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…. I’d much rather say hello.

Hello is a new adventure

(Harwell, 2018)

Figure 1 Hola Image (Google 2018)

Figure 2 Hello Splash (Google 2018)

Unit 1: Introduction to Media Processes & Technical Skills in Creative Media

Production

Unit 2: Introduction to Design & Research Skills in Creative Media Production

Unit 3: Introduction to Professional Practice in Creative Media Production

Unit 4: Critical & Contextual Awareness in Creative Media Production

WEEK 9 - CHAPTER 1

PRESENTATION OF INITIAL IDEAS FOR HELLO PROJECT

WEEK 10 - CHAPTER 2

RESEARCH FOR APPROVED IDEA AND PRE-PRODUCTION PLANNING

AND PRODUCTION APPROVAL PRESENTATION

Research plan

Here is a plan of what research I am going to undertake for my hello project.

Type of Research

Subject to be Researched

Research Question

List your Sources or the form or the method of your Research

Literature review

The work of Charlie Chaplin and other practitioners for comedies with little dialogue.

How these practitioner create comic and interesting work without the use of words?

I will watch the work and give my own analysis and opinion on how they create comedy. I will also research into other people’s opinions and critics work on the pieces of work.

Experimentation

Editing in sound effects

Do I have the skill to edit sound effects over the video?

I will take some test footage and put them into avid and practise adding the sound effects in.

Experimentation

Camera positions

How can I film with the camera under the bed looking out?

I will take several shots with the camera from under the bed and adjust the angle to see which way works best

Experimentation

Sound effects

How can I get the sound of a rat scuttling and other sound effects needed for my work?

I will take a microphone and try creating Foley sound effects using different object on different surfaces to mimic the sound of the rat’s feet. I will also work through my idea and find out what other sound I will need and experiment getting that sounding realistic.

Experimentation

Lighting

How can I position lights in my room to get good lighting?

I will take several pictures with the lights in different places and see which set up works best. I will work out weather I need to borrow lights or if I can use lights at home.

Exploration

The rat

How can I get the rat to cooperate?

I will try using treats to train him to stand on his back legs. I will take some test footage to see what angle I need to film at. I will see what teats he likes best and find the best method to get him to cooperate.

Exploration

location

How can I set up my location to my best advantage?

I will move my room around to try get a set up where I can climb across the furniture without stepping on the floor. I will also research different films that have a teenager’s bedroom as a location for ideas on set design. I will make notes on my on my set ups and what works best.

Literature review

Genre

How are other short comical videos on social media successful?

I will watch short comical videos on social media and look into why they are successful. I will study the structure and of the short films to see how I can fit all my information and story into 1 minute. I will watch videos on the creators talking about how they created their short videos. I can also find this out by looking at comments.

Target audience

Fitting genre requirements and competition.

Does my work fit the genre requirements and how the similarities and differences to the competition.

I will study my genre more and look at successful competition and see what is similar and different.

Scenario:

A girl is sitting in her bedroom on the floor doing homework when she sees a rat on the floor, she screams and jumps on the bed. She grabs a big hard backed book from next to her bed and carefully looks over the edge of the bed slowly holding the book out as if to hit the rat, but the rat isn’t there anymore. She sits up quickly and looks confused as to where it went. She then slowly leans over to look under the bed for the rat and cautiously says hello, but the rat isn’t there. She then climbs across her furniture to the desk and looks under the wardrobe and again cautiously says hello, but he isn’t there. It cuts to the rats POV and the rat comes out and cautiously says hello back. The girl screams and when she screams so does the rat. She jumps back onto the bed and the rat runs under the wardrobe.

LITERATURE REVEIW

How do comedy practitioner such as Charlie Chaplin and Rowan Atkinson create comic and interesting work with the use of little or no dialogue?

In this literature review I am going to look at the work of Charlie Chaplin, Rowan Atkinson. I am going to watch the work and give my own analysis and opinion on how they create comedy without little dialogue. Alongside my own analysis and opinion, I am going to research into critic’s work on them. Firstly, I am going to look at critics analysing Charlie Chaplin’s films then give my own opinion on why they are successful. I will then do the same for rowan Atkinson.

Charlie Chaplin was born in London in 1889 and died age 88 in Switzerland in 1977. He rose to fame in the period of silent film as a comic actor, filmmaker and composer. He is considered as the most important individual in film history due to his iconic comedic work in the film industry. Due to his talent and brilliance his work is valued worldwide, and his career spanned more than 75 years. In the era of silent film Chaplin made some very successful comic films telling stories with no dialogue. Chaplin was able to not rely on dialogue and instead use pantomime, expression and context clues to visual communicate the story to the audience. He is able to narrate the story through overdone and exaggerated gestures. Chaplin was able to this without making the action seem cartoon like. Too assist this his tramp costume is very overdone with the clown shoes, came, top hat and a moustache, this costume adds comedy by making him stand out. Chaplin quoted “failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself” (Chaplin, unknown) by overdoing and exaggerating action, gestures and costume it makes the audience laugh at him. Another way that he made people laugh was through his relatability. His films depicted political and social struggles that affected everyone, for example Modern times (1936) is a very serious socialist critique of unemployment during the great depression. By creating comedy that jokes about and faces social and political issues at the time, it makes people laugh and relax a little in a hard time. Creating this relatability people can connect with the characters and scenario. The absurdity in his films creates comedy because people will laugh if they see a tramp attempting to walk a tightrope while distracted by monkeys in the circus. People tend to laugh at things that are far from normal and things you would see every day. Chaplin’s crazy imagination allowed him to come up with odd scenarios that were so far from anything people had ever seen before and this is where he was able to create comedy without dialogue as dialogue isn’t needed to add comedy as the scene is already comic enough. When I was watching The Kid, I found that a source of comedy came through the audience knowing something before the tramp for example when the old man places the baby in the pram and the tramp walks past just as the mother comes out of the shop, the tramp is unaware of what just happened. Another comic element is how the police man keeps reappearing. Chaplin keeps the story interesting by having several storey lines connected but not together. Overall, I think Chaplin creates comedy through his absurd sequences, overdone expressions and gestures and through making a fool of himself.

Rowan Atkinson was born in January 1955 in county Durham he is an actor, comedian and screenwriter known for acting and writing the successful sitcoms Mr Bean. Atkinson first came into the picture in the BBC’S comedy sketch Not the Nine O’clock news (979-1982). Atkinson created Mr Bean which first appeared on New Year’s Day in 1990 in which several sequels have followed. Atkinson was able to create a well-loved hilarious character without the character having any dialogue. Atkinson makes Mr Bean funny through his use of physical comedy and storytelling. Atkinson is committed to over exaggerating or in some cases underplaying his reactions in situations. He is overly silly and absurd which makes audience laugh. He manages to get himself into the most unlikely situations that only a genius, hilarious imagination could have come up with. The whole exaggeration and absurdity of the whole situation is comedic because it so silly and different. Mr Bean is funny from the way he walks to the way he composes himself to his absolute loss of dignity. Most of the humour comes from comes largely from his childish absurd solutions to problems and his failure at completing what would be considered simple activities. When I watched watching the 1990 pilot episode or Mr Bean what makes him funny is how he gets himself into a mess. When he at the beach he is trying to get his trousers but doesn’t take his shoes of first. This means he gets into a huge mess when his foot gets stuck. What then proceeds to make it funnier is him smiling and nodding as if everything is fine. He is also funny by being childish, during the exam he brings out toys and coloured pens and puts them on his desk, also during church he brings out a bag of sweets and eats them because he is bored.

In conclusion I think both Atkinson and Chaplin create humour through being childish and making a fool of themselves. They both use over the top gestures and expressions which aids them without using dialogue. Both characters they play, Chaplin as the tramp and Atkinson as Mr Bean are both really weird and absurd characters and what makes them stick out even more is that all the characters around them are normal.

Experimentation and Exploration

Location

What am I going to experiment?

What worked?

What didn’t?

I am going to move furniture around in my room to create a set up where you can climb across the furniture without touching the floor. This will add humour as it is very dramatic.

figure 3 Location (Madigan B, 2018)

figure 4 Location (Madigan B, 2018)

In setting up my location I moved the furniture around, so the girl could climb across the furniture. This set up worked best because my aims were successful it also meant I could film from the corner and get the whole room in. it was also useful when filming the rat running across the room because there were only small gaps between furniture.

Figure 5 Location (Madigan B, 2018)

Figure 6 Location (Madigan B, 2018)

In my first attempt of setting up my location I found that the set up with the bed didn’t work. For me to execute my plan to have the girl looking under the bed I had to move the bed underneath. I then put some boxes and odd items of clothing under the bed to make it more realistic and visually interesting.

The rat


What worked?

I am going to experiment talking a shot from the rat’s point of view to add to the absurdity. I am going to try maybe making some whiskers out of thin wire to add to more realistic POV and to confirm we are looking from the rat’s perspective. I am going to have to experiment to see if this is possible and to see if looks realistic.

Overall, I found that the best way to film the rat was keep the camera rolling and just wait. I also after experimentation adapted my storyboard so the rat and the girl where only in one shot together. This made is easier as there was a hazard of continuity errors. I also instead of having the real rat in the shot did a POV shot and used rolled up pieces of paper to act as whiskers for the point of view.

Figure 7 video of the rat (Madigan B, 2018)

Figure 8 OTS shot of rat (Madigan B, 2018)

Figure 10 OTS shot of rat (Madigan B, 2018)

Figure 9 experimentation videos of rats POV (Madigan B, 2018)

Lighting


What worked?

What didn’t?

I am going to try using lights/ lamps from around my house and place them in my room to which way is the best way to set them up for the best lighting. I need to be aware there are minimal shadows and the light doesn’t look unnaturally artificial as it is a bedroom. I also have to assess if the light sources are efficient enough or if I need to borrow lighting. I will also need to be able to set up the lights so that when the character is moving around the room they cannot be seen.

Figure 11 lighting experimentation (Madigan B, 2018)

When setting up again up again I did it during daylight hours which was much more effective and as the sunlight doesn’t hit my window at all during the day there wasn’t any issues with silhouettes. I used lamps in my room and the main light for the light sources, so it wouldn’t stick out and could be part of the set. On the desk is a lamp with a mirror behind it and the lamp is pointed at the mirror, this acts as a fill light. To the right is a lamp shining directly at the girl acting as a key light. As the back light is the window. These three light sources complete my three-point lighting.

Figure 12 lighting experimentation (Madigan B, 2018)

In my first attempt at setting up the lighting I chose to film when I was dark and only use artificial lights. I did this so that when the girl was on the bed there wouldn’t be any difficulty with her being silhouetted. However, this did not work because there was too much shadow and it was too dark.

Sound effects


What worked?

What didn’t?

I am going to use Foley sound to create the sound effects for the rat scuttling across the floor, I am going to experiment using different material against different surfaces to create the best sound. Along with the rat I will need the sound of pages turning so I will record the sound of pages turning and see how it comes out.

When trying the get the sound of rat feet I found that using pencils on the carpet creates the right effect. It creates a little sound that I can fade into the video when the rat is scuttling about.

For the page turning it is easy to use a clapperboard and use a microphone and sync the sound with the video during editing. The same goes for the pen writing on the paper.

I attempted to follow the rat with a microphone and get the sound of his feet which was difficult because the rat doesn’t create any sound on the carpet, however I did want a sound four one of my shots

Camera positions


What worked?

What didn’t?

I am going to take a camera and take some practise shots from under the bed to see how well this works. I will also take shots with the actor looking over peering under the bed to how well this works and how I can adjust it to get the best angle.

Figure 13 under the bed shot (Madigan B, 2018)

Figure 14 under the wardrobe shot (Madigan B, 2018)

Figure 15 video from under the cupboard (Madigan B, 2018)

I found the shots from the bed and wardrobe were successful but to film from under the cupboard the easiest way was to pull the cupboard forwards and to film from behind.

I will need to add some light from under the bed because the shot came out to dark.

Target audience and genre

What is comedy genre?

Comedy is a genre who main characteristic is emphasis on humour. The genre is devised to provoke laughter, it often depicts funny characteristics and situations. Comedy is supposed to be enjoyable hilarious and light.

What is Slapstick comedy?

What is slapstick comedy: it is a style of comedy that includes, chases, collisions, tripping, falling and people doing silly things. Notable comedians who used this style of comedy are Charlie Chaplin and Rowan Atkinson. It is often used in modern day pantomime and shows like punch and Judy. It dates all the way back to 425BC, a famous play writer Aristophanes used this style to write plays for the Panathenaia festival.

Characteristics of slapstick:

· Make belief violence with odd weapons

· Absurd scenarios

· Skits and stunts

Characteristic of comedy in general:

· Exaggeration

· Observation

· Some sort of escape

· Usually a happy ending

· Comic spirit

· Physical

· Energetic

· Ludicrous characters

· Main character or comic duo

Target audience:

I think a wide audience enjoy slapstick comedy. A main target is younger generation because they are the people that tend to enjoy comedy more especially examples like pantomime. Although the target audience is more the younger generation anyone who enjoys comedies is my target audience.

Does my work fit the genre?

Fit

· Fit the slapstick characteristic of make belief violence and odd weapons, chasing the rat with the book

· Skits and stunts- climbing across furniture chasing the rat.

· Funny scenario (not everyday scenario)- finding a rat in your bedroom fits the characteristic of an unusual scenario

· The comedy writer Aristophanes in ancient Athens wrote slapstick comedies call the wasp and the bird. In these plays the chorus was narrated by animals. Although it’s not a characteristic in all slapstick comedies a lot of ancient plays did have animals that spoke.

· Exaggeration- dramatically screaming and jumping onto the furniture, then climbing across the furniture.

· Ludicrous characters- the rat talking.

Doesn’t fit

· A lot of comedies especially pantomimes have a happy ending, mine does not fit this as the ending is neither happy nor sad.

· Doesn’t have a main character or comic duo instead it has two main characters

Canterbury College Media Department

CALL SHEET Canterbury College

Production Title: The Rat

Production Group:

Day:(1.12.18) (2.12.18)

Month: December

Year: 2018

Shoot Start Time: Late morning on the 1st

Wrap Time: early afternoon on the 2nd

Location: Bedroom

Address:

Butts Green cottage

School lane

Lower Hardres

CT4 5NS

Contact Name/Tel No: Madigan Bell - 07813444405

Main Production Contacts/names

Number & e-mail

Director:

Line Producer:

1st Assistant

Director:

Assistant Producer:

3rd Assistant

Director:

Madigan Bell

Madigan

Madigan

Madigan

Madigan

Madigan

Madigan

07813444405

[email protected]

Cast

Name/Artiste

Character

Call Time

Contact No

Florence Harker

The girl

07795676998

Name

Production Role

Call Time

Contact No

Madigan

Producer

O7813444405

Madigan

Director

Madigan

Camera

Madigan

Sound

Madigan

Design

Madigan

Lighting

Deanne bell

Camera Assistant

07768007410

Madigan

Design Assistant

Madigan

Health & Safety

Nell Harker

Assistant

07507983477

Production Requirements

Location: Not relevant

Parking: Not relevant

Catering: Not relevant

Toilets: Not relevant

Props: the rat

Equipment: Camera, tripods, clapperboard, shotgun microphone.

Preliminary Schedule – Subject to change

Time

Action

DAY 1

1pm

2pm

DAY 2

9am

10am

2pm

3pm

4pm

Set up the location

Film the rat shots

Set up location

Start filming

Film with the rat

Finish filming

Review footage and plan what need doing the next day

Travel: NOT RELEVANT

Name

Travel Method

Departure time + any additional information

Return time (plus any additional information)

Risk Assessment Hazard Checklist – Filming of The Rat

Project Name

The Rat

Assessment Date

26.11.18

Assessed By

Madigan Bell

Approved By

[producer]

Locations

My House- Butts Green Cottage, Lower Hardres

Activities

Filming in my bedroom

1

INDOOR HAZARDS

5

HAZARDS ON HILLS AND MOUNTAINS

1.1

Inappropriate lighting

5.1

Slips & trips on grass, mud, rock

1.2

Temperature

5.2

River crossings

1.3

Insufficient or unsuitable space

5.3

Remote locations

1.4

Untidiness – causing trip / fire hazard

5.4

Difficult communication – weather / distance

1.5

Stairs – dark / steep / no handrail

5.5

Falling debris

1.6

Lack of fire escapes / extinguishers / procedures

5.6

Extra work imposed by terrain type / angle

1.7

Slip / trip / fall hazards

5.7

Lack of shelter

1.8

Inadequate ventilation

5.8

Separation of group members

1.9

Inhalation of dust

5.9

Getting lost

1.10

Poor surfaces for activities – slips / trips / impact

5.10

Falls from height

1.11

Electrical hazards

5.11

Extremes of weather

6

PEOPLE & ORGANISATIONAL HAZARDS

2.1

Uneven playing surface

6.1

Lack of information, training or instruction

2.2

Playing surface too hard or soft

6.2

Poor activity planning or preparation

2.3

Hard or sharp objects on pitch

6.3

Poor activity delivery or organisation

2.4

Sliding on Astroturf or tarmac

6.4

Ignorance of rules and / or procedures

2.5

Collisions / Conflict with surrounding objects or people

6.5

Unsafe behaviour or attitude

2.6

Impact from sports equipment

6.6

Lack of appropriate first aid equipment and experience

2.7

Contact sport injury

6.7

Medical conditions of participants

2.8

Personal injury – fracture / sprains / cuts

6.8

Poor safety control from group leaders

6.9

Poor safety awareness from participants

3

HAZARDS ON COASTS & COASTAL WATERS

6.11

Lack of cooperation within group

3.1

Falls from cliffs, piers, sea walls

6.12

Differing skill levels within group

3.2

Struck by falling objects from cliff

6.13

Low level of physical fitness / strength

3.3

Slips & falls on slopes / loose surfaces

6.14

Aggression between participants

3.4

Quick sand & mud

6.15

Aggression from crowd / public

3.5

Access problems due to steep angle of beach slope

6.16

Contact between participants increasing risk

3.6

Collisions between water users

3.7

Swept away by wave surges

7

EQUIPMENT AND OTHER HAZARDS

3.8

Being washed against rocks / piers

7.1

Cash handling

3.9

Low water temperatures

7.2

Transport to and from your activity

3.10

Communication problems from waves / swell / distance

7.3

Food poisoning

3.11

Struck by objects in water

7.4

Hazardous substances

3.12

Stranded by tides

7.5

Equipment with moving / hot parts

3.13

Swept away by currents

7.6

Heavy equipment

3.14

Rip tides

7.7

Electrical hazards from equipment

3.15

Longshore drift

7.8

Noise from equipment

3.16

Conflicts between beach users

7.9

Risk of trapping body / clothing in equipment

7.10

Inadequate environment for equipment operation

4

HAZARDS ON STILL / MOVING WATER

7.11

Inadequate protective equipment

4.1

Getting swept away from equipment or people

7.12

Equipment in unsuitable condition

4.2

Collision with rocks in and to sides of rivers

4.3

Striking / trapping by submerged obstacles

8

OTHER HAZARDS SPECIFIC TO YOUR ACTIVITY

4.4

Being dragged down by undertow

8.1

Filming on the Tube

4.5

Restricted or impossible access to / from water

8.2

Filming a person being hit by a car

4.6

Access problems – rescue / getting kit into water

8.3

Filming in a club

4.7

Falls from drops in level at weirs / waterfalls

8.4

4.8

Getting out of depth

8.5

4.9

Low water temperature

8.6

4.10

Separation from other people

8.7

4.11

Slips / trips on steep banks or uneven surfaces

8.8

4.12

Difficult communications

8.9

4.13

Remote locations

8.10

Risk Assessment – Filming of The Rat.

Project Name

The rat

Number of persons involved

2

Nature of Activity

Short film

Frequency of Activity

Over 2 days

Assessed By

Madigan Bell

Date

26.11.18

Approved By

[Producer]

Date

11/04/05

Hazard Ref.

Potential Effect

Existing Controls in Place

Score

Low/Medium/High

Further Controls Required?

OFFICE USE

Who By

OFFICE USE

Target date

1.7

Trip over the tripod causing injury and damage to equipment

Let people know where the tripod is and that it is a potential trip hazard

medium

Make sure that people don’t come in and out of the room whilst filming

ignore

ignore

1.7

Trip over the extension leads and cables causing injury

Wires positioned around the edge of the room to keep them out of the way

medium

Move the cable and extension leads under the furniture so they are not a trip hazard

ignore

ignore

1.7

Falling of the furniture could case injuries

Making sure that she climbs cautiously as to reduce the risk of her falling

medium

Make sure where she is climbing is clear

ignore

ignore

1.11

Rat chewing through wires could kill him and break the wires

Making sure there are minimal wires

low

Making sure there is an alternative thing to chew and keep an eye on him

ignore

ignore

REMOTE SURVEY CHECKLIST

LOCATION RECCE Canterbury College

Date of Survey

26.11.18

Location

My bedroom

Day of Shoot

Saturday and Sunday the 1st and 2nd

Time of Shoot

Late morning early afternoon

Production Contact

07813444405

Power Available

Quantity

2 plug sockets used for the lamps and the main light in the room

Extension Cords

2 extension cords used for the lamps

1 meter

AC Outlets

Quantity

2 AC outlets

Reflection Interferences

Reflection on the glass from the window

Reflection on the mirror

Obstructions blocking camera view

non

Sprinkler System

non

Sun Location

Not relevant

View from inside looking out

View of a tree

External Surroundings (noise interference)

Owls

Horses

Machines and farm vehicles

Type of Floor

Carpet

Type of Wallcovering

Paint

Ceiling Height

Width of hallways

non

Width of Doors – for room dimensions, door and window locations (see attached diagram)

Permits/Clearances

Police

Parking

Fire Dept.

Names of Contacts for Permits/Clearances

Not relevant

Special Props Needed

A rat

External Filming – Traffic Noise

Not relevant

External Filming – Source of Power available?

Not relevant

External Filming – road access/parking

Not relevant

External Filming – public interference

Not relevant

Any Additional Location Specific Information/Observation

Not relevant

Project Proposal

Candidate Name

Madigan Bell

Pathway

Project Title

The Rat

Section 1 : Rationale (approx. 100 words) Minimum 90 Maximum 110

My project is about a teenage girl spotting a rat on her bedroom floor and freaking out, them dramatically climbing across her furniture looking for the rat. My main interest in this project is too provoke comedy and humour, I am interested in making people laugh. I am also passionate about animals and I am interested in showing people that not all rats live in gutters and are uncivilised. It is vital for my audience to understand that my film is a comedy. It’s important that my project is light-hearted, humorous, and different as this will help to capture the audience.

Summarise your progress and achievements through the first 4 units of the qualifications.

Section 2 : Project Concept (approx. 200 words) Minimum 180 Maximum 220

My media format is a 1 minute short film. My aim is to make people laugh, I am trying to achieve slapstick comedy. My aim is to make the short film 1 minute long. My influencers are Charlie Chaplin for his work making and acting in silent comedy films and Rowan Atkinson on his work in Mr Bean. I like how both achieve comedy without dialogue through over dramatic and absurd gestures and stunts. I will conduct a literature review looking at both Chaplin and Atkinson, I will focus on their techniques on how they create comedy without dialogue. I will also conduct experiments and exploration tasks on camera position sand sound effects to see if I can achieve my aims. I will try experimenting with rat to see what the best way to work with him is. My target audience is anyone who enjoys comedy, especially slapstick comedy, the target audience for this genre is predominantly the younger generation. My role in the film will be to write, direct, produce and edit the film. My technical requirements are a tripod and camera. I will not need lights as I am going to use the light from lamps around the room and natural light from the window so it fits in with the set. I will need a shotgun microphone to record the sound effects of the rat and other small sounds.

Section 3 : Evaluation (approx. 50 words) Minimum 45- Maximum 55

I will use my production diary to keep a progress checker to display my targets for each of the two days I intend to film overt then review my progress at the end of the day. I will record the decisions I made and the changes I have made to my decision during filming.

Proposed Research Sources and Bibliography (Harvard Format)

LITERATURE REVIEW

Unknown, 2018. En.wikipedia.org. [Online]

Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Chaplin

[Accessed 20 November 2018].

Caitlin Walker, 2016. Dc.etcu.edu. [Online]

Available at: https://dc.etsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1367&context=honors


Unknown, Unknown. Tvropes.org. [Online]

Available at: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NoDialogueEpisode


Janet Ruth Heller, 2018. www.janetruthheller.com. [Online]

Available at: https://www.janetruthheller.com/a-review-of-charlie-chaplins-film-modern-times/



Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rowan_Atkinson



Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Bean_(character)

[Accessed 21 November 2018]

TARGET AUDUIENCE

Laura Girgzdyte, 2015. www.prezi.com. [Online]

Available at: https://prezi.com/y7v7wrpw77wd/movie-genres-characteristic-features-of-the-comedy-genre/


Unknown, 2018. en.wikipedia.org. [Online]

Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slapstick


Unknown, 2018. www.britannica.com. [Online]

Available at: https://www.britannica.com/art/slapstick-comedy


Unknown, 2018. English.tutorvista.com. [Online]

Available at: https://english.tutorvista.com/literary-response/comedy.html


Daniel Dercksen, 2015. Writingstudio.co.za. [Online]

Available at: https://writingstudio.co.za/what-type-of-story-are-you-writing/


THE RAT- Shooting script

Location – Bedroom

Storyboard

Shot No.

Action

Dialogue / Commentary

1

Medium close up in front of the book capturing the page turning.

Make the shot symmetrical and have the book perfectly fit to frame with no background in view.

Sound of page turning.

2

Close up of Florence’s hand writing on the page

Sound of the pencil against the page.

3

Establishing shot showing what the girl is doing and her location

4

POV shot of the rat from under the wardrobe

Can see the Girl siting on the floor

5

Panning shot of rat

The rat runs across the floor from the cupboard to behind the bed.

6

Close up

The rat peers around the corner of the bed

7

Long shot

Flo and the rat are in frame, Flo sees the rat

8

Close up of the rat

Close of the rat seeing Flo has noticed him- rat looking up.

9

Close up of Flo’s face

Flo has noticed the rat and looks shocked.

10

Close up of rat

The camera cuts back the rat still looking up

11

Close up of Flo’s face

Cuts back to Flo’s face- she screams.

12

Long shot

Flo jumps up onto the bed, looks to her right, looks to her left, sees the book and picks it up and gingerly leans forward over the bed holding the book out front.

13

Low angle shot

Shooting from the floor looking up at the bed Flo comes into shot looking over at where the rat was holding the book out as if to drop it on the rat. Not seeing the rat she leans back out of view.

14

Medium close up

Flo sitting back on the bed looking confused as to where the rat went.

15

Medium close up

Shot from under the bed Flo hangs upside down to look under the bed.

16

Medium shot

Flo looking around the room

17

Long shot

Flo climbs across the bed onto the desk still holding the book.

18

Close up

Shot from under the wardrobe

19

Long shot

Shot from the doorway looking towards Flo sitting on the desk

20

Over the shoulder Long shot

Over the shoulder from the rat looking at Flo, says hello, Flo screams and jumps back onto the bed and the rat runs away.

Storyboard

Synopsis: My project is a short film in the genre of comedy more specifically slapstick comedy. It is a about a girl spotting a rat on her bedroom floor and being very over dramatic about it. At the end the rat says hello which makes the girl scream and the rat also screams.

Treatment:

Shot no.

Picture

Shot type

Description

1

Figure 16 turning page (Madigan B, 2018)

Medium close up

The shot is symmetrical and the book perfectly fits the frame. There is writing on both pages. The page then turns over in which the left hand side is blank and the right hand side has writing on it. The only sound in this shot is the sound of the page turning which will need to be captured on a shotgun microphone and synced in editing. Flo’s hand will then move into shot holding a pencil. Just before she puts her hand down it cuts.

2

Figure 17 close up writing (Madigan B, 2018)

Close up

The camera then goes to a high angle shot above her hand and she puts her hand down on the page and starts writing. The only sound in this shot is the sound of a pencil against the paper which again will have to be captured on a shotgun microphone and synced in editing.

3

Figure 18 establishing shot (Madigan B, 2018)

Establishing shot

The camera will then go to an establishing shot showing Flo doing her homework in her room. The camera will be about eyelevel with Florence but she will be looking down at the page still writing.

4

Figure 19 rat POV (Madigan B, 2018)

POV medium close up

I will then film from under the cupboard looking out at the girl as the rats POV. We will be able to see the girl from her stomach down sitting doing her homework. To show it is the rats POV I will use rolled up pieces of paper on front of the camera out of focus acting as whiskers. To also show it’s the POV I will intensify the noises from the writing on the page I will also do this using a shotgun microphone.

5

Panning shot

The camera will then pan along with the rat running from the cupboard to behind the bed.

6

Medium close up

The camera will be placed adjacent to the bed and the rat will appear around the corner.

7

Figure 20 Long shot (Madigan B, 2018)

Long shot

Both the rat and Florence are in frame. The rat is on the floor to Florence’s right, Florence hasn’t noticed the rat yet, and Flo is still sitting and doing her homework.

8

Close up of the rat

Close up of the rat looking up at Flo

9

Figure 21 shocked close up (Madigan B, 2018)

Close up of Flo

Flo turns and notices the rat and she sits there looking shocked at the rat.

10

Close up of the rat

Cuts back to a close up of the rat still standing there looking up at the camera

11

Figure 22 screaming (Madigan B, 2018)

Close up of Flo

Cuts back to Florence staring shocked at the rat, she screams

12

Figure 23 Flo looking around and grabbing the book (Madigan B, 2018)

Long shot

Long shot of Florence screaming at the rat, she jumps up into the bed as the rat runs away. When on the bed she looks her right, then left and notices the book and picks it up as a weapon against the rat. She then pauses for a minute and slowly leans to look over the edge of the bed

13

Figure 24 Flo Leaning over the bed (Madigan B, 2018)

Low angle medium close up

Taking the shot lying on the floor next to the bed, looking up at the ceiling. Flo leans over holding the book out looking for the rat, not seeing the rat she leans back out of view.

14

Figure 25 looking confused and leaning out of frame (Madigan B, 2018)

Medium close up

Camera on Flo’s face, she looks confused as to where the rat went. She then leans to her left out of frame

15

Figure 26 Flo looking under the bed (Madigan B, 2018)

Medium close up

Shot from under the bed, Flo leans upside down to look under the bed. Under the bed is an item of clothing which will be out of focus in the foreground.

16

Figure 27 Looking Round for rat (Madigan B, 2018)

Medium shot

Flo looking left and right around her for the rat.

17

Figure 28 Climbing across furniture (Madigan B, 2018)

Long shot

Shot taken from the door watching Flo climb across the bed with the book onto the desk and lean over to look under the wardrobe. The camera will pan slightly as she climbs across the furniture to keep her in shot.

18

Figure 29 Looking under the wardrobe (Madigan B, 2018)

Close up

Filming from the side of the wardrobe underneath. Flo comes into frame upside down looking under the wardrobe and frowns as the rat isn’t there.

19

Long shot

Long shot from behind the jacket in the corner as Flo sits up back on the desk looking around

20

Over the shoulder long shot

The rat then walks into frame from behind the camera and stands on his back legs looking at Flo, he then says HELLO, Flo sharply turns to look at him screams and jumps back onto the bed, the rat screams as well as runs back behind the camera.

WEEK 11 – CHAPTER 3

PRODUCTION OF YOUR PROJECT


POST PRODUCTION OF YOUR PROJECT


EVALUATION

BIBLIOGRAPHY

LITERATURE REVIEW


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