Our group came up with a few pitches for our project: Pitch 1: A little girl's imagination gets out of hand one afternoon. Pitch 2: A girl is doing homework when suddenly she finds a mysterious note left in her book for her. Pitch 3: A young mom is driving to pick up her son from school, when out of the blue and friend from her past comes her way. Pitch one is an ideal one for our group, as it can involve girl characters, and our group has four girls. This leaves us options for us to have someone to film, which is good so we don't have to go out of our way to find another cameraman. This, along with the fact that the wording allows for wiggle room, is a pro to pitch 1. However, we would have to take extra steps to find a little girl to play one of the parts, which adds a bit of a challenge, but I think our group is up for that. Pitch 2 is also a reasonable pitch for our group, because we can have one of us acting and the rest of us tackling other responsibilities. Howe...
We watched a video about making short films. They say that when writing, we need to keep in mind what we can pull off. We shouldn't write in things that we cannot create for our film. In other words, anything too expensive we should not use in the film. They also say that the theme should guide the story. Whatever we want out of the story should be kept in mind while writing. They also say that with stories where we want the audience to be surprised, go against our first idea. This way the obvious idea will not be given and they will be legitimately surprised by things. They emphasize that casting the right people is very important. They need to be able to look the part. They need to fit the character too. This will not be a problem for my group. We will have a member of our group play the main characters and we are confident our members can do so well. They also emphasize that sound is very important to capture dialogue and noises well. Our story will have important sounds. ...
This film was very enjoyable. It observes the theme of home in a sense. It touches on coping with the loss of a lifestyle and home. He loves his home and accepts that he must move on. The plot is about Nego, the main character, who lives and works on a farm. He is told that the farm is being sold. He has to cope with his home being taken out from under him. But also, he has grown to love his work on the farm. This is a significant loss to him. The film comes full circle with him bathing in the water near the farm. This symbolizes his acceptance. He understands he must move on. The camera work is interesting. It mainly cycles between handheld and far-shot still frame for long periods of time. The lighting is interesting too. The characters are kept very illuminated, even in the night. It fits the genre's character focused theme. Much of the story focuses on the setting too, showing the beautiful surroundings and highlighting the peaceful noises of nature. Music plays a roll too, wi...
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