FILM STUDIES AND CINEMATOGRAPHY - PROJECT 1

29/03/21 - 10/05/21 (Week 1 - Week 7)

Film Studies and Cinematography

Project 1

                                                                                                                                                                  

INSTRUCTIONS

LECTURE NOTES

Week 1 (29/03/21) - Expressing Memory Verbally

Students are tasked to record their own stories verbally. The story should be raw, authentic, personal yet emotional. It should be a memory that is easy to remember. Try to figure out the reason why you remember this memory so well? How does it relate to you and why is it important to you?

1A: Think of a memory that you remember vividly. 

1B: Why do you remember this so well? Connect it with one or more emotions.

1C: Express your memory and emotion in some way & record it. 

Week 2 (05/04/21) - Transcript (Verbal Story)

The pre-recorded verbal memory needed to transform into a written form of a story (transcript). Below is the written form of my story:

Factors needed to be included: 

A working title, main character name, and suggested theme

We were also told that we needed to create an abstract image for the verbal story by using lines and shapes only. Here is my abstract image based on my story:

Ideation: I thought of including soft lines as well as some elements that represent darkness because my story has a horror imagination scene. The white lines are to represent the main character's cheeky and lively personality. 

Fig 1.1 Abstract Image

Week 3 (12/04/21) - Transcript (Reframing & 3 Acts Structure)

For week 3, students are told to review their transcript writing and reframe the story in consideration of the camera's visual perspective. The 3 act structure needs to be adapted into the story with circumspection to avoid losing its authenticity as the principles don't always fit into the short animation video.

Week 4 (21/04/21) - Transcript (Story Structure Revise)

The lecture for this week was replaced by student consultation so there was no class on Monday. Below is my second and final draft of my story: 

Week 5 (28/04/21) - Final Story Research Proposal

Project 1: Character's feature & characteristics

Identify 3 internal and external features of your main character?

How does that correlate to your story?

How would the main character respond if trapped in an elevator / biggest crisis?

Write your main character's responses in a paragraph. 

Do a sketch on an A4 page about what happens.

Project 2: References & Research

Provide 3 photos & 3 animation characters as references.

Begin to design a character from SHAPE.

Draw character in thumbnail silhouette form, make it recognisable.

Draw 1st lineup of your main character.