Final Project

Well, I finally finished Mistakes, fixing the color correction and sound mixing. You can  find it at the link below.

https://vimeo.com/65422065

In order to upload it to vimeo I had to compress the file, which resulted in the low quality. However, this is the finished film. After all the work to make this, though I wish I  had used less dialogue, I am proud of the film.

Status up to this point.

Yesterday I filmed a new opening sequence. I could not do additional photography on the other scenes, as facial hair would mess with continuity, but I am working on cutting those short. I used this website, provided by Phil, to look as though hacking was being done.
http://hackertyper.net/

As well, I picked some song tracks that I will put into the film when I am more confident with the picture and sound.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRYS_AeaIMU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNTgZskft5A

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5gSae5hVDw

I chose tracks from the same film to achieve a cohesive feel. I liked Tinker Tailor's score as it is subtle and mysterious, both traits I was looking for in a soundtrack.

Screenplay and Shot list

Here is a shot list for my film, which is shooting later today.

Scene one: Office

• Master-drumming fingers to computer
• Close up-Roger
• Close up, finger

Scene two: Kitchen

• Master shot
• Two shot at table
• Close up, Roger’s seat
• Close up, Nick’s seat
• OTS Nick
• OTS Roger
• MS Nick Standing
• CU-Nick cutting bagel
• MS Roger standing
• CU-knife rack
• CU-clock
• CU Roger standing up
• CU-phone

Scene Three: bathroom

• Wide shot
• CU-several
• MS-takes out phone

Scene four: outside

• CU-roger
• Wide shot-water
• CU-Nick
• Two shot-looking over water.

and here is the script

New Idea

Ok, so this is pretty much the same idea, but simplified to its most basic roots and themes. The film is about Roger, an industrial spy who intentionally had a coworker arrested out of fear that people would die from his actions. He has one more mission to make up for it, but suspects that his bosses plan on  having him killed.
This is where the action starts, as Roger's new partner Nick stops by and they discuss the mission at hand, both knowing what this meeting is really about.
The film will take place in one sequence as they both discuss their mission, never truly saying what they are thinking. In the end, Roger one ups Nick by playing his hand, and revealing what he knows. This allows Roger to gain the upper hand from Nick's surprise and bring him down, without killing him.
The film ends with Roger standing at a waterfront, deciding what his next move is.

Inspiration for change of sequence

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xhr23p_kill-sullivan-and-all-debts-are-paid_shortfilms#.UVm1C6vwI7Q

This scene was my inspiration for how to simplify the story for my film. It still achieves the tension, but does so simply, and in a way that is easy to understand.

George Smiley is the main inspiration for the lead character of the film. Somebody who is calm and observant, and uses intelligence to get out of a scrape.

Inspiration for my final Project

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQag98N4E_s&playnext=1&list=PL943620F0F62BBF96&feature=results_video

This image and piece of music were of great inspiration to me while I wrote the first draft of the screenplay that will become my final project. I was attracted to the melancholy and mysterious mood that both set up, which will be translated when I write the new screenplay, as I am making many changes to the script in order to make it filmable.

Rough cut

Sorry this is so late, I'm currently working on the music/sound/color correction. I just wanted to post the rough cut I finished the other day and see if there's anything I need to work on that I didn't notice.

In the House in a Heartbeat

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ST2H8FWDvEA
I am not necessarily planning on using this song, but I listened to it to get in the mindset of the tone I was going for.

Genre project Shot list

Here's the shot list. It's a bit bare bones, but it's main purpose was to remind me of the shots which were already in my head, so I didn't forget about any of them. In that regards, it achieved its purpose.

Wide shot-Computer room
Close up-Matt, at computer-Frustration
Close up-computer
Mid shot, Matt and computer
POV shot-out window
Wide-in window from outside
Kitchen-Medium/ door in background
Tracking-follow to window.
Close up-turn around
Close up-other window
Wide shot-lower blinds
Close up-Earbuds
CU-mom in background
CUs-attack
CU-shovel
MS-Hiding
CU-hiding
Wide-walking
CU-legs
MS-fall
CUs-run
CU-In room
POV-Out of room


POVs
Into house
Walk through house
Grabbing mom
Attacks
In closet