PODCAST 6 review of jogging scene, 2 upcoming shoots, eval qs

In this week podcast we discuss:

• review of the jogging scene we filmed/edited over Christmas 
• plans for shoot of hospital scene today
• plans for tennis and packing scene reshoots on Sunday
• initial brainstorming for creative ways of answering the evaluation questions

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BTS DIRECTING sample scene 3, jogging and car crash

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SAMPLE SCENE 3 better jogging and car crash

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For this sample scene I included:

• diegetic sound
• I would like to recreate a similar background music I have used in this sample scene (maybe using garage band + a tutorial video)
• natural lighting
• shaky/handheld shots which you find in social realist movies like Tyrannosaur
• tracking shot to signify Tanay is the central protagonist
• Extreme Long Shot
• Close Up
• Long Shot
• Tilting/Panning shot
• it was filmed handheld form a car
• the panting is Foley sound found on the website freesound (copyright free) because the noise from the car and wind made the audio form the clips unusable

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FEEDBACK

• include titles
• there is shading at the top of the frame in the first shot form where the top of the car window is
• include more takes of Tanay running (shot variety, static shots etc.)
• shots of his feet, POV shots, in front/behind etc.
• the image is blurry/pixelated
• the drumbeat sounds like muffled ambient sound, not a drum
• the patch on the arm of the jacket (the jacket in general) doesn't fit - make the character more clear through costume/set dressing
• can create a character that seems careless
• person in business clothes, holding briefcase, papers full, fumbling for key, coffee and on phone - busy, stressed and distracted, likely to be in an accident 
• body language, costume, do not necessarily have to see a face
• would add to verisimilitude 
• be more careful with where/when sad music plays
• there's no real buildup to the climactic car crash
• get frontal OTS shot of the car coming up 
• Tanay could be listening to music - explanation as to why he doesn't heat the car (and would add more verisimilitude)
• the sound - theres the sound of glass shattering but then theres no damage to the car
• we didn't inlaced a shot of Tanay lying on the ground and smoke coming out of thecae because it seemed unrealistic and looked silly
• remove glass shattering sound
• The bleak deep field of focus for the tilting down shot works to show the trees, but shallow field of focus would work better afterwards (don't want be cutting between shots with different fields of focus too much)

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PLAN FOR SHOOT jogging and car crash

(SAM'S WORK)
Casting
Samuel Lau
Driver of the car
He is needed from 15:15 - 16:45

Tanay Saigal
Professional Tennis player/protagonist, Jogger who gets hit by the car
He is needed from 15:15 - 16:45

Location
Setting: Forest in Cents
Date: 
17/11/18 First sample scene (lack of verisimilitude, lack of shot variety)
03/01/19 Poor image quality, mistake in set dressing and lack of shot variety
15/01/19 Tanay unable to come
23/01/19 ''
03/02/19 ''
05/02/19 Sam fell ill and we couldn't find a new cast member who could drive in time
Time: 15:15 - 16:45

Equipment

• Sony A58 x2
• GoPro
• accessories for the GoPro
• tripod
• dolly

Props

• Car
• Water Bottle
• Smartphone
• Headphones (white, apple)
• set dressing for car
• fast food wrappers (subway)
• bank statement/bill
• bar wrappers
• coat in back seat

Costume

Tanay:

• Jumper, warm, practical
• jogging trousers
• headphones
• trainers
• white socks

Driver:

• business clothes, smart
• pin striped blue shirt
• black blazer
• blue tie
• ID card
• pen in pocket
• coffee cup in hand (Starbucks to go)
• briefcase 
• papers in hand
• plastic wallets/folders (plain colours - blue/black/red)
• car keys
• work shoes (black leather)
• black socks
• belt (black, simple, business)
• phone with contact set to "office"

Dialogue

Driver says mild cuss as the coffee drops ("crap")

Shots

• LS, tracking shot of Tanay jogging with hood up
• shot of Tanay stopping to breathe and removing hood (he has headphones in)
• OTS shot of Tanay taking out smartphone to change song
• CU of his feet running (and hitting ground so we can do an almost match cut with the suitcase)
• try an get a match cut of him drinking water
• Wiping sweat (same as training scene)
• MLS of driver walking towards car (holding coffee to go, briefcase, folder, phone) in font of coffee place or business offices
• MCU of coffee falling
• CU HA of coffee hitting the ground and splashing 
• MCU of driver getting in car
• ECU turning the car on 
• a shot from inside the car
• clumsily throwing things onto car seat
• Over the shoulder shot of driver looking for water bottle
• Shot from outside the car (Passenger seat, camera out the window) of Tanay crossing the street
• CU of Tanay's face when he sees the car approaching
• Shot of phone screen lighting up in car with "office" as contact name
• MCU from inside the car of driver fumbling for phone, Tanay is seen running up ahead through the windshield