Reference material to show where you found the work.
Include
Visual style, cinematography, lighting
Gritty, handheld, slow, theatrical, personal
Perspective?
Lighting, what the approach? Natural
Tone and mood
Colour palette - blue suggests cold, red/orange suggests warm etc...
Locations and Production design approach
Details on location, costume - what you want your character to wear.
Suggest locations (images) but not exactly the same. Has to be creative decision. Why that place/clothes in particular
Party
The party will be held in a big hall to show that the main character can afford to hire a hall/venue. Also, inside the hall I can create camera shots from a high angle showing the style of the party, and how the character can feel lonely even though she is surrounded by people she knows who have attended her birthday party.
Props/production design
As I shall be hiring the hall, I have designed the set up of the party from a few references to 'rich peoples' party. Or classed as 'rich' for example from tv series such as 'Made in Chelsea' (uk) and 'Real Housewives of Beverly Hills'. The reason why I chose these programmes as suitable is because in London, Chelsea is known for where rich people live, and out of all the real housewives series I have selected the one whos housewives are the most richest. This meant Beverly Hills.
http://www.squidoo.com/real-housewives-of-beverly-hills-net-worth
Average price in Chelsea for rent at the present time would be around £4,500 per month, and average price to buy a home in chelsea is currently around £3,000,000.
http://www.zoopla.co.uk/house-prices/chelsea/?sold_price_types_select=&sold_price_years_select=
In this image from this webpage shows that the richest housewifes net worth is £300 million.
From this image we can also see the style of their costumes. In many of their series they are usually dressed similart to this.
http://www.celebritynetworth.com/articles/real-housewives-beverly-hills-net-worth/
Performance and acting
Is it experienced or untrained, natural?
Through the auditions I shall audition all applicants to see what they look like, then see what experience they have my preferences would be that they will have some experience in working on set so they know what is expected. The performance shall be natural and not over exaggerated, this is to create emotions that the audience can feel, understand or relate to how the character will be feeling.
Sound Design
Is it sfx? Operatic score? Music of time? Diegetic/non-diegetic
There will be diegetic sounds because I want to focus on the story without having to create music or a score to exaggerate the emotions in the story. To improve the sound quality I shall be looking for sound effects, re-cording sounds to put onto when editing in post production to create a real space in the film.
Editing
How are you going to put it together? Fast/slow/classic
Reference the material
I shall be editing the film in a classic way, using some long shots to show the character is lonely, and close ups to show the characters emotions when she feels alone.
Theory
Must include critical reference material, evidence research the work of drama director and theory of directing in general. Who influences you? Put your own approach to directing in the context of what has gone before.
Statement should evidence that you understand the context you are working within.
It's like a document to show crew or director of photography to understand what you want the film to look like. What your thoughts are.
Mis-en-scene
Everything the camera sees in the scene. (Placing on the stage)
Often refers to style.
Lighting, production, costume
Fish tank - great style because autentic and believable. Adrea Arnold - director
Blade Runner - great style because even thoughits set in future, it is believable
Use examples from films that exist.
Lighting and framing
DOP Light the scene and position the camera.
Camera test, script meeting, breakdown, location, set recces.
Camera test can do digital storyboard at the same time.
Lighting up a scene? - to provide the right amount of light and shadow.
Either little light or more light.
Natural light - sun or moon
Reflective light
Practicals - lamp, ceiling light, tv light
(Examination light - movable light for a scene get from b&q)
Munich - natural lighting in the background and people in the dark shows someone saying goodbye dark shadows - sad
Can be expressive adding emotion and depth.
Australia - lighting is soft sun (backlit) refelcted light to light up the people.
Dark night - lamp light reflecting off table.
Think about the time of day you are filming in so you can capture the correct amount of light.
Desert -Too much sun will still need lights to control the set up and sheets to block the sun
Red riding - chose red. Image was punchy with the coulour red.
Production Design
Refers to physical elements that camera sees in screen
Sets
Props
Called production designer - christina casali in red riding
Works with DOP to help create the look of film/programme
Art director, prop master, location scouts, set dresser, stage hands, scenic artists.
Isle of man give you some amout of tax breaks for filming in their island.
Interpret directors idea, creates complete design for physicl space. Work together to form one vision
Sometimes designing a new world e.g alien or natural world but must feel real. The audience dont question it.
Inception, Manhattan (woody allen), Metropolis, Termonator (stan winston)
Look at directors that may take a similar approach or style and colour.
Michael Mann - uses blue imagery
Buzz Lerman - heightened colours
Costume Design
Refers to clothes and outfit worn by actors in production
Red riding - Natalie Ward
Work with director to decide look of character based on script
Work with DOP creating overlook for film
'Blue is the warmest colour'
For black and white film people need to wear specific colours so the grey tones can be picked out.
Fith element - jean paul gautier
Matrix -
Real Outfits - but has to look right
Revolutionary road
Fish tank
Can help create the characters character.
Travis bickle - taxi driver
The man with no name - clint eastwood
Sean od the dead - suit of armour - wear character becomes that person
Script breakdown
Setting - time, place, location
Theme - light, colour, mood
Action - props, stunts, effects
Red riding - natural stylized surreal?
Production and costume design
Historical and accurate setting and design
Mood board referencing
References ideas and style
Anything visual - art work, clothes, colour schemes
HoD produce boards for ideas
Ridley Scott - This image is used to pitch for gladiator.
Storyboards - storyboard artist
Raiders of the lost ark
Used in all stages
Conception - used to convey concept for new project
Pre- production - plan out shots, plan what is in what scene.
Production - set up shots on the day, rough guide or back ups
Not all productions use storyboards, such as eastenders use scripts and/or shot list.
Post production - used by editors to help visualise how the director intends a scene or sequence to be constructed.
Storyboards can be done in different ways
Graphic - storyboard artist
Diagrammatical - less artistic, never give less details
Plan view - multi-camera set ups e.g chase scenes
Shot descriptions
Design shot and framesize.
Need to know language
Birds eye view/ angels perspective - looking down
Etreme long shot - alot of lanscape and small people (set up scene)
Wide/long shot - all of them some space around them
Medium shot - waist up
Close up - head and shoulders
Extreme close up - eyes (facial expressions) used sparingly mainly for size of Tv (lifestyle)
Camera movement
Tilt - tripod/handheld going up and down
Crane shot - from height and coming down without losing depth of field
Pan - one side to the other from fixed position
Tracking - move across usually on rails
Dolly - taking the camera in or out from a subject or character
Angle positions can be employed in description of shot.
Dolly zoom or tombone shot - goodfellas in canteen scene
Classic - medium two shot - two subjects on screen
Low angle - looking up at subject
High angle - from high to low - vulnerable or alone
Classic - over the shoulder ots looking at another character or point of view
Steadicam - first used in 1970's atonement
Introduce characters life and can tell a story with little dialogue.
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