5.25 - Shot Lists and Storyboards

Warm-Up

POTD

VOTD:

genre convention - A genre convention is a typical or standard plot, character, setting, icon, theme, or effect in a genre story.

QOTD:

What makes a comedy a comedy? What makes a horror movie a horror movie? A Western a Western? Most films observe "genre conventions," what genre was "The Cross?" What is you favorite genre of film? Think of at least one example of a genre convention you have noticed in other films of this genre.

Creating our own shot list with beats and objectives (continued)
As a class develop a shot list together. Adapted from Mamet’s, On Directing.
1. We will need one note taker
2. We will need one board writer
3. We will need everyone’s participation

Shot-list to a Storyboard
Use the paper storyboards to illustrate the shot list we created.

Using Storyboards Effectively
Cut your storyboard up into its panels (one sheet has 6 panels). Group these panels by similar shots and angles. For instance, if shot #2 and shot #9 are close-ups of the protagonist's hands, we can shoot those two shots one after another without setting up the camera at a new position.

Film in groups of 3 (or, view "The Cross" depending on time.)
1. organizer/director/producer (in charge of determining the order of shots and what is necessary in each shot)
2. camera
3. actor

Uploading to your servers
Every person in your group needs to have a copy of the clips for editing before next class.