Two janitor brothers discover the princess has been captured & must save her before she gets eaten by the evil antagonist pitch

PROTAGONIST

LOGLINE

  • Two janitor brothers discover the princess has been captured & must save her before she gets eaten by the evil antagonist.

PROTAGONIST

  • Protagonist explained:
  • Young
  • Very agile & skilled in gymnast-like movements
  • Has a mustache
  • Loves the princess
  • Name: Mark
  • Brother’s name: Liam

PROTANGIONST CORE WOUND / MOTIVATION 

  • Mark loves the princess & doesn’t want her to die, & Liam is a supportive brother since birth

GENRE

  • Genre: Comedy/Adventure
  • Film influences: Velocipastor, Sharknado, The Amazing Bulk.

PLOT DESCRIPTION

Mark & his brother Liam are doing janitor things until they get a message from someone that the princess has been captured by an evil guy that eats princesses. After hearing this news they drop everything that they’re doing to go on an adventure to save her because Mark loves her. On this adventure, they encounter obstacles (off-screen because of the film budget), & get to the evil man’s lair beaten & bruised but still motivated by the power of love & brotherhood. The brothers & the evil man get into a brawl. They almost lose, but pull off the victory, immobilizing the evil man & saving the princess.

TREATMENT

Mark lives with his brother Liam in their house in a world very similar to Earth. The main differences being small towns are ruled by Princesses & people look slightly different. He works as a janitor at a place with Liam. Mark likes to wear red shirts & a hat, while Liam likes to wear green shirts & a hat.

INFLUENCES and EXAMPLES

  • Directors & filmmakers for inspiration: Lewis Schoenbrun, Brendan Steere, Jared Hess

Nacho Libre fight scene for ending brawl

  • Embed video clips of scenes that may influence or inspire stylistic choices in your film

Production Project Session 4

Typewriter on the grass, jessicahyde, flickr

SUMMARY

Role

Screenwriter

Intention (SMART Goal)

By March 1, as SCREENWRITER, I will have evidence of VISUAL STORY STRUCTURE (TONE) with COMMENTARY and ADVANCED STORYBOARD of the script from the cinematographer-created SHOT LIST and have evidence of BLOCKING choices by following Film Tone — Filmmaking Techniques for Session 4.

PRE-PRODUCTION – INQUIRY

Leader(s) in the Field / Exemplary Work(s)

Aaron Sorkin

Aaron Sorkin is an American playwright, screenwriter, & film director. He is recognized for his trademark fast-paced dialogue & extended dialogue complemented by frequent use of the storytelling technique called the “walk and talk”. He has written movies such as The Social Network, Molly’s Game, & Steve Jobs.

  • Characters personalities are quickly established, mark fast thinking & talking, takes things very literally & is very direct. Speaks his mind too much sometimes. Also very smart & he knows it.
  • Erica is fed up with Mark’s insensitiveness & belittling her.
  • To get his mind off things, mark explains his plan to make a girl comparison website with the inner thoughts. Pretty instinctive decision, not thinking about others.
  • Eduardo is established as an easy going, fun, & caring guy who is also into smart stuff.
  • Switches between the lawsuit against Mark where him & Eduardo are against each other, & when they were friends & Mark was first proposing they do facebook.
  • Aaron sorken
  • lots of ground covered in the dialogue.

Training Source(s)

1:21 Putting intimidating figure in shadows makes scene more intense

2:24 Contrast

3:32 Light should line up with characters traits (exposure)

3:53 to make things pop, make set pieces the opposite lighting of set

4:17 Darker elements on set with dark wardrobe

5:05 Making one person dress differently colored makes them seem like they do not belong, can build tension.

5:28 Tonal range (dark or bright?)

5:39 Storyboard with these things in mind

Project Timeline

Pre-production – Research tutorial videos, create pitch, collaborate with team on pitch adjustments, storyboard, get feedback on storyboard, create script & label parts with specific tone, collaborate with team to choose setting & on set choices while filming, film.

Post-production – Make slideshow, show film, get feedback.

Proposed Budget

Evidence of Team Planning and Decisions

PRODUCTION – ACTION

The (FILM, SOUND, or GAME Creation)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1p1HPocbeE-V2r3iuCBn2dExSy6iOEU_Z/

Skills Commentary

Link to slideshow

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Y8LOLYmCCq_NfjkTXSn_bh-5ieJyvfPOhzgKY-LsDw8/edit

POST-PRODUCTION – REFLECTION

21st Century Skills

Ways of Thinking (Creativity, Innovation, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving)

Collaborating with team members on story choices, directorial decisions on set, setting environment, & lighting.

Ways of Working (Communication & Collaboration)

Multiple versions of the script were made by myself (screenwriter), & the team. We ended up making a mix of the two drafts, as well as improvising some lines on set. While I was sick, I was able to communicate with my team & make shared documents so that we could see what each of us were working on.

Tools for Working (Info & Media Literacy)

Tutorial videos for our smart goal, social media such as Instagram & text messages for communication.

Ways of Living in the World (Life & Career)

  • Team communication
  • Open-mindedness with ideas
  • Planning ahead for events

Reactions to the Final Version

  • Slightly more focus on the priest character could make the film feel more balanced. (More shots of priest)
  • The acting & writing was good.
  • Better ambient noise would help.

Self-Evaluation of Final Version

  • Priest could’ve had slightly longer dialogue
  • More “back & forth” dialogue could’ve added more intensity to scenes.

Grammar and Spelling

Grammarly

Editor

Favorite Director

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Who is one of your favorite directors

Director’s Name: Michael Schurr
Link to their IMDB.com page: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1321658/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
Video essay link or embedded YouTube clip about the director or their directing style:

Notes About What Makes Their Style Unique

Touchy topics are handled in a good fun way.

Characters written to fit the cast lots of times.

Production Project Session 3

Make Em Laugh : Sitcoms
Make Em Laugh : Sitcoms” by Austin Kleon is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

SUMMARY

Role

Writer

Intention (SMART Goal)

By Jan. 13, as Writer, I will have evidence of witty dialogue in the script by following Larry David’s Creative Process Breakdown: How to Write Comedy like a Bald Jerk for session 3.

PRE-PRODUCTION – INQUIRY

Leader(s) in the Field / Exemplary Work(s)

Larry David

Larry David is an American comedian, writer, actor, & television producer. He is most famous for being part of creating shows such as Seinfeld & Curb your enthusiasm. His style of writing throughout those shows is part of what makes him so successful in his work.

Training Source(s)

  • 1:00 Character, plot structure, & tone provide a platform to feed joke potential
  • 2:17 Before writing jokes, know your characters to put them in situations.
  • 4:09 Problems occur, are investigated, then resolved.
  • 6:22 How would characters respond in that situation?
  • 10:22 Episodes are about problems, investigating those problems, then resolving them.
  • 11:02 Plots are structured with: problem, compounded, make it worse, react, resolve

Project Timeline

Pre-production – Research scenes that match the style we want to make our film, choose roles in teams, write a pitch & make adjustments, make multiple storyboards with feedback, & write a script & make adjustments.

Production: Choose location, shoot scenes, make on-set adjustments, gain evidence for smart goal, and edit the film

Post-Production – Show the film, write down feedback, and communicate with the team about feedback.

Evidence of Team Planning and Decisions

Our team decided to have our film styled as an old sitcom. We know our strengths in film, making our roles for each person very easy to decide. We also all agreed on where the film should be set, as well as how our characters should act in the film.

PRODUCTION – ACTION

The (FILM, SOUND, or GAME Creation)

Skills Commentary

Film Slideshow

POST-PRODUCTION – REFLECTION

21st Century Skills

Ways of Thinking (Creativity, Innovation, Critical Thinking, Problem-Solving)

Constant communication with our team members helped minimize problems, helping us be very efficient with our time. When we did run into problems such as what to put in our storyboard, or the camera not working, we helped each other out to solve that problem. We also all watched scenes from sitcoms to boost our creativity & come up with ideas for our film.

Ways of Working (Communication & Collaboration)

I collaborated with my team to choose the setting, make on-set changes, as well as what the casting should be. We all made a few adjustments to the script to make sure the pacing was good & the punchlines were perfectly set up. Our cinematographer & director chose the camera angles to make our film look accurate to sitcoms.

Tools for Working (Info & Media Literacy)

Youtube analysis of Larry David’s writing techniques, style & ways of thinking of ideas.

Ways of Living in the World (Life & Career)

Working with groups, constantly helping each other & collaborating can help with real-world projects in the careers I’m pursuing.

Reactions to the Final Version

  • Good
  • had a very “saved by the bell” vibe
  • Efficiently written script

Self-Evaluation of Final Version

I did a good job with pacing in the script, no scenes of the dialogue felt too long & it was easy to understand. I think the simplicity made it very quick & effective.

Grammar and Spelling

Grammarly

Editor

Bryce Burney

Film Analysis Worksheet: TEMPLATE

Summary

  • IN ONE TO TWO SENTENCES, DESCRIBE WHAT FILM YOU ANALYZED FOR THIS PROJECT AND WHY YOU CHOSE IT
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Film Analysis

Film TitlePLACE YOUR RESPONSES IN THIS COLUMN (DELETE THIS MESSAGE BEFORE YOU WRITE)
Year
Director
Country
Genre
If you could work on this film (change it), what would you change and why?

Film information can be found at imdb.com

As you view films, consider how the cuts, camera angles, shots, and movement work to create particular meanings. Think about how they establish space, privilege certain characters, suggest relationships, and emphasize themes. In addition to shot distances, angles, editing, and camera movement, note details of the narrative, setting, characters, lighting, props, costume, tone, and sound.

Ask yourself the following questions:

TOPICYOUR NOTES
1. Who is the protagonist?
2. Who is the antagonist?
3. What is the conflict?
4. What is the theme or central, unifying concept? (summarize in one or two words)
5. How is the story told (linear, non-linear, with flashbacksflash-forwards, at regular intervals)
6. What “happens” in the plot (Brief description)?
7. How does the film influence particular reactions on the part of viewers (sound, editing,
characterization, camera movement, etc.)? Why does the film encourage such
reactions?
8. Is the setting realistic or stylized? What atmosphere does the setting suggest? Do particular objects or settings serve symbolic functions?
9. How are the characters costumed and made-up? What does their clothing or makeup reveal about their social standing, ethnicity, nationality, gender, or age? How do costume and makeup convey character?
10. How does the lighting design shape our perception of character, space, or mood?
11. How do camera angles and camera movements shape our view of characters or spaces? What do you see cinematically?
12. What is the music’s purpose in the film? How does it direct our attention within the image? How does it shape our interpretation of the image? What stands out about the music?
13. How might industrial, social, and economic factors have influenced the film? Describe how this film influences or connects to a culture?
14. Give an example of what a film critic had to say about this film. Use credible sources and cite sources.Example: “The Shawshank Redemption Movie Review (1994) | Roger Ebert.” All Content. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 June 2015.
15. Select one scene no longer than 5 minutes that represents well the whole film and shows relevant cinematic elements. Write a one-sentence description of the scene and record the time of the scene.Example: from 1:05:00 to 1:10:00.Explain why you chose this scene.PLACE THE TIME STAMP FROM THE SCENE HERE… Example: 00:00:00 – 00:05:00 
16. In the selected scenewrite a sentence for each of the elements below to justify why this scene best represents the film:
a. Screenwriting:
b. Sound Design:
c. Camera Movements/Angles:
d. Light Setup:
e. Soundtrack/Score:
18. What’s the socio-cultural context of this film?

This worksheet was developed with ideas from many IB Film teachers, thus should remain in the Creative Commons

Production Project – Session 1

Movie Theater
Movie Theater” by roeyahram is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

SUMMARY

Role

Writer

Intention (SMART Goal)

By October 14th, as part of team # as screenwriter, I will have evidence of beginning, middle, and end by following Basic Elements of a Film Script for BEGINNERS! for session 1.

PRE-PRODUCTION – INQUIRY

Leader(s) in the Field / Exemplary Work(s)

Dan Harmon: Daniel James Harmon (born January 3, 1973) is an American writer, producer, and actor.[1] He is best known as the creator and producer of the NBC/Yahoo! Screen sitcom Community (2009–2015), creator and host of the comedy podcast Harmontown (2012–2019), co-creator of the Adult Swim animated sitcom Rick and Morty (2013–present). He is also known for his “story circle” which involves characters who venture out to seek something they need and return to their familiar situations as changed persons.

Training Source(s)

1:36 Interior & Exterior sluglines (INT. & EXT.)

4:09 Action lines in the script. Describe whats happening in the scene. Capitalize name of character when they are first introduced in the film.

5:18 When writing dialogue, place character name above what they’re saying.

Project Timeline

Proposed Budget

$0

PRODUCTION – ACTION

The (FILM, SOUND, or GAME Creation)

Guy gets nervous when walking up to attractive interviewer

Skills Commentary

Evidence of beginning, middle, & end.

POST-PRODUCTION – REFLECTION

21st Century Skills

Ways of Thinking (Creativity, Innovation, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving)

Our team came up with different versions of how the story should go. We ended up going with the one we thought was best.

Ways of Working (Communication & Collaboration)

Making on set adjustments to voice acting, & actor position during filming.

Tools for Working (Info & Media Literacy)

Our team collaborated when working on story board drafts. We also adjusted the script together.

Ways of Living in the World (Life & Career)

I have a schedule that I follow throughout the week that helps me organize work time.

Reactions to the Final Version

Good Job!

Self-Evaluation of Final Version

I believe i contributed a good amount to make this film the best it could be. I communicated with my teammates often to avoid confusion.

Grammar and Spelling

Grammarly

Editor

Bryce

Citizen Kane Videos Research & Analysis

Notes:

Orson Welles interview on Citizen Kane

There was an effort to stop the film during shooting

Studio politics effected who owned the film & whether or not it would be made

Meant to be a social document

He got that big kind of contract because he didn’t want to make a film

Greg Toland wanted to work with Orsen Welles

He believed that anything he could dream a camera could do, he could do & was unaware that there were things that he couldn’t do

He doesn’t regret making a great movie so early because he felt it was the only time he could do it

Kane was a version of himself that is “Everything that he is not, the good & bad”

Docudrama RKO 281

He didn’t care about the money, he cared about film & theater

Herman J. Mankiewicz was a washed up writer & alcoholic

Hearst feels his life was sabotaged by Orson Welles’ film (Citizen Kane)

The Battle over Citizen Kane

Orson Welles was full of ego as people saw him as unique

Media controlled mostly everything in the movie industry

Citizen Kane (or his film) considered greatest “Talking picture ever made”

The movie was almost destroyed

William Hearst was a fan of theater & entertainment & got everything he wanted when he was young. As he was flunking Harvard, he started writing newspapers. He would create situations to see how people would react then write about it. He made a name for himself as a great reporter & writer.

Orson Welles made Hearst look fierce

Controversy benefited Welles but it didn’t when encountering Hearst

Welles didn’t have a childhood

Orson Welles was dealing with a lot for his first film

He abused, yelled, screamed at people during theater

4 men attacked him one night outside the theater

Welles grew in popularity making him wealthy

He poured his income into his stage plays

Welles exuded so much power & security

He’d eat a lot & hated himself because he wanted his plays to be better & his audience to have great reactions

Welles made single most important play of Shakespeare

Hearst’s ambitions were for the white house

People were killing each other to sell their newspaper

Welles did radio & adjusted lines & order for radio work. (only live news was radio). Orson staged an alien mass abduction on the radio

The radio Alien Broadcast got some backlash but was overall good for Welles giving him jobs at Hollywood

Hearst’s popular reputation was plummeting as he became older (he was past his prime)

Hearst could make any paper he wanted

Citizen Kane didn’t win all of the awards during the first times it was showed

Show Analysis: Daredevil

The Halal Goes On | Blackout New York Hurricane Food Cart Sandy Manhattan City” by MichaelTapp is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0.

Daredevil Summary:

Daredevil follows the life of Matthew Murdock who got into a car crash at a young age causing him to lose his eyesight, but also enhancing his other senses due to the toxic acids that were spilled on the ground. The show follows him as an adult now well trained with his powers & fighting ability, working with his best friend Foggy Nelson as part of a small law firm “Nelson & Murdock”. They try to find more clients through a police friend who gives them the latest news on criminal cases around Hell’s Kitchen. He gives them the latest intel on a very recent murder case. This leads to them going to the police station to try to get the alleged murderer as a first client named Karen Page. When they meet with her she claims that she didn’t kill him & that there is some shady business going on at her work. Noticing the consistency of her heartbeat, Matthew concludes that she is telling the truth & says that he believes her, leading him to invite her to his house for safety. Later at Matthew’s house, he asked her if there is anything that she may still have that could make her a target to whoever is framing her & she denies it. Listening to her heartbeat, Matt knows she is lying. Karen decides to sneak out to her apartment to grab a flash drive but Matt hears her & follows her in his black suit. When she gets into her apartment & grabs the flash drive, she is predictably attacked as someone was waiting for her in her apartment. Matt then comes out & attacks the man & defeats him choking him unconscious. This makes Matt realize how dangerous the situation is. One night as Matt listens to the city, he hears a child being kidnapped & goes to rescue him. The interaction happens off camera as it ends when he hears the kid at the end of an episode, & starts with him beat up in a dumpster in the next episode. After some kid sees Matt in the dumpster, he calls his nurse neighbor named Claire Temple & she takes him into her home. Claire examines his body to find many injuries, including his pupils not dialating. Claire patches him up as much as she can while Matt explains that the kidnappers were waiting for him & he was jumped while trying to save the kid. While telling her all of this, he hears & smells a man checking all of the rooms, asking if they saw any suspicious activity. Knowing that it’s actually one of the men who jumped him, he hides until he makes his way down the stairs & Matt drops a fire extinguisher on the guys head, knocking him unconscious. They interogate this man on the roof, & find out that he is Russian, & he tells them where the kidnapped boy is. Matt then rushes to the location, fighting everyone until he saves the boy. A few days later another murder case happens & Matt suspects that the killer could connect him to the source of the shady business. he goes out at night to find & interrogate him. After doing this, the guy tells him that the man at the top of the shady business is named Wilson Fisk, the most powerful mob boss in Hell’s Kitchen who has connections to drug companies Russian cargo, lawyers, & crooked investors. After telling him this, He kills himself, sticking a metal rod through his own face.

Throughout this time, we start to see how life is for Wilson Fisk. We see him visit an art gallery run by a woman named Vanessa Marianna who shows Fisk around the place. Fisk becomes very fond of her & asks her out on a date which she agrees to. The date goes well until a few of Fisks Russian cargo people show up, telling him that a man in a mask has been beating up their men & freeing people from the cargo. Not wanting to be interupted, this upsets Fisk but he remains calm & ends his date to have his assistant bring a limo around the back for them. Fisk’s assistant brings him to a closed location near a bridge. Confused, the Russian asks what is going on. Fisk then angrily opens the door from the outside, beating the Russian up telling him that he embarrassed him in front of Vanessa. The Russian tries to fight back but it ultimately ends in Fisk crushing his head repeatedly in between the car door.

The next day one of Fisk’s lawyers goes to visit Nelson & Murdock as Karen is claiming to have a case against the company she worked for (who is working for Fisk.). Fisk’s lawyer tries to make a deal with them telling them that if they keep quiet that they’ll be clients for them, paying them enough to afford their office as they are near bankrupt competing with larger companies. They agree to these terms. Meanwhile, throughout Matt’s attempts to get closer to Wilson Fisk, he finds it difficult to balance his life as Matthew Murdock & Daredevil as he also has to keep it a secret from his friends. He has many encounters with Wilson Fisk’s men almost dying multiple times. One of these times, he came close to hurting Fisk, cutting into his suit only to find that it was heavily padded with thick protective material. Luckily, he got away by jumping out of a window into the water. When he gets back to his house he is exhausted & passes out on the floor. That night Foggy also went to Matt’s to check up on him only to find him in his black suit passed out covered in deep cuts & large bruises. This confuses & upsets Foggy, making him demand answers when Matt wakes up. Matt tells him that he feels the only way to stop what’s happening is to do what he does at night. Naturally, Foggy disagrees. He reminds him that he believes the right way for things to be solved is use of the law. Foggy then threatens to call Karen & tell her everything because he feels she has a right to know. But not wanting her to get involved, he refrains. The argument ends in Foggy leaving the “Nelson & Murdock” Law firm & leaving Matt’s house. Meanwhile, Karen is at the bulletin wanting to investigate the case herself she meets a man named Ben Urich, a tough investigative journalist working for the New York Bulletin. She gets information on locations where secret possibly illegal biding is going on & she decides to go to the location without his knowledge. When she goes to the location, she brings a notebook to draw the faces of people making buds until Ben sits behind her & tells her to stop.

During the flashbacks, it shows Matt’s young life fresh from his injury & his struggle to control his

Character Analysis

Matthew Murdock:

At the beginning of season 1, Matthew seems to have everything under control. His life as a lawyer is just getting started & he’s saving people at night without anyone knowing about his double life.

Wilson Fisk:

Wilson Fisk is the main antagonist of the series.

Foggy Nelson:

Karen Page:

Review:

Session 5 Production Project

Self Portrait
Self Portrait” by Billy Wilson Photography is marked with CC BY-NC 2.0.

SUMMARY

Role

Sound

Intention (SMART Goal)

By May 10th as part of team 4, I will show evidence of Recorded ADR &/or Sound Effects in Premiere Pro or WeVideo by following the instructions in WeVideo 15 Adding Sound Effects

PRE-PRODUCTION – INQUIRY

Leader(s) in the Field / Exemplary Work(s)

Ben Burtt

Ben Burtt is known for is Sound designer works in Wall-E, Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, & Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith. When making sounds in his earlier work, he would use more natural sounds, blending “found sounds” to create the effects. For example for lightsabers, he would use a film director idling combined with a feedback from a broken TV set, and the blaster effect started with the sound from hitting a guy-wire on a radio tower with a hammer. Burtt was known to also put the “Willhelm Scream” in his works.

Project Timeline

  1. Pre-planning: April 22nd
  2. Script: April 25th
  3. Rehearsal & other film setup nonsense: April 27
  4. Filming: May 3rd
  5. Editing: May 6th
  6. Slideshow: May 10th

PRODUCTION – ACTION

The (FILM, SOUND, or GAME Creation)

Skills Commentary

For this session I was the sound designer. my job was to record audio during filming & include dub-overs for shots that needed it. I was able to record the audio & save it before I got covid & wasn’t able to put it into the film.

POST-PRODUCTION – REFLECTION

21st Century Skills

Ways of Thinking (Creativity, Innovation, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving)

Ways of Working (Communication & Collaboration

Communicated through text when people were gone with covid.

Tools for Working (Info & Media Literacy)

Ways of Living in the World (Life & Career)

Reactions to the Final Version

Jupiter: “Some scenes were a little quiet”

Brie: “Some cuts were unorganized”

Josie: “The opening shot was good”

Robbie: “Some shots could’ve been slightly trimmed.”

Self-Evaluation of Final Version

Simple: Log line was simple & easy to understand without giving too much of the plot

Unexpected:

What I Learned and Problems I Solved

Grammar and Spelling

Editor