March Extra Blog

This month I've been working on a new script that I'm really excited about. It's a working title but it's different than any other script that I've done because I usually do something light or comedic but this script is more dark and dramatic and it's an attempt to get out of my comfort zone. The script is about two brothers that have been orphaned and the oldest brother will soon age out of the boys home that they are in. In an attempt to protect his younger brother Daniel, Brook takes his brother and runs away in order to keep what little family he has left alive. I'm going to have my mentor look at the script and see f he likes it and make a couple revisions. We will then try to storyboard and hopefully I can start casting soon.

Blog 18

1. How can you make the audience feel invested and sympathies with your character?
2. How can you make a low budget film look expensive?
3. Do you have any tips for shooting guerrilla style for some scenes?
4. How do you select your crew?
5. How can a young filmmaker become aquatinted with film equipment? (best camera to use, recording equipment, lighting etc.)
6. Why do you think independent films were so successful this last year with titles like Whiplash, Birdman and Boyhood all being contenders for best picture?
7. What is the best way to schedule a shoot?
8. How can you build a following for your film?
9. What is it like collaborate with writing or shooting?
10. What is the purpose of an AD?
11. What are the advantages of going to film school over just going straight into experience.
12. What are some of the tricks to pacing different types of scenes?
13. How can you light a moving actor?
14. What effects are best to do in front of the camera and which are better to do in post?
15. Is kickstarter a viable option or should it be stood away from? Why?
16. When should you have your music in mind for a film?
17. How can best adapt a story or book that is already out there?
18. Is starting a project more difficult or keeping the project going to the next step? Why?
19. How hard set should you be on your script before you change it based on the situation?
20. How do you keep actors that aren’t getting paid motivated?

Blog 17

1. Organize your production during the preproduction stage can save the film time and money. 

2. Break down the script - Breakibg down the script means figuring out who is in which shot/ scene, what props are needed, wardrobe and location. 

Hire good crew - hiring an organized set producer can save you a lot of time and resources. The same can be said about a first and second assistant director. 

Shooting schedule - a shooting schedule is a list of shots that will be taken in order. To be smart you want to shot all your scenes at one place in order to save the most amount of time even if they're not in chronological order

3.Connoly, Ryan. Film Riot - How to Plan a Movie Shoot! - Script Breakdowns, Schedules and Budgets -Film Fiot. YouTube. 17 Sep. 2010. Web. 16 Jan 2015

Interview 3 with Nate Peyton

4. Time is money in the world of film so you want to be able to organize the film during preproduction in order to have the film run smoothly while shooting.