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Initial ideas : Reflection / Evaluation

For my first pitch I presented my initial ideas in front of my fellow class mates, at the time I hadn't of created a presentation. However, I had a pretty good grasp of the topics and genres that I wanted to pursue. During presentation I went on to explain my three ideas [see attachment] I also explored the significance of each idea and how I would be using representation to make a political / cultural point. Which was to put a ethnically diverse character in a position that most audiences aren't used to seeing. The general consensus was that many of my classmates really liked my ideas and had very little criticism to add other than perhaps a mixture of the two ideas merging the two stereotype subversions. The initial process of planning my presentation helped me to develop my ideas further and formed a point of singularity to be focused on. Using this method I was able to eliminate ideas that weren't of any significant value and didn't serve a higher narrative purpos...

Planning : Character profile design

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Planning : Sound - Lyrical break down

One republic - i lived In this section i will be a verse by verse, line by line breakdown of the lyrics hat will be used as sound over my short film. Hope when you take that jump You don't feel the fall Hope when the water rises You built a wall Hope when the crowd screams out It's screaming your name Hope if everybody runs You choose to stay Hope that you fall in love And it hurts so bad The only way you can know You give it all you have And I hope that you don't suffer But take the pain... Hope when the moment comes You'll say I...I did it all I...I did it all I owned every second that this world could give I saw so many places The things that I did Yeah, with every broken bone I swear I lived Hope that you spend your days But they all add up And when that sun goes down Hope you raise your cup Oh, oh I wish that I could witness All your joy and all your pain But until my moment comes I'll say I...I did it all I...I did it all I owned every second...

Planning : Sound - lyrics

One republic - I lived Hope when you take that jump You don't feel the fall Hope when the water rises You built a wall Hope when the crowd screams out It's screaming your name Hope if everybody runs You choose to stay Hope that you fall in love And it hurts so bad The only way you can know You give it all you have And I hope that you don't suffer But take the pain... Hope when the moment comes You'll say I...I did it all I...I did it all I owned every second that this world could give I saw so many places The things that I did Yeah, with every broken bone I swear I lived Hope that you spend your days But they all add up And when that sun goes down Hope you raise your cup Oh, oh I wish that I could witness All your joy and all your pain But until my moment comes I'll say I...I did it all I...I did it all I owned every second that this world could give I saw so many places The things that I did Yeah, with every broken bone I swear I lived Oh whoa oh ...

Initial Planning : Shot list 3 / 6

1:00 Medium shot of a small footbridge crossing over a stream. 1:01 ^ 1:02 Dirty tracking shot of the man running through the forest. (panning right) 1:03 Extreme long shot of the city / buildings panning upwards to the sky. 1:04 Medium shot of the tube / train platform, shot filmed on dolly moving backwards. 1:05 High angle shot of city street panning down to focus on a mass of people walking. 1:06 Close up shot in a silhouette form of a bird sat on top of a building with the back sky brightening. 1:07 ^ 1:08 Medium shot of the man sat in the classroom erasing in his note book. (panning right) 1:09 Medium shot of the man stood leaning over a counter in deep thought. 1:10 Close up high angle shot of the man’s notebook. 1:11 ^ 1:12 ^ 1:13 Tracking medium shot of the man leaning on the counter. ...

Initial Planning : Shot list 2 / 6

0:31 Low shot of floor with the women’s hand reaching down and picking up the flicked away bouncing eraser. 0:32 Far medium shot of the man standing to reach for his eraser as the women passes it to him. 0:33 Quick cutting transition to a medium shot of the two sat in the shelter, their backs to the camera. 0:34 Long dirty shot of the grey sky getting darker with trees / branches blocking full view of this in the shot. (lightning) 0:35 Medium waist height establishing shot of a home dinner area, shot slowly pans / moves right; dolly. 0:36 Close up of man’s hand using a knife to cut a tomato in two seen in a worms eye view on the kitchen areas counter, cuts hand on knife. 0:37 ^ 0:38 Medium shot of the man, stumbling back from the counter, back to them camera cutting the tomato. 0:39 ...