Student Ambassador

Today I worked as a videographer for UCA at a conference in London. Throughout this I learned how to work in a very busy environment where I had to work around other people. I also got to meet Martin Smith one of the people who invested the money to make movies such as Avatar, Die hard 4.0 to name a view which was a great opportunity for me. 

STORY TELLING UNIT: "The Meeting" Trailer

STORY TELLING UNIT: "The Meeting" Filming day 2

Today was the 2nd and final day of filming. It was originally meant to be shot on location at The Deaf Cat but after arriving at the cafe it was too noisy to get any good audio to go along with the video, so I had to make a decision on the spot to keep the shoot going. I decided to take the shoot outdoors to a park in Rochester and do the exact same scenes there as I had planed in the cafe. This change actually worked out a lot better for the film as it sounds and looks a lot better than the cafe did.  I am confident in myself that I made the right decision for the film. I couldn't have finished this film if it wasn't for Jennie Douglas , Francesca Goodman, Craig Voller , Bella Clairmont and Brandon Henry. They did a great job in acting and crewing the shoot and made my job of directing and camera operator a lot smother. I am now looking forward to editing my trailer and also making the final short film. 

STORY TELLING UNIT: "The Meeting" Filming day 1

The fist day of filming went to a a great start I got through all my scenes set in the flat done. I set up all the scenes with the lighting and for the sound. I had some help from a couple of my friends to do clapper board, sound op and set design. I used the Samsung NX11 and the ZOOM H1 to film and get professional sound for my film. Everything went as I had planned I did a couple extra things that weren't on my script and got more angles than I had done on my storyboard which was a massive learning step. I got my actors to sign an Actor Release form which I wrote and I will put the unsigned form on here as a reference. I am looking forward to filming on location at the Deaf Cat in Rochester to get my last couple of scenes.

STORY TELLING UNIT: "The Meeting" character mood board

This is the costume mood board for Eli

The costume mood board for Alexis

STORY TELLING UNIT: "Spaced" pitch

A depressed young man and a quirky girl in their twenties cross paths resulting in a shocking twist involving their past.

STORY TELLING UNIT: "The Meeting" Synopsis

“The Meeting” will be a ten minute short film set in present day Rochester and will be based around a meeting of ELI and ALEXIS, two completely different people which results in their pasts colliding.

“The Meeting” begins with Eli a young man in the heart of the recession; unable to get a job and struggling to pay his bills and his rent he finds rescue at the bottom of the bottle. He wakes in his bed with no recollection of how he got home or in bed for that matter. He finds a note saying “You’re welcome” which adds to the mystery. Hung-over he goes to a café and a girl in a pink hat catches his eye. Unable to recall where he knows this girl from he sits alone in the café until she walks over to Eli and is taken shocked when she finds out he cannot remember her. She introduces herself as Alexis. She is a free spirit in her early twenties and a happy, fun loving, quirky and impulsive individual who would do anything to help anyone.

Throughout their meeting Eli and Alexis talk about how she helped him home the night before and tell each other stories about their lives and their past. Such as Eli looking for work, Alexis’ car crash she was involved in when she was younger and Eli’s relationship with his parents. Eli builds up the courage to ask for Alexis’ phone number.  

Later in the day Eli decides to face the feelings he has for Alexis. He finally calls her after numerous fights with himself. After an alcohol filled night together their true feelings come out about each other and a dark secret from Elis past slips out which collides their lives together in a shocking twist.

 “The Meeting” will be aimed at an audience of fifteen to late twenty year olds. The short film will incorporate different genres such as drama and romance. The overall theme of the story is that honesty is the best policy. 

ITV WORK EXPERIENCE

On Friday I did my first work experience for ITV working behind the scenes as a cable basher and runner. I got to see how the tv show was shot and made and also gained so much information that I will take with me into my future career. I am so grateful for the opportunity to work on the show and I hope to get the chance again in the future.

STORY TELLING UNIT: "The Meeting" storyboard

Today I finished my storyboard for the first five pages of my script. It was challenging to begin with but I got their in the end. 
I am almost ready to begin shooting my film, all that is left is to confirm my female actress for the role of Alexis. I have both locations confirmed for filming and all the equipment ready. 
I cant wait to get filming and start my first short film.

STORY TELLING UNIT: Storyboards

I have done the 2nd draft of my script and I have now started drawing out my storyboard. I learned a lot about them in our lecture we had with Simon and this helped me understand how to do my own for my story. I also learned a lot about the camera descriptions and movements to write under the storyboard.

STORY TELLING UNIT: "Soft" Trailer

Over the last two day We had to make a trailer on Final Cut Pro for the short film "Soft" I was paired with Dave. I think we where a great team and worked very well together.  Below is our trailer.