“Life is like a movie to me. Everybody has their own movie that’s playing out every day, and you’re writing it.”
Julie Roberts
And just like in life sometimes plans need to be made before we face a busy day. This is why before we begin filming on Thursday I will be story boarding key scenes that we plan to include in our title sequence.
Story boarding will allow us to ensure that we film the shots that we need in order to create the right plot for the film. We are not filming a horror movie, so jump cuts, where there seems to be no transition between shots should be avoided at all costs.
Story boarding is also beneficial to our style of production because we are creating a montage that involves music. When it comes to editing the soundtrack to match the footage shot for a film, a movie that has is been shot with the soundtrack in mind flows more seamlessly together. As stated in my previous post, the matching of music with visuals on the screen makes for a more pleasing experience by the audience.
Below I have included some planned shots we should include in our title sequences. The plan is to shoot on Thursday and the rest on Saturday. We hope to get more shot variety than what is depicted here.
Below each picture I have also included any dialogue that will be occurring within the scene along with time stamps for specific songs.
Jiffy Store Establishing Shot (C1 gets our of car)
Cigarette Day Dreams 00:00-00:02
Z-Hills Cinema (C1 stands outside alone)
Cigarette Day Dreams 00:02-00:04
Twistie Treat (C1 sits alone)
Cigarette Day Dreams 00:04-00:06
San Ann Park Swings (C1 swings alone)
Cigarette Day Dreams 00:06-00:07
Jiffy Store Establishing Shot (C1 gets our of car)
Cigarette Day Dreams 00:07-00:08
Z-Hills Cinema (C1 stands outside alone)
Cigarette Day Dreams 00:08-00:09
Twistie Treat (C1 sits alone)
Cigarette Day Dreams 00:09-00:10
San Ann Park Swings (C1 swings alone)
Cigarette Day Dreams 00:10-00:12
Jiffy Picnic Table (C1 sips Icee alone)
Cigarette Day Dreams 00:12-00:18
Jiffy Picnic Table (C1 and C2 sip Icees together)
Cigarette Day Dreams 00:18-00:22
San Ann Park (C1 and C2 swing together)
Cigarette Day Dreams 00:22-00:25
Car (C1 drives alone)
Cigarette Day Dreams 00:51-01:00
Character 1 Stops Sar
Music Stops
Character 1 Calls Character 2
“Character 1’s Phone
The person you are calling is unavailable, after the tone please leave a message
*beeeeeeeeeep* *click*
Character name 1
Hey its me again. I don’t know if you remember me but I’m Character name 1…”
Character 1 Calls Character 2
Character 1
“…you know the friend you abandoned to go pursue your career as a professional drug dealer.”
*Character 1 fiddles with a small photo strip of her and character 2, character 2 is wearing something that would show she is going into the medical carrier,*
“Anyways I just wanted to say you’re ruining my life by not being here and that you should give up on your dreams and come back as soon as possible.”
Character 1 Calls Character 2
Character 1
“Oh and call me when you get a chance idiot.”
*C1 hangs up the phone and gets our of the car*
Character 1 Gets Out of Car
A pop song starts to play in the background on low volume
Character 1 Grabs Her Backpack
The pop song begins to play louder
Character 1 Slams Her Car Door Shut to Reveal the Movie Title
The pop song is now playing on full volume
Character 1 Walks to Class Very Determined
The pop song is still playing on full volume
We plan to use another song other than Cigarette Daydreams by Cage the Elephant at the end of the title sequence unfortunately, this song has not been found yet. We begin shooting the scenes that involve this undetermined song this Thursday (yes we are shooting the end of our title sequence first). So, we will either have to reshoot this scene once we have found the right song, or spend more time editing the sound and footage later on.
I do not expect everything to go to plan, but I am excited to begin shooting and hope to see our shots come out better than planned rather than worse.
Resources:
“Julie Roberts Quotes.” BrainyQuote, Xplore, http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/julie_roberts_520721.
“Cage The Elephant – Cigarette Daydreams Lyrics | AZLyrics.Com.” Www.Azlyrics.Com, http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/cagetheelephant/cigarettedaydreams.html.
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