps keep it organized and not just by word of mouth.

Call Sheet, Class Document

        Casting Report- Helps to justify the actor choices, what do they have that we need. Also helps note the contact information for the actors. Also, I found that it is useful to gauge their availability, we found it correlates with ours, sometime in the weekend.

Casting Report, Class Document

Production Portfolio PT.2

    Continuing with the portfolio, there is still the shot list, genre statement, call sheet, and casting report to do. However, on a good note, these are significantly shorter than the storyboard and script, so it was good to get those out of the way first.

    Shot List- The shot list was honestly just the storyboard but without the visuals, so it took way less time, though, it still helps with the production by giving a quick overview of the shots we will take. This one only took roughly 20 minutes. 

Camera Shot List, Class Document

    Genre Statement- This one was just clarifying what our genre will be for our opening will be. Since we decided this since the first day, this was a breeze to do and it gave me further insight on the genre when I did this document, which will aid us in our production to stick to our genre. The genre we picked was horror. This was chosen over our next runner up, thriller. Thrillers take too long to build up suspense and we want to get straight to the point. 

Genre Statement, Class Document

Production Portfolio PT.1

     Our production portfolio is underway and we were both assigned specific documents we have to complete to be able to even begin filming. I had 6 documents while my teammate had 3. This difference is because his job will come later on as he is editor and sound designer, while I am the director and the cinematographer. The documents I was assigned were the script, storyboard, shot list, genre statement, call sheet, and the casting report.

    Script- The script was straightforward as it had 2 columns. One for audio and one for visual. However, the story must be mutually decided by team members. We decided to do this in class in order to avoid potential instances outside of school. The script took around 1.5 hours to complete. I will not post the completed one in order to maintain privacy for me and my teammate, but here is the format we were recommended to use. 

AVS Script, Class Document

    Storyboard- This document took considerably longer to do. It took me around 3 hours give or take. It is a collection of the shots we plan to take, drawn out and meticulously planned. There should be multiple pages to the storyboard. We completed 3 pages for it, it is organized by scenes and shots, and also specifies the shot size for the given shot. This will help us while filming, as we can just refer to the storyboard for how we should shoot our opening. 

Production Storyboard, Class document

These documents lay the ground work for what our opening will be and how it will be carried out, however these are just the first two from my part. 

My Job as Director

     Director will be my focused role in the group, while my sub-role is cinematographer, our group is fairly easy to direct. Since there is only one other person, and we have already decided on someone who can be our actor. The main thing is getting our documents together for the portfolio greenlight. This determines if our teacher lets us film or not. It is a total collection of 10 documents which need to be completed to even start production. Since we are 2 members, we each do 5 of them. They correspond to our roles. The documents take an average of 30 minutes to 2 hours at the highest. I have to then collect all of our group's documents and put all of them into one file. Most likely a word document where I will just paste all images of completed sections. This is the main priority as director, organizing the portfolio greenlight, so we can begin filming and blogging what we do further on. I have already begun some of the documents. Pictured will be all of the ones that need to be completed. 

Production Documents, Canvas, 13 Feb. 2024