I think this semester was very challenging, but very rewarding as well. I'm not sure how my grades will look this semester but I'm guessing I will have my first C. I should quit being a snob about that anyway. I really hope I can deliver better stuff next semester.
PORTFOLIOS:
DVD
The Final has a part where the sound is still shitty- I will probably fix that by Friday.
I also will put the Thanksgiving stuff up on there.
Digital
Everything is fine.
Web
Everything is fine.
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Goal Statement
Winter Break:
- Animate fun things
- Write scripts non-stop (Have at least 2-5 finished by the end of the break)
- Learn to meditate so I can control my work more, and so I don't hate teachers
- Contact CMT/MTV Networks in Nashville for a tour/ that thing that Gadsby says they give to prospective interns
- Work on and get used to syncing sound
- Look into interning at a small studio in Nashville/get a tour/network
- GROW WEB PRESENCE
Spring Semester:
- Make next film: About a Student
- Make Stop-motion film(s)
- Internship at Channel 5 : WORK WORK WORK
- BIG-TIME INTERNSHIP HOPEFULLY
- Animate fun things
- Work for the Man?
- Travel? Network and Connect in NY HOPEFULLY
- Refresh on syncing audio
Resume~
KAITLYN CHANDLER
(615)506-7158
EDUCATION
Aug 2009 – Present
Enrolled at Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN.
Majoring in Digital Media with a Focus in Digital Cinema
GPA: 3.6
May 2009
Graduated with Honors
East Literature Magnet School. Nashville, TN
DIGITAL SKILLS
Proficient in Mac and PC
Final Cut Pro
Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Aftereffects
Toonboom Animation software
Video Production and PreProduction Skills
Cinematography
Audio Recording, Logic, Ableton, Reason
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
Dean's list
Indie Memphis Student Short Film Competition
Memphis College of Art Portfolio Scholarship
Memphis College of Art Christi Collins Scholarship
Memphis College of Art Painting and Drawing Exhibition Fall 2010
Digital Cinema Student Alliance Representative
EXPERIENCE:
08.2009 – Present: Library Assistant
Memphis College of Art Library, Memphis, TN
Organizing visual material, gaining widespread knowledge of visual culture.
01.2011 – Present: MCA Animation Club President
Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN
Creating, organizing and leading Animation events. Fundraising, pitching, etc.,
08.2009 – 05.2010: Design Club Member
Memphis College of Art, Memphis, TN
AIGA Memphis Chapter, sold and produced visual material.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Behance Demo Reel Reviews
JEREMY SAINDON
http://www.behance.net/jwalkr
This guy's demo reel was undeniably crisp and everything was definitely an 8 and up- I can say one thing however, and that is well above 8's everywhere. Even the thumbnail- which is what caught my eye and made me click his demo reel. I liked the music at first but after a while I kinda thought the lyrics got in the way of the piece, and as well as the last shot I'm very on the fence about, but I can tell you a lot of things were right on with the reel.
JUNG HUN KIM
http://www.behance.net/3dartechnologist
This person has a lot of great feature film work that has a bunch going for it, but what I think is great about this demo reel (and I've been reading up on other places that this is a VERY important part) is that you have to tell what exactly you did in the project, and I think he is doing that very well without it disturbing the piece a lot.
BARBARA DOMUSCHIEVA
http://www.behance.net/Basha
This demo reel was really good, and really showed this person's chops, as far as 3D went- you could tell that was her specialty, and that's what she liked to do. However I think that kind of hurts her in the later part of her piece where there is a lot of animals 3D animated and they just aren't at the level as the others. I'm guessing that maybe this person is a little too attached to it, and is just putting it in there to show she can animate animals, maybe?
http://www.behance.net/jwalkr
This guy's demo reel was undeniably crisp and everything was definitely an 8 and up- I can say one thing however, and that is well above 8's everywhere. Even the thumbnail- which is what caught my eye and made me click his demo reel. I liked the music at first but after a while I kinda thought the lyrics got in the way of the piece, and as well as the last shot I'm very on the fence about, but I can tell you a lot of things were right on with the reel.
JUNG HUN KIM
http://www.behance.net/3dartechnologist
This person has a lot of great feature film work that has a bunch going for it, but what I think is great about this demo reel (and I've been reading up on other places that this is a VERY important part) is that you have to tell what exactly you did in the project, and I think he is doing that very well without it disturbing the piece a lot.
BARBARA DOMUSCHIEVA
http://www.behance.net/Basha
This demo reel was really good, and really showed this person's chops, as far as 3D went- you could tell that was her specialty, and that's what she liked to do. However I think that kind of hurts her in the later part of her piece where there is a lot of animals 3D animated and they just aren't at the level as the others. I'm guessing that maybe this person is a little too attached to it, and is just putting it in there to show she can animate animals, maybe?
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Final Ideas
So, for my final, I would like to really really take my current film to the next level and make it as top-notch as possible, as well as make a polished script for a Short film.
I chose to do these two things because I am very very bad a making scripts- thus I want to get better so I don't have to rely on a script writer or any other person. In order to be a good filmmaker, a legit filmmaker.
I chose to do these two things because I am very very bad a making scripts- thus I want to get better so I don't have to rely on a script writer or any other person. In order to be a good filmmaker, a legit filmmaker.
Travel Fellowship
Going abroad is an opportunity few get to experience in their life, especially in their young adult years, yet it is so crucial for the life of an artist. If given this opportunity, I would choose to go to London to Attend the Sci-Fi London Film festival, and document my trip both digitally and traditionally by filling up at the least two sketchbooks. The purpose of this trip would not only be to understand and experience another culture but to further my capabilities as a film maker. I have experienced many film festivals in the US, and afterwards my work has always been tremendously more informed of the standard that the film industry has. With this trip, I think it would further the success of my projects and MCA's presence as not only excelling at fine arts, but digital arts as well.
The specific questions I plan to address are whether there are huge differences between European an American narrative. I would also like to answer why sci-fi and fantasy-adventure is although one of the hardest genres yet also one that profits tremendously both finacially and with career exposure; such as the Harry Potter Films or Star Wars. I would be the best person for this trip because I would use my time as wisely as possible, my experiences organizing events and connecting with others in the industry is paramount. If my work does not speak for itself, then you can see
Depart 4.29.2012 for London, United Kingdom via American Airlines Flight(round trip): $874.90
Arrive and arrange accommodation at: Keystone House Kings Cross in London, England = $26.58-40 a night. : $186.06 for 7 days (this is the cheapest rate, I may have to go higher)
(The full schedule of this festival is not yet listed online, but what I will likely be partaking in is:)
Sci-fi london: (strangely enough the ticket prices aren't out)
-48 hr Film Challenge
-Fantasy Screenwriter Workshop
-Search for a Script...
-Interviews with numerous professionals in the industry
-A lot more!
--
More things I will do!
-Trip to the British Musuem : Free
- a visit to BBC Television centre for a tour : £7.75 - £9.95 ($10.41-$13.37)
Transportation: Oyster Card, $48
Food & Beverages: $950( The stay is for 5-6 days)
Misc:$200
Emergency Fund:$400
Total: $2672.33
This is a conservative estimate.
Depart for memphis 5.6.2012, arrive 5.7.2012 (price listed above)
Depart 4.29.2012 for London, United Kingdom via American Airlines Flight(round trip): $874.90
Arrive and arrange accommodation at: Keystone House Kings Cross in London, England = $26.58-40 a night. : $186.06 for 7 days (this is the cheapest rate, I may have to go higher)
(The full schedule of this festival is not yet listed online, but what I will likely be partaking in is:)
Sci-fi london: (strangely enough the ticket prices aren't out)
-48 hr Film Challenge
-Fantasy Screenwriter Workshop
-Search for a Script...
-Interviews with numerous professionals in the industry
-A lot more!
--
More things I will do!
-Trip to the British Musuem : Free
- a visit to BBC Television centre for a tour : £7.75 - £9.95 ($10.41-$13.37)
Transportation: Oyster Card, $48
Food & Beverages: $950( The stay is for 5-6 days)
Misc:$200
Emergency Fund:$400
Total: $2672.33
This is a conservative estimate.
Depart for memphis 5.6.2012, arrive 5.7.2012 (price listed above)
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Script
the formatting didn't take well to blogger...
THE COIN
EXT.ALLEYWAY.NIGHT
A HOODED FIGURE WALKS DOWN A SIDEWALK AND INTO AN ALLEYWAY. WE SEE CUTS OF THEIR WORN-OUT AND RAGGED SHOES WALKING ON THE SIDEWALK.
CUT TO:
A WOMAN’S ELEGANT SHOES WALKING HASTILY DOWN A SIMILAR SIDEWALK, WE HEAR THE WOMAN’S BREATHE CATCHING. THE HOODED FIGURE’S GATE QUICKENS. WE SEE THE BACK OF THE WOMAN’S HEAD AS SHE TURNS A CORNER INTO AN ALLEY. THE HOODED FIGURE FOLLOWS. THE ALLEY DARK AND BARREN. WE SEE THE WOMAN LOOK BACK AND THEN START TO RUN INTO THE BACK OF THE ALLEY. THE HOODED FIGURES RUNS AFTER HER. THE ALLEY IS A DEAD END AND THE WOMAN TURNS AROUND IN FEAR. WE SEE A GLIMPSE BEFORE ANOTHER PERSON RUNS UP TO THE FIGURE FROM BEHIND, TACKLING THEM.
CUT TO:
INT.CAFETERIA.DAY
A HUGE CAFETERIA IS EXTREMELY BUSY WITH MANY PEOPLE COMING AND GOING WITH FOOD, MANY OF THE TABLES ARE PACKED WITH STUDENTS CONVERSING. THE CAMERA PANS DOWNWARD FROM AN OVERHEAD SHOT. PEOPLE ARE EMERGING FROM THE LUNCH LANE WITH FOOD. WE TRACK A PERSON EMERGING FROM THE LINE UNTIL WE SETTLE ON A SOLITARY PERSON SITTING AT A TABLE. THEY ARE PLAYING A NINTENDO DS AND HAVE AN OPEN BOOK IN FRONT OF THEM.
CHARLIE CHARLIE LOOKS OVER TO OTHER TABLES DESPAIRINGLY.
CUT TO:
NUMEROUS TABLES FILLED WITH FRIENDS AND COUPLES, CONVERSING AND LAUGHING.
CUT BACK TO: OVER THE SHOULDER OF CHARLIE LOOKING AT THE OTHER TABLES.
CHARLIE GETS UP AND LEAVES THE FRAME.
CUT TO: WIDE SHOT OF CAFETERIA, CHARLIE LEAVING FROM SIDE ENTRANCE.
CUT TO:
CHARLIE WALKING UP TO VENDING MACHINE FROM SIDE SHE GETS OUT A FEW QUARTERS AND ENTERS THE FIRST INTO THE MACHINE. HER HAND MOVES TO PICK HER SELECTION-
CUT TO:
THE MACHINE’S RED LIGHTS SHOWING THAT NO MONEY HAS BEEN ENTERED, WE HEAR A COIN SLIDE DOWN IT’S METAL SHOOT. CLOSE UP OF THE QUARTER LYING IN THE COIN RETURN.
CHARLIE (SHOWS A PERPLEXED EXPRESSION)
CHARLIE ENTERS THE QUARTER AGAIN, ONLY TO THE SAME EFFECT. SHE PUTS THE OTHER QUARTERS THAT LAY IN HER HAND INTO THE VENDING MACHINE, WHICH ENTER THE VENDING MACHINE AND ARE ACCEPTED.
CHARLIE TAKES THE QUARTER AND LOOKS AT IN HER HAND, WHEN SHE TRIES TO PUT IT INTO THE MACHINE A THIRD TIME, IT FALLS AND STARTS TO ROLL. IT TURNS A CORNER.
CHARLIE (SHOWS AN EVEN MORE PERPLEXED EXPRESSION)
INT.HALLWAY.DAY CHARLIE STARTS FOLLOWING THE QUARTER.
THE QUARTER ROLLS DOWN THE HALLWAY WITH EASE AND UNITL WE SEE A SHOE LIGHTLY STEP ON IT AT THE END.
CUT TO: CHARLIE RUNNING UP TO THE GUIDE. THE GUIDE IS A MIDDLE-AGED
GENTLEMAN
IN NEUTRAL COLORS, MORGAN FREEMAN TYPE.
CHARLIE HEY, THAT’S MY QUARTER.
THE GUIDE THIS QUARTER?
YES.
CHARLIE
(CONTINUED)
2.
CONTINUED:
3.
THE GUIDE HERE YOU GO.
THE GUIDE PRECEDES TO PUT QUARTER IN BETWEEN THUMB AND POINTER FINGER AND EXTENDS IT TO CHARLIE. CHARLIE GRASPS IT WITH THUMB AND POINTER FINGER AS WELL. A SUPERNATURAL REACTION OCCURS AND THE QUARTER BEGINS TO GLOW.
EXT. CONFEDERATE
CHARLIE EXCLAIMS IN ASTONISHMENT.
PARK. DAY.
AFTER BEING TELEPORTED AND LOOKS AROUND HER CHARLIE AND THE GUIDE ARE SITTING SIDE BY
SIDE ON A
BENCH.
CHARLIE WHAT THE- WHAT THE FUCK? JUST-? DID
YOU-?(SAID IN A VERY STRAINED AND CONFUSED TONE.
THE GUIDE CHARLIE, HAVE YOU EVER FELT THAT
THINGS TOOK A WRONG TURN IN YOUR LIFE? HAVE YOU EVER REGRETTED SOMETHING YOU SHOULD OF DONE OR SHOULDN’T OF, FOR THAT MATTER?
I KNOW WHAT YOU ARE THINKING, IMPOSSIBLE RIGHT? IT’S NOT.
CHARLIE WHERE THE FUCK AM I? WHAT? WHAT ARE
YOU TALKING ABOUT?
THE GUIDE HAVE YOU EVER HAD THAT HOPELESS
FEELING OF WANTING THE CHANGE THE PAST OR THE PRESENT- BUT YOU COULDN’T?
HAVE YOU EVER WANTED TO PRESS AN UNDO BUTTON ON REALITY?
CHARLIE ...(LOOKS AT THE THE GUIDE
QUIZZICALLY)
THE GUIDE THERE EXISTS AN ANOMALY THAT
HAPPENS ONCE A MILLENNIAL TO A SINGLE PERSON AND A SINGLE OBJECT THAT OCCUR IN WHAT YOU MAY CALL "REALITY."
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
4.
PAUSE FOR
THE UNIVERSE, WHICH NORMALLY WOULD SKIM OVER SUCH AN ANOMALY SOMETIMES GIVES A PERSON THE CHANCE TO GO BACK AND CHANGE THEIR ACTIONS
TODAY, THAT PERSON IS YOU CHARLIE. CHARLIE
...ME?
A FEW BEATS ARE YOU SERIOUS? WHY ME?
IS THIS WHERE I GET TO CHOOSE THE BLUE PILL OR THE RED PILL?
THE GUIDE THE CHOICE HAS ALREADY BEEN
DECIDED. IF YOU DON’T CHOOSE TO TAKE THIS CHANCE IT WILL IMPACT MORE THAN YOU KNOW. A WORLD WAR, A PANDEMIC, THIS SMALL DECISION IN YOUR LIFE COUNTERS THINGS THAT ARE BIGGER THAN JUST ONE PERSON, AS WE ARE ALL CONNECTED.
CHARLIE THAT DOESN’T SEEM LIKE MUCH OF A
CHOICE. NO IT DOESN’T. (THE GUIDE SAYS
AMUSINGLY
WHAT DO I
THE GUIDE ACCOMPANIED WITH A SMILE)
CHARLIE HAVE TO UNDO?
THE GUIDE YOU DID OR DIDN’T DO
SOMETHING BETWEEN YESTERDAY MORNING AND YESTERDAY EVENING.
CHARLIE ...(CHARLIE LOOKS AT THE GUIDE
SKEPTICALLY) SO YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT?
THE GUIDE
NO.
CHARLIE NOTHING AT ALL? IT COULD BE
ANYTHING. IT COULD BE WHAT I CHOSE (MORE)
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
5.
CUT TO:
CHARLIE (cont’d) TO ATE FOR BREAKFAST- OR WHAT I
WENT TO DO THAT DAY- AND YOU KNOW NOTHING!?
THE GUIDE ONLY YOU KNOW, CHARLIE.
CHARLIE THAT’S A LOT OF THINGS THAT I MIGHT
HAVE TO UNDO THOUGH- THAT COULD BE ANYTHING!
THE GUIDE THAT’S THE WAY IT GOES. THAT COIN
YOU HAVE THERE-
THE COIN IN CHARLIE’S HAND. THE GUIDE GETS UP. IS THE ONLY CLUE THAT YOU HAVE TO
GUIDE YOU. AT ONE POINT WHEN YOU WERE TOUCHING IT- SOMETHING THAT WAS MEANT TO HAPPEN, DIDN’T. AND SOMETHING ELSE DID. IT’S ALL UP TO
YOU NOW. WILL GET LIFE AND
EXT.ALLEYWAY.NIGHT
JUST FLIP THE COIN AND YOU THE CHANCE TO CHANGE YOUR THE UNIVERSE FOREVER.
CHARLIE IS TACKLING A MAN FROM BEHIND AND A STRUGGLE ENSUES. HE TAKES A SHOT BUT IT DOESN’T LAND. THE HOODED FIGURE TAKES SOMETHING FROM HIS POCKET. CHARLIE QUICKLY GETS OFF OF THE FIGURE AND SCURRIES ON THE GROUND BACKWARDS. THE HOODED FIGURE STANDS UP AND OVER CHARLIE MENACINGLY. THE KNIFE GLEAMS IN THE STREETLIGHTS. THE FIGURE PULLS HIS HAND BACK ABOUT TO STAB.
CUT TO:
EXT. OUTSIDE ALLEYWAY.NIGHT
THE GUIDE IS LOOKING AT CHARLIE’S BODY LAYING IN THE ALLEY WITH THE WOMAN HURDLED OVER IT. SHE IS FRANTIC AND CALLING 911. CHARLIE’S ABDOMEN APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN STABBED. THE GUIDE DOES A TIMELAPSE OF WHAT ORIGINALLY HAPPENED. CHARLIE WALKS BY THE ALLEY PLAYING HIS DS AND CLUTCHING A PLASTIC BAG. SEEMINGLY NOT SEEING THE WOMEN IN THE BACK OF THE ALLEY AND THE HOODED FIGURE FOLLOWING HER.
THE COIN
EXT.ALLEYWAY.NIGHT
A HOODED FIGURE WALKS DOWN A SIDEWALK AND INTO AN ALLEYWAY. WE SEE CUTS OF THEIR WORN-OUT AND RAGGED SHOES WALKING ON THE SIDEWALK.
CUT TO:
A WOMAN’S ELEGANT SHOES WALKING HASTILY DOWN A SIMILAR SIDEWALK, WE HEAR THE WOMAN’S BREATHE CATCHING. THE HOODED FIGURE’S GATE QUICKENS. WE SEE THE BACK OF THE WOMAN’S HEAD AS SHE TURNS A CORNER INTO AN ALLEY. THE HOODED FIGURE FOLLOWS. THE ALLEY DARK AND BARREN. WE SEE THE WOMAN LOOK BACK AND THEN START TO RUN INTO THE BACK OF THE ALLEY. THE HOODED FIGURES RUNS AFTER HER. THE ALLEY IS A DEAD END AND THE WOMAN TURNS AROUND IN FEAR. WE SEE A GLIMPSE BEFORE ANOTHER PERSON RUNS UP TO THE FIGURE FROM BEHIND, TACKLING THEM.
CUT TO:
INT.CAFETERIA.DAY
A HUGE CAFETERIA IS EXTREMELY BUSY WITH MANY PEOPLE COMING AND GOING WITH FOOD, MANY OF THE TABLES ARE PACKED WITH STUDENTS CONVERSING. THE CAMERA PANS DOWNWARD FROM AN OVERHEAD SHOT. PEOPLE ARE EMERGING FROM THE LUNCH LANE WITH FOOD. WE TRACK A PERSON EMERGING FROM THE LINE UNTIL WE SETTLE ON A SOLITARY PERSON SITTING AT A TABLE. THEY ARE PLAYING A NINTENDO DS AND HAVE AN OPEN BOOK IN FRONT OF THEM.
CHARLIE CHARLIE LOOKS OVER TO OTHER TABLES DESPAIRINGLY.
CUT TO:
NUMEROUS TABLES FILLED WITH FRIENDS AND COUPLES, CONVERSING AND LAUGHING.
CUT BACK TO: OVER THE SHOULDER OF CHARLIE LOOKING AT THE OTHER TABLES.
CHARLIE GETS UP AND LEAVES THE FRAME.
CUT TO: WIDE SHOT OF CAFETERIA, CHARLIE LEAVING FROM SIDE ENTRANCE.
CUT TO:
CHARLIE WALKING UP TO VENDING MACHINE FROM SIDE SHE GETS OUT A FEW QUARTERS AND ENTERS THE FIRST INTO THE MACHINE. HER HAND MOVES TO PICK HER SELECTION-
CUT TO:
THE MACHINE’S RED LIGHTS SHOWING THAT NO MONEY HAS BEEN ENTERED, WE HEAR A COIN SLIDE DOWN IT’S METAL SHOOT. CLOSE UP OF THE QUARTER LYING IN THE COIN RETURN.
CHARLIE (SHOWS A PERPLEXED EXPRESSION)
CHARLIE ENTERS THE QUARTER AGAIN, ONLY TO THE SAME EFFECT. SHE PUTS THE OTHER QUARTERS THAT LAY IN HER HAND INTO THE VENDING MACHINE, WHICH ENTER THE VENDING MACHINE AND ARE ACCEPTED.
CHARLIE TAKES THE QUARTER AND LOOKS AT IN HER HAND, WHEN SHE TRIES TO PUT IT INTO THE MACHINE A THIRD TIME, IT FALLS AND STARTS TO ROLL. IT TURNS A CORNER.
CHARLIE (SHOWS AN EVEN MORE PERPLEXED EXPRESSION)
INT.HALLWAY.DAY CHARLIE STARTS FOLLOWING THE QUARTER.
THE QUARTER ROLLS DOWN THE HALLWAY WITH EASE AND UNITL WE SEE A SHOE LIGHTLY STEP ON IT AT THE END.
CUT TO: CHARLIE RUNNING UP TO THE GUIDE. THE GUIDE IS A MIDDLE-AGED
GENTLEMAN
IN NEUTRAL COLORS, MORGAN FREEMAN TYPE.
CHARLIE HEY, THAT’S MY QUARTER.
THE GUIDE THIS QUARTER?
YES.
CHARLIE
(CONTINUED)
2.
CONTINUED:
3.
THE GUIDE HERE YOU GO.
THE GUIDE PRECEDES TO PUT QUARTER IN BETWEEN THUMB AND POINTER FINGER AND EXTENDS IT TO CHARLIE. CHARLIE GRASPS IT WITH THUMB AND POINTER FINGER AS WELL. A SUPERNATURAL REACTION OCCURS AND THE QUARTER BEGINS TO GLOW.
EXT. CONFEDERATE
CHARLIE EXCLAIMS IN ASTONISHMENT.
PARK. DAY.
AFTER BEING TELEPORTED AND LOOKS AROUND HER CHARLIE AND THE GUIDE ARE SITTING SIDE BY
SIDE ON A
BENCH.
CHARLIE WHAT THE- WHAT THE FUCK? JUST-? DID
YOU-?(SAID IN A VERY STRAINED AND CONFUSED TONE.
THE GUIDE CHARLIE, HAVE YOU EVER FELT THAT
THINGS TOOK A WRONG TURN IN YOUR LIFE? HAVE YOU EVER REGRETTED SOMETHING YOU SHOULD OF DONE OR SHOULDN’T OF, FOR THAT MATTER?
I KNOW WHAT YOU ARE THINKING, IMPOSSIBLE RIGHT? IT’S NOT.
CHARLIE WHERE THE FUCK AM I? WHAT? WHAT ARE
YOU TALKING ABOUT?
THE GUIDE HAVE YOU EVER HAD THAT HOPELESS
FEELING OF WANTING THE CHANGE THE PAST OR THE PRESENT- BUT YOU COULDN’T?
HAVE YOU EVER WANTED TO PRESS AN UNDO BUTTON ON REALITY?
CHARLIE ...(LOOKS AT THE THE GUIDE
QUIZZICALLY)
THE GUIDE THERE EXISTS AN ANOMALY THAT
HAPPENS ONCE A MILLENNIAL TO A SINGLE PERSON AND A SINGLE OBJECT THAT OCCUR IN WHAT YOU MAY CALL "REALITY."
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
4.
PAUSE FOR
THE UNIVERSE, WHICH NORMALLY WOULD SKIM OVER SUCH AN ANOMALY SOMETIMES GIVES A PERSON THE CHANCE TO GO BACK AND CHANGE THEIR ACTIONS
TODAY, THAT PERSON IS YOU CHARLIE. CHARLIE
...ME?
A FEW BEATS ARE YOU SERIOUS? WHY ME?
IS THIS WHERE I GET TO CHOOSE THE BLUE PILL OR THE RED PILL?
THE GUIDE THE CHOICE HAS ALREADY BEEN
DECIDED. IF YOU DON’T CHOOSE TO TAKE THIS CHANCE IT WILL IMPACT MORE THAN YOU KNOW. A WORLD WAR, A PANDEMIC, THIS SMALL DECISION IN YOUR LIFE COUNTERS THINGS THAT ARE BIGGER THAN JUST ONE PERSON, AS WE ARE ALL CONNECTED.
CHARLIE THAT DOESN’T SEEM LIKE MUCH OF A
CHOICE. NO IT DOESN’T. (THE GUIDE SAYS
AMUSINGLY
WHAT DO I
THE GUIDE ACCOMPANIED WITH A SMILE)
CHARLIE HAVE TO UNDO?
THE GUIDE YOU DID OR DIDN’T DO
SOMETHING BETWEEN YESTERDAY MORNING AND YESTERDAY EVENING.
CHARLIE ...(CHARLIE LOOKS AT THE GUIDE
SKEPTICALLY) SO YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT?
THE GUIDE
NO.
CHARLIE NOTHING AT ALL? IT COULD BE
ANYTHING. IT COULD BE WHAT I CHOSE (MORE)
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED:
5.
CUT TO:
CHARLIE (cont’d) TO ATE FOR BREAKFAST- OR WHAT I
WENT TO DO THAT DAY- AND YOU KNOW NOTHING!?
THE GUIDE ONLY YOU KNOW, CHARLIE.
CHARLIE THAT’S A LOT OF THINGS THAT I MIGHT
HAVE TO UNDO THOUGH- THAT COULD BE ANYTHING!
THE GUIDE THAT’S THE WAY IT GOES. THAT COIN
YOU HAVE THERE-
THE COIN IN CHARLIE’S HAND. THE GUIDE GETS UP. IS THE ONLY CLUE THAT YOU HAVE TO
GUIDE YOU. AT ONE POINT WHEN YOU WERE TOUCHING IT- SOMETHING THAT WAS MEANT TO HAPPEN, DIDN’T. AND SOMETHING ELSE DID. IT’S ALL UP TO
YOU NOW. WILL GET LIFE AND
EXT.ALLEYWAY.NIGHT
JUST FLIP THE COIN AND YOU THE CHANCE TO CHANGE YOUR THE UNIVERSE FOREVER.
CHARLIE IS TACKLING A MAN FROM BEHIND AND A STRUGGLE ENSUES. HE TAKES A SHOT BUT IT DOESN’T LAND. THE HOODED FIGURE TAKES SOMETHING FROM HIS POCKET. CHARLIE QUICKLY GETS OFF OF THE FIGURE AND SCURRIES ON THE GROUND BACKWARDS. THE HOODED FIGURE STANDS UP AND OVER CHARLIE MENACINGLY. THE KNIFE GLEAMS IN THE STREETLIGHTS. THE FIGURE PULLS HIS HAND BACK ABOUT TO STAB.
CUT TO:
EXT. OUTSIDE ALLEYWAY.NIGHT
THE GUIDE IS LOOKING AT CHARLIE’S BODY LAYING IN THE ALLEY WITH THE WOMAN HURDLED OVER IT. SHE IS FRANTIC AND CALLING 911. CHARLIE’S ABDOMEN APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN STABBED. THE GUIDE DOES A TIMELAPSE OF WHAT ORIGINALLY HAPPENED. CHARLIE WALKS BY THE ALLEY PLAYING HIS DS AND CLUTCHING A PLASTIC BAG. SEEMINGLY NOT SEEING THE WOMEN IN THE BACK OF THE ALLEY AND THE HOODED FIGURE FOLLOWING HER.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Internships!
So, I've been compiling a spreadsheet that has been getting longer and longer for my summer internships. Gadsby thinks this was a good idea, and I also am going to take some of gadsby's advice in that most of these internships are not posted with any specific deadline, so I will probably be e-mailing them asking for one.
Here is the spreadsheet
MY 3 internships are BUZZ MEDIA, COMCAST - G4/STYLE/E!, and definitely CARTOON NETWORK.
I chose these three because of their very specific duties and responsibilities in their job descriptions, and also because I like the programming and shows that all three are involved in.
Here is the spreadsheet
MY 3 internships are BUZZ MEDIA, COMCAST - G4/STYLE/E!, and definitely CARTOON NETWORK.
I chose these three because of their very specific duties and responsibilities in their job descriptions, and also because I like the programming and shows that all three are involved in.
Script Assignment Write-Up
So writing the script was pretty hard and tiring, I kept writing things but then feeling like they didn't sound right at all, so I would start over. It wasn't all bad, sometimes I would get on a roll or have good input from people's real life experiences, but I think for the most part I got overwhelmed with worrying about finishing it. In DC1 I didn't do a lot of the script writing at all and now I realize the challenge of doing it not only for myself but by myself primarily. I also kicked my idea around with a lot of people and I agree that the idea is funny but it's barely readable in the script. I hope today's class can give me insight into what I should do in that realm.
Script
Charlie: Nerdy, video-game/film loving, no game, girl.
Justin: Charlie’s Roommate and straight male friend. Think of a "bro".
Justin: Charlie’s Roommate and straight male friend. Think of a "bro".
Guru: Lipstick Lesbian who looks very professional.
INT. COLLEGE LIBRARY-- DAY
JUSTIN
Dude it’s so fucking easy!CHARLIE
Really?JUSTIN
I wouldn’t lie to you manCHARLIE
I’m so nervous. What if I vomit on myself?! I mean-JUSTIN
Fucking do it!(Charlie goes toward the girl but then turns back to Justin)
CHARLIE
Do I just keep going with vomit on me or do I-JUSTIN
GO(Justin pushes Charlie and Charlie approach her)
CHARLIE
Hi!Charlie sits down next to Girl1.
GIRL1
Hi.CHARLIE
My name’s Charlie. Like in Charlie Brown.GIRL1
That’s an interesting name for a girl.CHARLIE
Yeah.GIRL1
My name’s Leah. There is an awkward silence.
CHARLIE
So, I have three months left to live...INT. HALLWAY--DAY
JUSTIN
OK- so that didn’t work out, you just need to try agai-
CHARLIE
How did I let you talk me into that? That was a stupid idea in the first place 3 months to live?! Fucking really?
JUSTIN
She was just a deb man, All “How could you joke about that” and whatever, she didn’t know how to take a joke you wouldn’t of been a good couple anyway.
Justin stops following Charlie in the hallway while Charlie continues on.
CHARLIE
That’s not the point Justin. I’m not gonna just say whatever it takes in order to get girls. I have morals.
INT. VIDEO GAME STORE/MOVIE STORE - NIGHT
Charlie comes up to the cash register with her merchandise. her and the cashier exchange glances. Charlie puts her merchandise on the counter and the cashier scans it.
CASHIER
This copy is only availible to purchase right now, not rent.
Charlie Smiles.
CHARLIE
I know.
They exchange two last glances and Charlie leaves.
INT. BEDROOM -- NIGHT
Charlie is sitting at the computer looking at various windows of the internet. An animated pop-up appears in neon colors reading “Unlucky in love? Is it because you’re too nerdy to function? How about extremely shy? Or because you have a restraining order against you? Fear not! Our Lesbian love guru is the perfect mentor for you! The first session is free!” Charlie clicks on the ad and we cut.
INT. CAFE -- MIDDAY
GURU
So what is the problem you’ve been having?
CHARLIE
I can’t approach girls, no matter how hard I try, it never works out right.
GURU
Well have you tried just being yourself?
CHARLIE
What do you mean by be myself?
GURU
Just act normally, no facade, no crazyness, just talk to them as yourself?
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Development and Technique
Self Critique from Technique Exercise:
So, after this assignment I learned that 1600 really is the highest ISO you can go or else it degrades the footage with a lot of noise no matter how you try to configure it. For the purposes of this assignment I hope it's ok- since it wasn't about ISO or lighting, but about panning and tracking. But I learned something and realize that what Jill says is right on the money.
So, after this assignment I learned that 1600 really is the highest ISO you can go or else it degrades the footage with a lot of noise no matter how you try to configure it. For the purposes of this assignment I hope it's ok- since it wasn't about ISO or lighting, but about panning and tracking. But I learned something and realize that what Jill says is right on the money.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
STARTING OVER
NEW GOALS:
I want to complete 2 films this semester, both shorts.
With those I want to enter into video contests and festivals.
What I'm going to do:
I want to complete 2 films this semester, both shorts.
With those I want to enter into video contests and festivals.
What I'm going to do:
- LOOK AT OTHER STUDENT FILMS
- KNOW MY LIMITATIONS
So, 1st Idea:
Lesbian Romantic Comedy
Elevator Pitch:
A lesbian, tired of being rejected because she's not a man, disguises herself in order to prove love goes beyond gender.
Theme:
The movie's theme or goal is there are no boundaries when falling in love with someone.
Synopsis:
ACT I
The insighting incident is our main character, Charlie, is at this gay club and all the girls she approaches turn out to be straight. We do this by showing Charlie's POV (Who we haven't been introduced to or seen yet) and we see girls turning her down in an escalating manner. The final thing is a drunk girl throws a drink in her face and we cut to her face, dripping. From there we go into a little narration and the actual story.
The next day Charlie meets a girl that she is incredibly interested in right off the bat. She also realizes that she might be straight, and decides a crazy obnoxious plan in order to win her heart. She tells her friends this and they, after some convincing, agree.
ACT II
There is a transofrmation process and their is a montage sequence of her getting her hair done, new clothes, learning to walk the walk by her straight male friends and others, etc,. She meets the girl again and realize they have a common hobby of running-they start talking and meet up multiple times, but her cover is nearly blown many times. Their relationship builds over time...
ACT III
Their relationship is reaching a climax when Charlie is about to to tell the girl her feelings (yet to be named), when it is revealed by some mishap that Charlie is actually a girl, when that happens there is a blow-up and all hope is lost for Charlie. Somehow they reconcile but I'm not sure right now.
The movie's theme or goal is there are no boundaries when falling in love with someone.
Synopsis:
ACT I
The insighting incident is our main character, Charlie, is at this gay club and all the girls she approaches turn out to be straight. We do this by showing Charlie's POV (Who we haven't been introduced to or seen yet) and we see girls turning her down in an escalating manner. The final thing is a drunk girl throws a drink in her face and we cut to her face, dripping. From there we go into a little narration and the actual story.
The next day Charlie meets a girl that she is incredibly interested in right off the bat. She also realizes that she might be straight, and decides a crazy obnoxious plan in order to win her heart. She tells her friends this and they, after some convincing, agree.
ACT II
There is a transofrmation process and their is a montage sequence of her getting her hair done, new clothes, learning to walk the walk by her straight male friends and others, etc,. She meets the girl again and realize they have a common hobby of running-they start talking and meet up multiple times, but her cover is nearly blown many times. Their relationship builds over time...
ACT III
Their relationship is reaching a climax when Charlie is about to to tell the girl her feelings (yet to be named), when it is revealed by some mishap that Charlie is actually a girl, when that happens there is a blow-up and all hope is lost for Charlie. Somehow they reconcile but I'm not sure right now.
Examples by Theme(-ish):
Self Critique
So far in the course, I realize that I have not lived up to my own expectations. Knowing that I think right now is a transition time for me to turn shit around. Like for real. I realize now that if you don't have a passion for the film your making or planning to make then you have no right making that film, cause it will just be a waste of everything. I think I have good ideas now and I'm developing them fully; the only thing left is to start churning out good work. I'm also on the fence about whether the graffiti documentary can be completed this semester, but I am actively making an effort to change that as we speak.
I'm a little worried about mid-term (more-so how my grade looks at mid-term) but as long as I light a fire under my ass I'm sure I can get my work done.
I'm a little worried about mid-term (more-so how my grade looks at mid-term) but as long as I light a fire under my ass I'm sure I can get my work done.
Monday, September 19, 2011
So I saw accidently clicked on this facebook ad today, and I found something I'm really interested in:
http://www.redhotand.us/
I want to enter but not sure what my content should lean toward. They seem like they really want a compelling and new conversation about HIV and AIDS, so I might just freewrite and talk to some others in memphis (Hildebran, Ramsey) about what I could put forward. I haven't seen that many documentaries or movies about AIDS so while I'm searching for content I might look at those as well. I'm gonna search for more contest like this one, and hopefully the more I enter the better I get at filmmaking, the more movies I have, and maybe I will win one!
http://www.redhotand.us/
I want to enter but not sure what my content should lean toward. They seem like they really want a compelling and new conversation about HIV and AIDS, so I might just freewrite and talk to some others in memphis (Hildebran, Ramsey) about what I could put forward. I haven't seen that many documentaries or movies about AIDS so while I'm searching for content I might look at those as well. I'm gonna search for more contest like this one, and hopefully the more I enter the better I get at filmmaking, the more movies I have, and maybe I will win one!
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Art School of the Dead
Here is the outline of the movie:
I am also playing with the idea of having the ending be the beginning of the movie (dawn after the outbreak is over) but I'm probably going wait and decide after I test shoot.
1. Main Character Introduction
a. Minimal Narration and a lot of establishing shots
b. We presume the Main Character is narrating but he actually isn't.
c. Scenes included: People falling asleep in the maclabs, classes with boring lectures, etc.,
2. Zombie outbreak starts in the woodshop
a. This will be set up like the other inserts, and have an establishing shot.
b. Kenny will be teaching them how to work things in the woodshop.
c. After he's done a student cuts her finger accidently using some equipment, and sucks the blood out.
d. The outbreak occurs finally and all but 1 person (our main character) get out, this is the first visual
introduction of her. We see a zombie crawling out of the woodshop as she runs down the hall.
3.Main Character meets secondary characters
a. Main character goes to security desk on basement floor and they do not believe her until they hear
screaming, they head to the woodshop.
b. Main Character sees them get eaten and trys to close doors when a survivor comes and she lets him
in, they chain the doors closes momentarily while they head to the metals studio to get equipment.
4. Main character and secondary character(Sam) are getting weapons while in metals studio (insert awesome
scene of them getting prepared.
5. Main characters converse about the best plan of action. They decide to head to the top floor, rid it of zombies and then use it as a fortress and to call for help.
a. They start heading up to the 1st floor, and while doing so are joined by others. First, they must get
the key to the 3rd floor room which will act as their stronghold.
6.We introduce other sections into the film such as:
a. Don (the security guard) is patrolling in the security truck and as he rolls up the front of the school
we see a zombie come out form the (bottom under the stairs) and attack his truck. He reacts: Aw
Hell Nah! And speeds out of the park, running over zombies in his way.
7. Once they reach the first floor they are encountered by zombie faculty which they must kill in order to get to the right tower, at this point zombies have reached all parts of the college.
I am also playing with the idea of having the ending be the beginning of the movie (dawn after the outbreak is over) but I'm probably going wait and decide after I test shoot.
1. Main Character Introduction
a. Minimal Narration and a lot of establishing shots
b. We presume the Main Character is narrating but he actually isn't.
c. Scenes included: People falling asleep in the maclabs, classes with boring lectures, etc.,
2. Zombie outbreak starts in the woodshop
a. This will be set up like the other inserts, and have an establishing shot.
b. Kenny will be teaching them how to work things in the woodshop.
c. After he's done a student cuts her finger accidently using some equipment, and sucks the blood out.
d. The outbreak occurs finally and all but 1 person (our main character) get out, this is the first visual
introduction of her. We see a zombie crawling out of the woodshop as she runs down the hall.
3.Main Character meets secondary characters
a. Main character goes to security desk on basement floor and they do not believe her until they hear
screaming, they head to the woodshop.
b. Main Character sees them get eaten and trys to close doors when a survivor comes and she lets him
in, they chain the doors closes momentarily while they head to the metals studio to get equipment.
4. Main character and secondary character(Sam) are getting weapons while in metals studio (insert awesome
scene of them getting prepared.
5. Main characters converse about the best plan of action. They decide to head to the top floor, rid it of zombies and then use it as a fortress and to call for help.
a. They start heading up to the 1st floor, and while doing so are joined by others. First, they must get
the key to the 3rd floor room which will act as their stronghold.
6.We introduce other sections into the film such as:
a. Don (the security guard) is patrolling in the security truck and as he rolls up the front of the school
we see a zombie come out form the (bottom under the stairs) and attack his truck. He reacts: Aw
Hell Nah! And speeds out of the park, running over zombies in his way.
7. Once they reach the first floor they are encountered by zombie faculty which they must kill in order to get to the right tower, at this point zombies have reached all parts of the college.
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Art School of the Dead
ART SCHOOL OF THE DEAD
Setting: Wood Shop, Kenny is teaching Freshman (presumed) about the safety presidures on the tools.
Kenny: Safety is our first priority, Don’t use something you don’t know how to use. (kenny drones on about the safety procedures)
3 out of 7 students are drinking coffee at this point, not including our protagonist. There are 8 people in total counting the Kenny.
Protagonists name is Haley and she is a tall blonde and a freshman.
Kenny droans on and we cut between exerts of him showing them the different machines. The students are all bored and indifferent, texting and talking to one another. Kenny looks at them and makes sure they are listening once.
We introduce Haley with a tracking shot that goes into a closeup of her face. (This is not the first time we see her in the film) She is bored and disinterested, her safety goggles are on her head. Kenny’s tutorial is almost over
(medium shot of him in between students bodies)
Kenny: I have never in my own career had a single major accident happen on my watch.
Cut to an extreme closeup
Kenny: Never. (extremely serious acting)
(pause)
Kenny: Alright, good luck with your projects! Don’t hesitate if you need me to show you anything esle.
(Everyone leaves quickly disperses)
Haley goes to the bathroom and we follow her until we get to the door (we close in on the door being closed and the shot goes to black and cuts back to people in the woodshop.
There is a minimal amount of music as we reenter a panning shot of the woodshop, a student is finished working in her sketchbook and proceeds to take a sip of coffee then go towards the bandsaw. This is a tracking shot now, she starts cutting when we cut to the front of her and see something coming up behind her.
Boy: BOO! (this is not what he will say, probably RAA!)
Girl: AH! (she cuts her finger)
Kenny: Are you fucking serious? Kenny comes from his office with bandaids and alcohol.
(there is a closeup of the girl putting her finger into her mouth.
Boy: I’m sorry! I-
Kenny: (under his breathe) Dumbass. (aloud) Ok, so now we all know it’s not a good idea to do stupid shit like that in the woodshop.
Girl: It’s ok it’s just a little cut, it doesn’t hurt.
A student who has been working in his sketchbook and drinking coffee starts to hunch over the table he is at. His hand tips the coffee and it begins to poor. The person across from him looks at him quizzically. His face is pale and part of his skin seems to be peeling.
Girl 1: Are you ok?
The boy across from her is breathing shallowly, and unnaturally.
A strain of a zombie virus has seeped into the coffee of MCA and contaminates all who partake in it, people who are fatigued, and sleepless are especially susceptible to it. The story is based around 2 main characters who are in Group 1 and Group 2 they appear in those orders and intersect once during the whole of the movie. The 2 main characters are male and female. The entirety of the movie is from a Thursday night to dawn on Saturday. the following transpires on Friday.(this is not the first scene, but it is the first scene which we encounter the zombies.
Setting: Wood Shop, Kenny is teaching Freshman (presumed) about the safety presidures on the tools.
Kenny: Safety is our first priority, Don’t use something you don’t know how to use. (kenny drones on about the safety procedures)
3 out of 7 students are drinking coffee at this point, not including our protagonist. There are 8 people in total counting the Kenny.
Protagonists name is Haley and she is a tall blonde and a freshman.
Kenny droans on and we cut between exerts of him showing them the different machines. The students are all bored and indifferent, texting and talking to one another. Kenny looks at them and makes sure they are listening once.
We introduce Haley with a tracking shot that goes into a closeup of her face. (This is not the first time we see her in the film) She is bored and disinterested, her safety goggles are on her head. Kenny’s tutorial is almost over
(medium shot of him in between students bodies)
Kenny: I have never in my own career had a single major accident happen on my watch.
Cut to an extreme closeup
Kenny: Never. (extremely serious acting)
(pause)
Kenny: Alright, good luck with your projects! Don’t hesitate if you need me to show you anything esle.
(Everyone leaves quickly disperses)
Haley goes to the bathroom and we follow her until we get to the door (we close in on the door being closed and the shot goes to black and cuts back to people in the woodshop.
There is a minimal amount of music as we reenter a panning shot of the woodshop, a student is finished working in her sketchbook and proceeds to take a sip of coffee then go towards the bandsaw. This is a tracking shot now, she starts cutting when we cut to the front of her and see something coming up behind her.
Boy: BOO! (this is not what he will say, probably RAA!)
Girl: AH! (she cuts her finger)
Kenny: Are you fucking serious? Kenny comes from his office with bandaids and alcohol.
(there is a closeup of the girl putting her finger into her mouth.
Boy: I’m sorry! I-
Kenny: (under his breathe) Dumbass. (aloud) Ok, so now we all know it’s not a good idea to do stupid shit like that in the woodshop.
Girl: It’s ok it’s just a little cut, it doesn’t hurt.
A student who has been working in his sketchbook and drinking coffee starts to hunch over the table he is at. His hand tips the coffee and it begins to poor. The person across from him looks at him quizzically. His face is pale and part of his skin seems to be peeling.
Girl 1: Are you ok?
The boy across from her is breathing shallowly, and unnaturally.
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Goals:
- Make 3-4 films this semester
- Get an internship
- Enter into as many film festivals as advisable
- Films in order of their expected completion:
-BOMB 901
Graffiti documentary that I have been working on since last summer, approximately 3.5 hours of usable footage so far. Have made more connections to graffiti crews and artist over the summer, and I am ready to start filming more at any time.
Duration of film: Feature Length
Duration of shooting: 2-3 more weeks
-Art School of the Dead
Zombie film focusing on art school students. Comedy. I have got someone that can do special effects for me for the entirety of the shoot.
Duration of film: Feature Length or 90+ minutes
Duration of shooting: 1-2 weeks
-Untitled documentary
Short film focusing on Professor Rob Canfield and shows different segments of his painting and/or life as he does voiceover. Also interviewing his previous students. I have filmed his last class of the semester last year.
Duration of film: 30-45 minutes
Duration of shooting: Duration of semester whenever he is available.
- Internships:
I need to get an internship as soon as possible. The fall semester internship date has already pass (Aug 1) so at the least I will line one up for next semester. The ideal internship would be in Memphis editing primarily, but I would love being a production assistant as well.
Studios I'm applying to in Memphis/Nashville:
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