Create a Short Film Or Short Photo story. • Your Mission 1. Decide on Story and plot and get it photographed or video ,then collect 2. Any other resources and create a photostory or short film, Music, titles, extra things. 3. Keep the camera on Tripod and keep all Shots Steady, well focused and well composed to meet the story line. 4 Have fun and Meet the Deadlines.
All Films & short Stories or Book Follow the 3 Act formula.
Middle Beginning End Act 1 Act 2
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Simple Story Graph Climatic Moment (Main Incident) Build up of Tension (Rising action
Conflict (inciting Incident)
Consequences (Falling action)
Resolution (Return to Normality)
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Learn these simple Shots.
• Look and learn from other examples or do a rough story board to help you visualise your story.
7 BASIC SHOTS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Extreme close up -ECU Close up -CU Medium close up -MCU Medium-MS Medium Long -MLS Long Shot -LS Extremely Long-WS or ELS JV 2014
Tell your Story – here a good Storyboard Example. More Detail and Annotations help you on Location. Shoot some backup and cutaway shot to help editing.
12 work on Final
Edit and make it the best you can with the time.
11 Make a quick edit and check it make sense for the narrative
1 Development –Aims,goals Brainstorm & research 2 Pitch ideas & write scripts and optimise. Assign job Roles.
10 add extras titles and music and sound effects. view & check fit the purpose.
Short video Film Notes Similar for Photo
9 post production do Get the best shots together and decide on final edit sequence
13 Final export as final wmv to view on the big Screen.Recheck
8 review footage, create paper edit import to computer 7 convert footage required stuff , Mr V will convert collect in 20 mins post production
3 Create storyboard create shooting schedule & shot list Prop list 4 Reece & create scene breakdown 5 rehearse & optimise with test shots with actors move to production
6 obtain kit , film required scenes ,return footage ,log footage.
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