Broadway's work

This two weeks, we shoot our Broadway's work.

My classmates help me to prepare everything on Monday; my shoot location is Broadway's gallery, So I buy some props to decorate the gallery. We set two tables and some chairs in the gallery. We put some sauces on every table.


Tuesday, we begin to shoot the film, Mark focuses on the camera, Jin focuses on light, Zoey focus, Shirley is an assistant.


Before shooting, actors do rehearse.

During shooting. In the beginning, I use the long shot to shoot three characters.
Then,  I use close up to shoot every character.

In this shooting, I learn some knowledge. Firstly, I find that rehearse is very important when actors do rehearse, I can find some problems, and we can think about an idea to deal with it. Secondly, shoot list can help me to remember every shot. When I edit the film, the shoot list can show which shot is G and which shot is NG.

This is my shoot location

   Mark Jarvis as labourer 

  Colin Wells as smart Man

Scarlet Hazeldine as waitress 

Script

Today, my language teacher help me to check my script. We change some words and grammars. In the next step, I will continue to contact with actors. I have already contacted some actors before, but they said they don't have free time in this month and next month. So, I will change other agency to find actors. In another way, I will prepare props in next week.

Shot list

Today, I write a shot list about Broadway's script.  In this film, I use many long shots and close up.

Long shot
Because I need characters communicate with each other, For example, when Businessman talks with Waitress, I need workman just look for their communication.

Close up
In my film, characters have many face expression. For example, waitress meets business person; she is smiling. Waitress meets workman; she is the poker face. I use those face expression to show their emotion.

Broadway‘s script

Last Friday, Rajor invite some actors to rehearse my script. During rehearsing, I found some problems in my script, in the end, actors give me some advice. Today, I do a little change to my script.

The main problem is that actor doesn't understand why workman wants to help waitress. In my views, I want to show a workman is a kind person; he hopes everyone is happy, So when he finds waitress sad, he decided to help her. Thus, I decide to write some action to show waitress is very sad.

I think that rehearse is critical for my script because I can find some problems in my script.

Friday Sessions

Last Friday, Rajor gives us schedule for shooting film. I will shoot between 23/05 and 24/05. Then Rajor needs us to check the shooting location,  I will shoot in Broadway's Gallery.

Then Rajor confirms actors for every short films.  In my short film, i need three actors.
Colin Wells as smart Man
Suit
Smart shoes
Brief case
Golf umbrella

Scarlet Hazeldine as waitress
Plain polo top
Jeans
Trainers
Apron

Mark Jarvis as labourer
High vis jacket
Old tracksuit bottoms/workman trousers
Old black/white t-shirt
Workman boots
Builders hat

Props
In my short film, i need one table, two chairs, some suger and two cup of coffee.

Reece Shooting

Today， I do reece shooting for my sitcom.

Seminor Room：Boots library study group 10

Toliet

Office Room：Boots library Teaching Room

Park: Arboretum Park

EXHIBITION CENTER 

Stupid man, Smart phone

Today, i watch a documentary called Stupid man, Smart phone. i watch episode one.

The location of episode one is Morocco, Russell Kane is tasked with taking a camel across the dry, unforgiving North Saharan terrain. 

There are some reason can explain why this documentary is very interesting.

1. When audiences watch this documentary, they can use phone to switch on twitter, leave their own comments and @ Stupid man , Smart phone. When Russell Kane face some problem, he can watch audience's comments, Sometime he can use FaceTime to communicate with audiences.

2. Sometimes, Russell Kane uses phone to make a short video, he talks some own idea.

3. Staff calls Russell Kane, and gives him a new evidence.

4. Director post some tips to audience. Those tips are survey datas, it makes audience to understand easily.

BBC (2016) Stupid man, smart phone, 1. Morocco. Available at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p03rvchl/stupid-man-smart-phone-1-morocco#group=p02q32p1 (Accessed: 10 May 2016).

Screenwriting book

Today, i read a book , it called "Your Screenplay Sucks", many people recommend me to read this book, the writer is William M. Akers.

William M. Akers is a teacher; he teaches screenwriting at Vanderbilt University. This book is very useful, especially when people don't know how to write the script. There are three chapters in the book; chapter one is conception， chapter two is characters. Chapter three is structure. Today I read chapter two: characters.

William teaches how to design characters. He said to compare with dialogue; the action is easier make the audience understand character‘s characteristic.  when scriptwriter writes character, they need to write more detail about characters, for example, character's culture background，character's job and so on. When scriptwriter writes character's emotion, they need which emotion, why characters have this emotion. Becasue it can help the actor to understand the character.

In the next day, I will continue to read this book.