What I learnt about narrative and how it will be used in my production.
Something that I learnt this week that I did not know before was about omniscient narratives.
Third person omniscient is a method of storytelling in which the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters in the story, as opposed to third person limited, which adheres closely to one character's perspective, this will be displayed through the series of archive shots.
We also looked back at Todorov's theory that I first learnt a couple years back in year 10.
Something that I learnt this week that I did not know before was about omniscient narratives.
Third person omniscient is a method of storytelling in which the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters in the story, as opposed to third person limited, which adheres closely to one character's perspective, this will be displayed through the series of archive shots.
We also looked back at Todorov's theory that I first learnt a couple years back in year 10.
A new narrative theory we looked upon was McKee.
As my production is only a 2 minute opening sequence, I will only be using two parts of McKee's narrative structure which I have explained below.
My opening sequence needs to have the traditional conventions that every opening sequence has,but my passion towards my work means I want my production to be unique and different.
Similarly to the opening sequence of This is England , I will have an archive of clips. As part of McKee's exposition I will introduce the setting with a variety of different establishing shots ; for example - a high angle to show buildings because my film is predominately set in an urban working class area , and a pan to represent the scummy streets that will portray the location.
However, I am planning for my opening sequence to have a flash forward to excite my audience as it goes right into action. For the archive,the clips I will be using will be old footage of the protagonist at one of her birthday parties, a clip to her walking home and getting robbed , a clip of her at work and hand-held camera shots of her with her friends, the hand-held camera style makes it fit the realism of BSR films and the amateur clips almost make you feel more familiar with the character because it feels more natural and real. The archive shots will always cut back to my protagonist on top of the building about to jump.I do not want to give too much of the story line away in the archive clips.I am introducing the main character as the clips will focus on her, I am establishing the genre as the clips connote some of her struggle, and I am establishing the setting through the shots of her on top of the building because a pan and birds eye view will portray the gritty area.
Shooting script
The shooting script is a more elaborate, precise, overwritten version of the screenplay. Unlike what common sense may suggest, the shooting script is not written by the screenwriter. It is written by the director alongside his cinematographer, while both discuss their ideas and shot plan desired for the movie.
The shooting script is normally broken into shots, featuring precise cinematography terminology such as close-ups, dolly in, overexposed. The idea here is to inform the crew what is going on. Before principal photography starts, the shooting script will be divided into dates, so everyone knows what is being shot when.
Although terrible to read, the shooting script is essential to a complex production such as the one of feature movies. The goal is to let all the crew members know what they will need to bring or arrange beforehand.
In class we had an exercise using another persons shooting script and following what it detailed. I learnt how hard it can be to use another persons shooting script because their vision may differ from your own readings , thus teaching me that in my own shooting scripts , I would need to use lots of detail to ensure clarity.You need to make sure you film exactly as the script reads, everything needs to be precise to keep the production as planned.The shooting script we used was good at adding details about camera work i.e camera angles , but the script was confusing because the actors and characters names were mixed together,sometimes the description for each shot used the characters name and sometimes the actors name, if you want the filming to be fluid,the shooting script needs to be clear and easy to understand!
Below is my groups first try at using the shooting script.
Our strengths includes the fact we use the series of shots the script mentions, our finished work is easy to follow and we used all the props mentioned also such as the pen and notebook.We payed good attention to the detail such as the close up of one of the actors sweating.
However, this was our first attempt at using some one elses shooting script, we accidentally broke the 180 degree full and couldn't re-film as we was using a tape rather than a memory card.The shooting script itself did not specify the lighting either, but this was only a mini practice so it was okay to make mistakes as we learnt from them and we had lots of fun shooting this.
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