Production Project 5

SUMMARY

Role

Screenwriter

Intention (SMART Goal)

By May 10th, as part of my film team, I will use screenwriting beats that end in therefore and but NOT and then to raise tension I will have written a script that conveys the theme of community clearly to the audience.

PRE-PRODUCTION – INQUIRY

Leader(s) in the Field / Exemplary Work(s)

Woody Allen: Bullets Over Broadway (1994), Mighty Aphrodite (1995), Everyone Says I Love You (1996), Deconstructing Harry (1997)

Training Source(s)

10 Screenwriting Tips

tip 1 – 0:38 – Develop your own writing process that makes you happy.

  • After writing think critically about your writing and make notes
  • tip 2 – 3:04 – Don’t confuse the audience.

  • it’s okay to confuse the audience if they feel as though they’re in good hands
  • tip 3 – 4:20 – Rewrite other scenes and fill in the blanks.

  • practice technique
  • tip 4 – 6:07 – Take the oldest stories in the book and reinvent them.

    tip 5 – 7:25 – Take morality out of the question to have interesting characters.

    tip 6 – 8:51 – Write the movie you want to see.

    tip 7 – 11:45 – Do your subtext work.

    tip 8 – 15:58 – Give your characters moral choices.

    tip 9 – 17:37 – Write extensive character backstories to get the best actors.

    tip 10 – Love what you do.

    PRODUCTION – ACTION

    The (FILM, SOUND, or GAME Creation)

    Itch Page

    Skills Commentary

    Through this film project, I developed skills in creating entertaining dialogue that preserved the tension of the film throughout the film. The most notable examples of this took place when the character of Jimmy’s foolishness wasn’t resolved (like it would’ve been if the script overused “and then” statements) but rather, it was used as the main element on tension, angering the director and creating unique conflicts (which allowed the script to be comprised of “therefore” statements).

    POST-PRODUCTION – REFLECTION

    21st Century Skills

    Ways of Thinking (Creativity, Innovation, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving)

    In order to have accurate McDonald’s bags I made replicas at home in order to solve the issue of having to spend lots of money on McDonalds.

    Ways of Working (Communication & Collaboration)

    In order to create the subtitles for Ali’s interview, I collaborated with Pablo to come up with funny insults that Ali’s character would’ve likely said.

    Tools for Working (Info & Media Literacy)

    I learned how to create an itch.io account, how to edit an itch.io post, and how to embed a video in that post.

    Ways of Living in the World (Life & Career)

    I gained experience in working in an interviewing team and how to deal with people who we asked to be interviewed.

    Reactions to the Final Version

    Jack: “The funniest parts of the movie were the jokes that were delivered in a deadpan manner.”

    Self-Evaluation of Final Version

    Our final version had mixed quality because some of the jokes were well delivered in a deadpan attitude and other jokes were poorly delivered because they drew away from the greater context of the film, creating confusion in the viewer. Our individual aspects were well executed, however, the film could’ve benefitted greatly from more effective collaboration and the conjoining of these individual strengths. In the future, or if this film were to refined, the next film that I am involved in should be much more focused on the logline and shouldn’t derive from the central theme and narrative as this film did.

    Grammar and Spelling

    Editor

    Ali

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