Ink: Nirvana of the Mind Body and Soul

DECEMBER 6, 2017

INK: NIRVANA OF THE MIND, BODY AND SOUL CONCEPT WORD: JOY SVERRISDOTTIR, ANNA MARGRET JMC 2644 Professor Lynn Franklin and Ken Fischer

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TREATMENT TITLE: Ink: Nirvana of the mind, body, and soul

CONCEPT WORD: Joy

INCORPIRATION OF WORD WITH PROJECT: In an ever-changing environment, such as Oklahoma, where tattooing only recently became legal (Nov 2006), I wanted to explore why people get tattoos. For many the reason is selfexpression, gaining more self-esteem or reminders of a loved one or an experience. For others it boils down to the appreciation of the art or the pure joy of having a piece of art on their bodies.

FRAMEWORK: Documentary

LOG LINE: The view from industry professionals as well as tattoo collectors on the stigma, acceptance and reasons for getting tattooed and tattooing is explored through interviews and the process of receiving a tattoo.

TREATMENT: The documentary will concentrate on both industry professionals view on the community as well as the perspective of tattoo collectors, on receiving tattoos and living with them. We start out in Studio Ink, where we meet Jimmy Nation, a tattoo artist from Oklahoma. Throughout the process of him tattooing, interviews, with him, other professionals at the studio and tattoo collectors that have no ties to the industry will be weaved in. In these interviews we will get to know why these professionals chose their career, their view on the community that surrounds tattooing, the stigma they may have felt and the acceptance it gave them towards themselves.

From the non-professionals we will hear a similar story, but from another perspective, why they get tattooed and the stigma or acceptance they may have found met them from themselves or others.

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PREPRODUCTION SHOT BREAKDOWN: Extreme close ups -

Tattoo needle on skin, applying color and outlining

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Cleaning ink of skin

Close up’s -

Interviewers tattoo’s

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Jimmy’s face while tattooing

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interviews

Medium shots -

Over the shoulder shots of both Jimmy and the canvas

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Wide shots of tattooing

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Outside the studio

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Inside the studio – during art walk and during the tattooing

PRODUCTION SCHEDULE: 10th of November, 6pm – 8pm Studio Ink Jimmy Nation’s art exhibition for 2nd Friday art walk.

B-roll of art on walls and possibly of people walking around.

11th of November, 3pm – 9pm Studio Ink Jimmy Nation tattooing Interviews with Brent Hedgespeth, piercer, and Jonathon Fowler, tattoo apprentice on their experiences with the body modification industry.

Possibly interview with the individual getting tattooed.

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21st of November, 12pm – 1pm Studio Ink Interview with Jimmy on his experiences with the body modification industry.

4th of December, 5pm – 8pm Headington College OU Interviews with tattooed individuals on their experiences on tattooing, the stigma and acceptance.

LOCATIONS: Studio Ink 220 E Main St, Norman, OK, 73069

Headington College OU 200 W Lindsey St, Norman, OK, 73072

LOCATION SCOUTING: Studio Ink -

White fluorescent lights in the tattoo space.

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Lighting in lobby is not adequate for interviews, will need additional lighting, Key light or backlight can be provided by the large window if interview is shot during the day.

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Power outlets are available for lighting kits.

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Sounds: bell when the door opens, people talking in the background, phone ringing, music is usually played.

Headington College OU, Game Room, 1st floor -

Lamps that can be moved around in the location

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Mute colors of furniture

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Power outlets available for lighting kits.

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Sounds: people walking and talking, pool table, grand piano.

Permission has been acquired from all locations.

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EQUIPMENT: -

2 cameras.

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1 tripod.

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Lighting kit (LED’s and reflector) or 3 light kit.

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Audio recorders: 2 lavalier mics, possibly a boom.

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Tascam.

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Batteries for all equipment.

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Memory cards for all equipment.

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Computer and hard drive for back up of footage on location.

FIELD LOG: See post production

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Working Title: Ink: Nirvana of the mind, body and soul Concept word: Joy

Producer and Director: Anna Margrét Sverrisdóttir JMC-2044-012 Professors: Lynn Franklin and Ken Fischer

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Video

Audio

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Fade up on close up of Montana speaking

People ask me why I harm my body I feel like your body is a temple you can design it

Title card:

however you want.

INK Nirvana of the mind, body and soul

Music Fades up

Medium shot – tilt: B-roll of Jimmy getting

Music fades down

ready to tattoo.

Close up: interview with Jimmy at his work

I still feel like a lot of people see a heavily

station.

tattooed person and just see like a complete

Lower Third:

dirt bag or whatever.

Jimmy W Nation Jr. Tattoo artist

But that's like way less now because there's so many people that get tattooed like it's like everyone knows someone with a tattoo. It's like almost 90 percent of people in this country have one tattoo.

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Video

Audio

Close up: B-roll of Jimmy tattooing

NAT_sound of needle

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It started out as something that was that I just Close up: Interview with Brent

liked, that I saw that other people had it so I was kind of curious about it and when I was

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younger I had a problem with self-confidence

Bren Hedgespeth

and so I found the more I got pieced the more

Piercer

confidence it gave me, the more confident I became. I will add more things eventually, but

Close up: B-roll of Tattooing

most of that will just be changing out jewelry and getting more tattoo work.

Close up: B-roll of Tattooing I love piercings, I love tattoos, I love the Close up: interview with Jonathon

culture, and everything about it. And

Lower Third: Jonathon Fowler Tattoo apprentice

Close up: B-roll of Tattooing

I am really looking forward to that, as somebody going into the field, to be a part of Close up: interview with Jonathon

that.

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Close up: B-roll of Tattooing

Audio

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I got a tattoo because I'm not very artistic I can't draw

Close up: Interview with Ryan Lower Third: Ryan Palmer Tattoo Collector I can't paint so I needed some kind of outlet.

Close up: Ryan’s Tattoo

Close up: Interview with Ryan

Close up: interview with Max

I'm really into just like visual art kind of like

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drawings or paintings and I think it's cool that

Max Ferguson

you get to have them permanently on yourself.

Tattoo Collector

One of my friends started taking me a lot more seriously because I portray myself as punk rock

Close up: Max’s tattoo’s

and she always thought it was a phase. But then when I started getting tattoos she was

Close up: Max’s tattoo’s

like.

Close up: Max’s tattoo’s Oh my god like you're actually doing this for real and I was like yeah this is me.

Close up: interview with Max

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Close up: interview with Montana

I felt like it was a way of self-expression other

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than drawing I used too doodle a lot. but I

Montana Harris

bought my. I actually drew this one and I

Tattoo Collector

wanted to put it on me in a way of showing people that.

Close up – tilt: Montana’s tattoo

I don't just easy to express yourself. So that's why I did that.

Close up: interview with Montana

Close up: Interview with Azden

I got tattooed because I like the art of it. And

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so I just got something small and hidden

Azden Randle

because I just wanted to see how it was before

Tattoo Collector

I got something big.

Close up: Azden’s tattoo Close up – freeze frame: Azden’s tattoo

So nobody really knows about it unless I tell Close up: Interview with Azden

them about it because it's so hidden. But my mom thinks I'm dumb but she has tattoo's she just thinks that the tattoo is dumb.

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Close up: interview with Kevin

It does increase my times of random people coming up to me and literally grabbing my arm

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and doing stuff like that. Like literally Saturday I was just like oh I like that I'm like ok thanks.

Kevin Tudor

And then keep going on and they're like wow I have to take a picture of it and I was like I

Tattoo Collector

guess you do. I don't know why but definitely if I'm around any older people there are like not really they will just be kind of snarky and passive aggressive about it especially if I am around my family.

Close up: Anna’s tatto’s I wanted a constant reminder that things that I Lower Third:

have gone through are not necessarily things that will define me. But others that I have

Anna Margret Sverrisdottir

gotten have not been as meaningful.

Now I just do it because I enjoy it. It is slightly

Tattoo Collector

addictive and I think they look beautiful.

Laughter

Close up: interview with Anna

I think the tattoo community is really really Close up: interview with Max

really cool. I've never met a tattoo artist that I haven't liked. They're all super friendly.

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Close up: interview with Max And I don’t know I just I like the way that they Fade up credits:

are able to take other people's ideas and put

Directed by Anna Margret Sverrisdottir

them into a drawing that will go permanently

Music by Mason Ross Hayes

on someone's skin.

Video and sound technicians Anna Margrét Sverrisdóttir

Fade up music

Avery Simon Keith Oler Interviewees in order of appearance Montana Harris Jimmy W Nation Jr. Brent Hedgespeth Jonathon Fowler Ryan Palmer Max Ferguson Azden Randle Kevin Tudor Anna Margret Sverrisdottir Special thanks to Gaylord College OU Headington College OU Rebecca Franklin Ryan Palmer Studio Ink

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PRODUCTION

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POST PRODUCTION SHOT LOG: 10th of November, 6pm – 8pm MVI_3199 – 6.01-6.02pm – shot of art on walls in the studio – quality 4

11th of November, 3pm – 9pm MVI_3237 – 4.30-4.38 – shot of Jimmy drawing, over the shoulder – quality 5 MVI_3283 – 4.40-4.42 – shot of Jimmy drawing, over the shoulder – quality 5 MVI_3240 – 4.50-5.02 – Interview with Brent – quality 5 MVI_3243 – 5.13-5.14 – Jimmy behind workbench, sign in focus – quality 4 MVI_3244 – 5.18-5.20 – Stencil being placed – quality 3 MVI_3245 – 5.27 – 5.39 – Jimmy getting ready – quality 5 MVI_3247 – 5.54-5.57 – First lines – quality 4 MVI_3251 – 5.59-6.02 – extreme close up, linework – quality 5 DSC_6392 – 6.00-6.02 – shot of Jimmy’s poster, from right – quality 3 DSC_6396 – 6.05-6.06 – Shot of Jimmy’s poster, head on – quality 4 MVI_3252 – 6.05-6.08 – Close up of linework being completed, first round – quality 5 DSC_6401 – 6.17-6.18 – Shot of color being added to the tattoo, head on – quality 4 MVI_3259 – 6.23-6.28 – Green color being added, from right – quality 5 DSC_6402 – 6.24-6.27 – shot of tattooing of color, head on – quality 5 MVI_3265 – 6.51-6.54 – Red color being added, from left – quality 4 MVI_3266 – 7.03-7.07 – Sign outside and walk in – quality 4 MVI_3267 – 7.39-7.42 – pink being added – quality 5 MVI_3269 – 7.50-7.54 – pink being added, left – quality 5 MVI_3270 – 7.55-7.59 – pink being added, right – quality 5 DSC_6399 – 8.00-8.03 – Shot of sign outside – quality 5 13

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MVI_3272 – 8.18-8.24 – highlights – quality 5 MVI_3273 – 8.30-8.35 – interview with Jonathon – quality 4 MVI_3274 – 8.36-8.39 – interview with Jonathon, continued – quality 4

21st of November, 12pm – 1pm MVI_3359 – 12.35-12.42 – interview with Jimmy – quality 4 MVI_3360 – 12.48-12.53 – interview with Jimmy, continued – quality 4

4th of December, 5pm – 8pm MVI_3366 – 5.35-5.38 – interview with Kevin – quality 4 MVI_3375 – 6.00-6.02 – interview with Ryan – quality 5 MVI_3377 – 6.05-6.07 – interview with Anna – quality 3 MVI_3378 – 6.23-6.25 – interview with Montana – quality 5 MVI_3380 – 6.26-6.27 – Montana’s tattoo – quality 5 MVI_3381 – 7.03-7.07 – interview with Max – quality 5 MVI_3382 – 7.11-7.12 – interview with Azden – quality 4 MVI_3384 – 7.20-7.21 – Max’s thigh tattoo – quality 4 MVI_3385 – 7.22-7.23 – Azden’s tattoo – quality 3 MVI_3386 – 7.26-7.29 – Max’s arm tattoo – quality 4 MVI_3387 – 7.34-7.35 – Anna’s ribs – quality 4 MVI_3390 – 7.36-7.37 – Anna’s calf – quality 5 MVI_3391 – 7.38-7.39 – Anna’s thigh – quality 4 MVI_3393 – 7.52-7.53 – Ryan’s arm – quality 4

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