Summary
SMART Goal
My goal is to write with a flow of, something happens, but then this happens, therefore this happens, but then this happens. To create a cinematic flow to the story.
Specific- The skills that I would learn are cinematic writing and cinematic dialogue.
Measurable- The only way to keep progress of this goal is wait and see the first scene. Then I would be able to evaluate the flow.
Achievable- I may not have the writing skills to do achieve my goal but I do have writing resources and online templates.
Relevant- I am setting this goal now because we are about to make a film and before you can record at least half of the film, there needs to be a script (at least a draft).
Time-Bound- The deadline for the script would be March 18th which is 1 week from writing this so It’s pretty reasonable.
Pre-Production
Leaders in the Field
They focused a lot on defense mechanisms that the character has to keep him more closed in the box so that they would be more of a burst opening at the end. They used the different side characters to weaken these defense mechanisms to slowly open him up to his true emotions. One of the defense mechanisms is pushing away the people that are trying to help but our side characters don’t want to leave and keep pushing him to the point of breaking down. This is one of the most amazing scripts ever and a great example of releasing and rising tension.
Training Sources
- You have to find the truth within a story
- A story always has something underlined in there that shows us a hidden message
- If the director and the writer are the same person that’s how you know what the screenplay was intended to look like
- The movie doesn’t always have to be faithful to the screenplay
- Sometimes the writer wants the director to follow the script even though that’s not how it is all the time
- Don’t put a lot of shot details and specifications because the director won’t listen and do it just as good
Project Timeline
- Write post production bog post
- Brainstorm ideas for the story
- Start thinking about some scenes would fit within that story
- Write the beginning of the story and the middle
- Write the end of the story and have someone help you make final touches and edit it
- Help director with story flow during filming
- Help editor put the right clips in the right order to follow the story