Summary

Role: Director

Intention (SMART Goal)

By 3/18 as a part of team 5, I will have completed this blog post, examining the process of directing to be able to make one rough cut.

PRE-PRODUCTION – INQUIRY

Leader in the Field / Exemplary Work(s)

Steven Spielberg

• The use of silence in this clip is very well done, you can feel the tension rising as the boy is poking around Peter’s face
• The slow smile and recognition in the children’s eyes and on their faces is well shot

Interview

• He still admires other directors
• He listens to his instincts for movies
• After being criticized for too many kid’s movies, he added more notes of maturity in his career.

Training Source(s)

Eye Tracing:

• 0:11 – Use cinematic techniques to draw eyes to a portion of the frame and then place important information there
• 1:07 – Three main techniques to draw the eye’s of the viewer to where you want them; motion, position, and color
• 1:13 – Motion can be movement of the camera, performers, or even small graphic in the scene
• 1:36 – Color can be used to evoke certain emotions from the viewer
• 2:31 – Motion: analyze Steven Spielberg shot: Our eyes follow the waiter because he uses a medium shot size, a shallow depth of field, and a tracking movement
• 2:43 – Positioning: (in the same shot) Our eyes follow the waiter until they land on our subject where he is positioned
• 3:04 – Add multiple shots under one camera placement
• 3:31 – Storyboard allows you to see vectors of each scene and where the viewer’s eyes will be
• 3:49 – Color: Using one colored element in a black and white film to draw attention to that throughout the scene. Example: girl in the red coat, our eyes follow her as the chaos around her unfolds
• 4:43 – Motion: using camera props and actors. Positioning: where you place subjects in the established view. Color: where you use color to draw the viewer’s eyes.

Project Timeline

• • Get into production teams and figure out basic concepts and roles
  • Meet with role teams to research directing and finish blog pre-production blog post
  • Divide and conquer different sections (using the half sheet)
  • Take individual notes on exemplary works and leaders in the field
  • Publish/update the blog once pre-production section is complete
  • Rejoin your production team and create a team folder
  •  Flesh out a basic storyboard
  • Show where blocking is incorporated in the storyboard
  • Finish screenplay, identify beats in the script
  • work on advanced storyboard as a team, and identify where the movement will be
  • Create a loose schedule (what shots on what days, how long will it take)
  • Get a rough cut, guiding actors to convey strong and weak movements
  • Incorporate guiding eye movement in the film: How to Use Walter Murch’s Eye Trace to “Direct the Eye” with Cinematic Editing
  • Put evidence of 6 tasks into evidence slideshow, visuals only, one thing per slide
  • Practice with the team to create a flow while presenting
  • Pitch film to teammates, then advisors

PRODUCTION – ACTION

The (FILM, SOUND, or GAME Creation)

POST-PRODUCTION – REFLECTION

21st Century Skills

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

Ways of Working (Communication & Collaboration)

Tools for Working (Info & Media Literacy)

Ways of Living in the World (Life & Career)

Reactions to the Final Version

Self-Evaluation of Final Version

Grammar and Spelling

Grammarly

Editor

Moira Kelley