Short Film Pitch Schedule

PITCH SCHEDULE
Tues am Sept 15 2009.
9.15 Brent
9.30 Felicia
9.45 Michael
10.00 Niall
10.15 Roma
10.30 Break
10.45 Katrina
11.00 James
11.15 Perry
11.30 Rhys
11.45 Matt

Future Shots

What does it mean to you?

• If you are under 21 and living in Victoria we want to know, in three minutes or less, what your thoughts are about sustainability?
• Are you up for the challenge?
• There are over $8000 in prizes to be won including cash and computers so start thinking about what sustainability means to you.
• Be a part of the movement and have your voice heard.
• So form a crew, grab a camera and get creative. Your time starts now.

http://www.futureshots.com.au/

Writing from the characters POV

In Robert McKee’s Story, Chapter 7 : The Substance of Story deals with the need to write from the point-of-view of the character(i.e. the protagonist). By placing themself at the center of the protagonist’s world-view, (a subjective POV rather than objective), the writer is able to imagine the characters innermost self. In order to write believable dialogue we must have first developed a substantial Biography of the Protagonist. Look at McKees ” Three Levels of Conflict“(p 146) and develop the protagonist’s biography for your short film.

VIDEO: Script Development

By now you should be developing your Short Film idea using Celtx.
download celtx here

Character biographies and Storyline must be presented in class on Aug 25.

Also, download and read the updated brief for the 8Line Dialogue: new completion schedules have been set:
8linedialogues2.pdf

New assignment brief

Hi guys,

New brief is up, under the heading of editing in the side bar, might have to scroll down.

It can be about anything, but the key to this assignment is to pick a genre, horror, comedy action etc and look at some examples then edit you piece to this style. Make sure to include a rnage of different mediums like, live footage, stills and graphics. Don’t forget the audio.

Assignment Brief Link

Soundtrack Sound Effects

Soundtrack can use garageband sound effects and the free sounds on the library. In ound track you can right click and add to favourites.

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Go to Mac HD > Library > Audio > Apple Loops > Apple > Apple Loops for Garageband
– OR –
Mac HD > Library > Application Support > Garageband > Instrument Library > Sampler > Sampler Instruments

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Making a favourite folder in Soundtrack pro

Favourites Folder in Soundtrack Pro

One thing to remember is Soundtrack unlike Garageband does not save your audio files into the working file. The soundtrack file will prompt you for any missing or relocated audio files. Make sure you have a copy of each audio file stored with your soundtrack file.

Intro sequence of Saving Private Ryan

Lack of audio can also add to the experience for the listener, drawing them into the scene. Think about how many sounds are combined in this scene and how they all work together without distracting from key sound effects.

Assignment Three for Audio

Hi Guys,

Your third assignment brief is now up for grabs. Yep, Assignment 2 is due today…. You can grab the brief from here. Or check documents.

It’s a group assignment that is fairly open as you can choose between three options. Form groups today and start planning so you can develop a great idea.

Celtx for pre-Production

Tushar has sourced some great pre-production planning notes:

production-notebook

Also, please download Celtx and install it on your PC, and use this for your production.

Download at: http://www.celtx.com/download.html

Celtx Video Tutorial

Celtx wiki

celtx blog

Audio Assignment Two

Hi guys, the brief for assignment two is up. Due date is 28th April, so you have plenty of time, but I expect good things, no last minute work. See brief here