Some 6 word story ideas...
Man of God lead her on.
His ill father shapes his career.
A plumber is employed in heaven.
In the bedroom, everyone joins in.
Thursday, 9 October 2008
Tuesday, 7 October 2008
Now Get Out Of That One
Now get out of that one!
Andre entered the church and sat down three rows from the front. She remembered she needed to buy some stamps after the service.
On the road down to the shops, a youth shoulder barged her knocking her on the ground unconscious. Dazed, confused and with blurred vision, Andre woke up with someone looking over her.
She immediately recognised the man that was looking over her and it was an ex-boyfriend that she used to date 5 years ago. His name was Reuben and he still looked as handsome as he did 5 years ago.
Andre the woman and Reuben caught up over a cup of coffee, Andre learnt that Reuben was developing a new drug that could make humans turn into animals which she was immediately intrigued by.
A wave of panic swept over Andre as she remembered she had yet to buy her stamps. Reuben offered his ex girlfriend a lift to the post office.
All seems to be going well, until Reuben pulled out a needle and injected it into Andre’s neck. She began to screech like a chimp in pain.
Andre escaped from the Car, ran into the Post Office but caught a glimpse of a chimpanzee in the window. She remembered Rueben was a prankster and realised it was a PG Tips promotion and she had just been injected with a harmless substance.
Relieved at realising it was an advert, she walked into the shops with a view to purchase some second class stamps. Save the pennies she thought.
She entered the shop and went straight to the counter where she got out her purse.
“One book of second class stamps please.”
She took the book of stamps and placed some change on the counter.
“You’ve given me five pence too much dear.” Said the shopkeeper. “Here you go.”
“Oh keep the change.” Said Andre.
“No please I insist.” Said the shopkeeper.
“Erm…put it in the lifeboat charity box, I love it when you make the little boat wiggle around when the coins fall on it.”
“Ok then dear. See you next week.”
Andre entered the church and sat down three rows from the front. She remembered she needed to buy some stamps after the service.
On the road down to the shops, a youth shoulder barged her knocking her on the ground unconscious. Dazed, confused and with blurred vision, Andre woke up with someone looking over her.
She immediately recognised the man that was looking over her and it was an ex-boyfriend that she used to date 5 years ago. His name was Reuben and he still looked as handsome as he did 5 years ago.
Andre the woman and Reuben caught up over a cup of coffee, Andre learnt that Reuben was developing a new drug that could make humans turn into animals which she was immediately intrigued by.
A wave of panic swept over Andre as she remembered she had yet to buy her stamps. Reuben offered his ex girlfriend a lift to the post office.
All seems to be going well, until Reuben pulled out a needle and injected it into Andre’s neck. She began to screech like a chimp in pain.
Andre escaped from the Car, ran into the Post Office but caught a glimpse of a chimpanzee in the window. She remembered Rueben was a prankster and realised it was a PG Tips promotion and she had just been injected with a harmless substance.
Relieved at realising it was an advert, she walked into the shops with a view to purchase some second class stamps. Save the pennies she thought.
She entered the shop and went straight to the counter where she got out her purse.
“One book of second class stamps please.”
She took the book of stamps and placed some change on the counter.
“You’ve given me five pence too much dear.” Said the shopkeeper. “Here you go.”
“Oh keep the change.” Said Andre.
“No please I insist.” Said the shopkeeper.
“Erm…put it in the lifeboat charity box, I love it when you make the little boat wiggle around when the coins fall on it.”
“Ok then dear. See you next week.”
Tuesday, 10 June 2008
Group Project Pre-production Mark 2
So a bit of a blow came to our project. We found out that the theatre did not not have any productions on during the three weeks in which we wanted to film. The theatre suggested we make a series of two or three three minute mini documentaries regarding various aspects of the theatre and that would appeal to an audience of teenagers.
After an initial set of phone calls between the University and the theatre, it was agreed that this was the best idea to take forward. Regrettably, the communications with the theatre fell through and it was decided with the amount of time we had left (two weeks at this point) to change our idea drastically, to something we could achieve in a couple of days. We decided after a very brief production meeting to change our idea to something we could film on campus with limited script.
After an initial set of phone calls between the University and the theatre, it was agreed that this was the best idea to take forward. Regrettably, the communications with the theatre fell through and it was decided with the amount of time we had left (two weeks at this point) to change our idea drastically, to something we could achieve in a couple of days. We decided after a very brief production meeting to change our idea to something we could film on campus with limited script.
Group Project Pre-production
So our group project actually got off to quite a good start. Our original idea was to utilize the relationship we had forged with the Bath Theatre Royal. We were going to document a production in the final week of rehearsal in an attempt to show our audience the trials and tribulations (and rewards) of putting on a play. During various a couple of production meetings, we discussed ideas regarding style, length and what aspects of outing on a show the documentary would focus on.We decided on an edgy, youthful style to bring across the hectic backstage atmosphere before a show.
Thursday, 15 May 2008
Individual Project - 'The Egg Theatre'
So I recently completed my Individual project. I decided to do a documentary on The Egg Theatre in Bath. Due to the performances we had filmed their before Easter, we had built up a relationship with the management and it seemed a secure idea to follow.I decided to base my documentary on the workings of the theatre, keeping the style simple using a mixture of vox pop and interview setup styles. I was taken on a tour of the theatre so have interlaced the interviews with footage in
and around the theatre to add depth and reinforce the content of the interviews.I am pleased with the final result. I think one of the strongest features of the piece is the pace. I incorporated sped up footage of my tour round the theatre and though it is slightly overused, I believe it injects a youthful style and anchors the documentary to its youth based content.
One aspect I would definitely consider changing would be the sound mix. I know I did not spend enough time on the final mix and that is evident when interviewing Lyndsey. I would also change the soundtrack at some point or maybe lose music altogether for the main body of the
piece so as to focus the audiences attention on what is being said by the people I am interviewing.
Thursday, 8 May 2008
His Dark Materials at The Theatre Royal Bath
Similar to the last post really. Myself and a couple of peeps from my media course at Uni took three cameras to The Theatre Royal Bath to shoot a production of His Dark Materials, performed by the Bath Young People's Theatre group.We brought with us two Sony Z1 cameras and a Panasonic. We used one Z1 to capture stage right and the other as a safety shot from the back of the auditorium. I was manning the Panasonic capturing stage left.
The performance was difficult to shoot as it was full of action that occurred throughout the show. It was difficult to decide whether or not to capture the dialog or the action going on behind.
A Midsummer Night's Dream at The Egg
Just before Easter, a few members of my course were invited by the Bath Theatre Royal to film a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream at The Egg Theatre.We used two hand-held Panasonic cameras to capture the action stage left and right an zoom in and out at relevant parts in the show. We also used a Sony Z1 camera set up at the back capturing the whole performance as a safety shot and to capture scenes where the action spread across the whole stage. We also took along a directional microphone which we angled directly at the stage which did a great job of picking up the voices and soundtrack.
The show was staged at the Egg Theatre, a children's theatre attached to the Bath Theatre Royal. There were only four cast members who all took on multiple roles and as a result, the show was quick and fun for young people being introduced to 'The Bard'.
After a little hassle pre-show regarding lighting levels and which white balance setting was best to use, the footage we shot looks great. We are currently in the process of editing the show using multi camera editing in Final Cut Pro.
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