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SHORT FILMSHORT FILM

Basic actions and suggestions (Proposal for a handbook)

Contribution by the students of the Film-maker Film-maker coursecourse

Città di Castello 23.04.2010

Basic actions for the production of a video

• Plot• Screenplay• Story Board• Shooting• Editing

Realisation

• Pre-production

• Production

• Post-production

PRE-PRODUCTION

• Finding the plot and setting up the script• Staff organisation • Finding locations and actors• Schedule transfers and request of authorisations

when needed• Setting up the set: set design, costumes, props• Schedule and working agenda

PRODUZIONE(PRODUCTION)

• Shooting agenda

• Shooting

• Shot check

POST-PRODUCTION

• Editing

• Sound mix

PLOT

A plot is the first sketch of a story that will become a film. The synopsis is usually dreawn up on one page.

Every story is the outcome of a traditional drama set of elements:

- Conflict- Crisis- Climax- Conclusion

SCREENPLAY

A screenplay is the backbone of a film. Writing a script should be rigorous. Its main elements are:

- Actions- Dialogues

The format of a screeplay is structured in a way that one page usually equates to one minute of screen time. In a “shooting script”, each scene is numbered & technical direction may be given

LO STORYBOARDIn questa fase è importante pensare a quello che i francesi chiamano il decoupage tecnico. Pensare cioè al tipo di inquadrature che si vogliono realizzare. Uno strumento utile per abituare i ragazzi a quella che sarà la visione reale del girato, la composizione di uno storyboard, ovvero il disegno vero e proprio di ogni singola inquadratura.

Are graphical oganizers such as a series of illustrations images displayed in sequence for the purpose of pre-visualizing a motion picture or interactive media.

SHOTS

Environment• Extreme long shot• Long shotLong shot• Medium shot• TotalTotal

People• Full figure• Cowboy Cowboy

shot/American shotshot/American shot• Close-upClose-up• DetailDetail

Long shotLong shot

Barry Lyndon (1975) - Stanley Kubrik

Full shotFull shot

Mulholland Drive (2001) – David Lynch

Cowboy shot/American shotCowboy shot/American shot

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) – Sergio Leone

Close upClose up

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) – Sergio Leone

DetailDetail

Psycho (1960) – Alfred Hitchock

CAMERA PLACEMENT

• Long take

• Land scape view

• Camera dolly

• Shot/Reverse shot

The SET

• Set design

• Lights

• Costumes

• Make Up & Hair-Styling

SCHEDULE AND SHOOTING AGENDA

• organization of shooting day

• Call sheet

• Decoupage – detailed scenes

• Location

• Crew

• Accessoires

POST-PRODUCTION

• Acquisizione del girato

• Scelta delle scene migliori

• Montaggio delle scene seguendo la sceneggiatura (Editing)

• Scelta della colonna sonora

• Finalizzazione

VISIONE DEL PRODOTTO FINITO

La visione di gruppo del prodotto ultimato servirà come feed-back del lavoro al fine di verificare se gli obiettivi prefissati sono stati raggiunti e in quale misura.

Grazie per l’attenzione

Contributo degli allievi del Corso per Film-makerFilm-maker

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