Writing the script

I found writing the first draft of the script really difficult. Although I had a clear image of how i want the film to look articulating that in the words or screen-writing is much harder then i envisioned. I am not entirely sure on all the correct terminology used in film making so I was limited on what I could say for the camera angles. I only know a few techniques i.e Point of view, pan shots, zoom in and piece to camera I incorporated these few pieces of knowledge into the first draft of my script. Overall I like the first draft but I know it needs more work, people in class mentioned when I showed my scene that the accident would be more dramatic if Jennie is seen getting hit by the car so I changed this scene in my script.

My Script Ideas

There are so many restrictions with creating a script for a short film not only do you have limited time and the characters still need to be engaging. Though the films previously seen in class were inspiring I still struggled with how to create a story that would not require large character development. Originally I wanted to develop a comedic story that was based on life experiences. This being a fear of killer balloons, (a balloon inflated itself spontaneously and then seemed to attack people). However, i then worried this idea may not be funny to others, or how I would convey this on screen to appeal to a large audience. I also considered the idea of a long distance relationship and how the relationship worked. I eventually decided against this idea due to the difficulty i had relating to the characters, and fitting the right amount of dialogue (too much or too little). Therefore I decided on a much more simple idea. Although this idea has many clichés, I felt overall it was a good idea and my vision of it was much more stronger then my previous ideas. I could envision camera shots, the dialogue and even the appeal to audiences. This idea is about a young girl who has a house party and is drugged and later run over by a car.

Sequence and The Graduate

A sequence is a collection of scenes that are linked together by causality or thematically. In 'The Graduate' when the main character Benjamin begins his affair with Mrs.Robinson you see a selection of scenes which establishes there encounters. Aside from being fantastically filmed it gives the audience a sense of the type of affair that is happening. The lack of emotions are integral so that we can feel a romance bloom when Benjamin meets Elaine.

The Apartment

The Apartment is a charming film from the 1960's , where a young man allows the world to take advantage of his kind nature. Everyone in his office uses his apartment for their liaisons with mistress. this leads to the protagonist getting promoted, but again only for the use of his apartment. Meanwhile his love for a co-worker takes interesting turns as she is in fact the mistress of the head of the company. Though the boss mistreats this women  she succumbs to him. all until our protagonist gets some courage to stand up for himself and her. The entire film is beatifully acted and enjoyable to watch. In class we focused mostly on the reversal of fortunes, this is common in most films and stories. A character will start with one status and then become another by the end. Within the scene, where Baxter thinks he is getting a promotion, we watch the reversal of fortune and status.

Keys to a good script ~1

Your characters should always be engaging otherwise the script long or short will not work. If a character does not develope or change by the end of the story in some way. Otherwise the audience will not engage in what happens. relation to the characters on screen, and watching someone grow or the fortunes change is enjoyable to watch.  This key list of actions should be in your characters.
Character Motivations 
Activities ~ this is the smallest unit (ecpressing through doing something i.e. eating, singing etc)
Actions ~ the drive toward an objective (could be physical but is usually dialouge)
Objective~ the goal of the character (what they want to achieve i.e. love, money, revenege etc)
Super-objectives~ all of the above plays into this (the main arc of the story/character)