Script

In addition to working on the storyboard this week, our group revised our script. As we worked on our script, it saw a complete overhaul from what it previously was. We all gave our ideas and decided on what would go in as I typed the script. Originally, we planned to include a car chase and the main character going to the countryside. However, with our revised script we will now shoot a simple scene in which the main character is looking for his girlfriend and kills man who is assumed to be involved with her kidnapping. We will now only shoot our footage in Sarasota and on Casey Key instead of shooting in Lakewood Ranch as previously thought. We chose to do this because we found it to be a more interesting and creative story in comparison to our original idea. Doing this will also be much more convenient due to our filming locations being closer to where we live. After making a rough draft in class, I decided to finish the script in a correct format at home. Although this is what our final script may look like, we may decide to include a piece of dialogue or make other changes based on the final product.

Storyboard

This week our group worked on the storyboard. We outlined our major shots that would be included in the film. Sam Herndon, Andre James, and I worked to include shots that would helped the viewer understand the progression of the plot while at the same time not revealing everything. While we did this, Austin Kuster drew and wrote the descriptions of these shots. One of these shots, for example, was the shot of the main character receiving a text message. The viewer doesn't know who it is from or what it means nor should they since it is the beginning of the film. Another shot we included was the intro shot that contains the credits. The shot is of a plane landing, hinting that the main character has just arrived to find his girlfriend. Austin Kuster traveled to Tampa International Airport on Sunday to capture this shot. He used an Osmo Pro camera that shot in 4K, giving us a higher quality picture. Austin also editing a demo of what our intro the film could look like.

Developing the Project

During a two day period, our group has greatly developed the story of our film. We have decided on going with the action film idea and we have progressively changed the story. We have compressed the story into one with much less scenes, giving us more time to develop each individual one. Our film will contain none to very little dialogue and we have yet to decide on a script. We considered filming locations such as Casey Key and local parking garages. We also have considered the time it will take for each scene to be filmed and how long we want each scene to be. The plan is to film over winter break, giving us plenty of time to correct mistakes we may make. The choice for an action has not been chosen yet, however, we will most likely use one of our group members and an outside source. The props and costumes have been looked over as well, and we have access to the suits and other props we intend on including in the film. We also plan on have an intro with credits, which we plan on using a time lapse or a shot of a plane landing for.