In honor of filming week (not a national holiday but commemorating the first part of filming for my intro), I wanted to cover different aspects of film intro that make it an intro, and NOT A SHORT FILM. I think something that can get easily confused from doing this project is forming the video as a short film, instead of a film intro, that is not supposed to sum up everything.
As a refresher this is what i plan to do with my full opening (i already completed part one of filming…):
“2 Minutes ~ total
1st minute [aka 60 seconds] ~ high key lighting, a tad more saturation.
Black screen (voiceover)
Wide shot: on couple sitting on bench looking at each other (talking) ~
Two shot: from the back of the couple (talking)
Extreme close up: on the couple’s hand intertwined (voiceover)
Two shot: of the couple, still holding hands, comfortable position (voiceover)
Two shot: from the back of the couple (voiceover)
Wide shot: couple talking “let’s take a picture one last time..something like that” (talking)
POV shot: couple holding the phone as if they are taking the picture from that phone. (voiceover)
This is where the major transition happens from light to dark, a classic binary opposition to represent this love story. It will take some time to edit, but I think it will be worth it. After the flash , which also can represent a flash of memories (like before you pass away, but here the girl did not die but she did loose a piece of herself, basically, and she grieves over it. )
~ Camera Flash transition ~
For the second minute, the girl is seen all by herself, a significant change is the lighting, her demeanor, and her clothing. The girl holding the picture, and the messines of her room to represent the move of her boyfriend is consuming her (basically shifting her entire life). The several shots of angles are peculiar to show how she is in an unusual spot in her life right now, it is not easy to live without the one who became a part of your routine. When the girl looks at the calendar, noticing that it is valentines day, and the title pops up, it is ironic because it is clearly not a great valentines day for her.
2nd minute [aka 60 seconds] ~ low key lighting
OTS: girl holding the same picture in hand, throws picture
Mid shot: girl on computer, trying to do work, falls back
Overhead angle: falls back on bed, gets on phone, scrolls on phone
Extreme close up on certain things around the room (showing how life has changed afterwards)
Extreme close up: on phone, missed calls, not returning texts, looking at pictures of the two together
Mid shot of girl looking at calender (says valentines day with the date circled)
Wide shot w/ title over the screen; w/ a low-key boom sound: girl puts blanket overhead”
(copied from blog 21 ~ storyboard)
A discovery of mine which turned out to be where one of MY FAVORITE songs came from: Sleepless In Seattle (1993)
A discovered favorite song of mine, A Wink and a Smile, by Harry Connick Jr, is a song I would like to utilize post-production, and it just so happened that the movie I got inspiration from, after some further research, is where that song comes from.
This movie featuring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan focuses on a man Sam Baldwin, who recently lost his wife and a woman Annie Reed who feels lost in her engagement, so after some time they agree to meet on top of the Empire State building on (get this)…Valentines day! In the opening scene, it begins with Sam and his son, at a grave (assumed to be the grave of Sam’s wife, the son’s mother…this is reinforced by him saying “mommy got sick…nothing anybody can do”). What I took from this film opening was the natural lighting, the voiceover, and the dramatic codes that set up this film as a romantic drama. The mellow music and the slow zoom out and shakiness of the camera for a realistic outlook on the situation, with the pauses sets the tone of what conflict/drama there is in the film, much like with my own film intro, it sets up the feeling of love and heartbreak experienced from one person. The entire movie is ultimately more rom com, but for this opening what stood out was the drama.
Click this so you get the idea of what I’m trying to say.
I'm going to start including my schedule in every blog so you can see in real time what I get done (and don’t get done…)
So there has been some setbacks… take a look
January 18th-20th: Further blogs on idea
January 27th: blogs due
February 1st: chose filming location
February 3rd: Blogs due, reveal title of film intro
February 7th: ask Frances (again) to be in video and write the plot/dialogue [half done]
February 10th: figure out costumes, camera, and editing software (AND BLOGS DUE)
More like the 11th… (DONE)
February 14th: Get filming down for first 45 - 60 seconds of film intro
Will probably be moved to the 16th.. (DONE)
Things occurring on that day may interfere with filming
February 17th: Blogs due
February 24th: Blogs due
February 28th: Get filming done for the second half
March 1st: Save the day for any refilming needed
March 3rd: Begin editing process
March 7th: See if you have time to stop by You Media.
Marth 10th- 11th: complete CCR
March 17th - 21st: Edit CCR and finalize the film intro
References
https://notsocomplicated.com/long-distance-relationship-movies/
Sleepless in Seattle - Wikipedia
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