Luke Smith Film&TV BLOG

Pre-production Diary Monday, 19/03/2018 - In a meeting, we went over the script and discussed any potential changes that may need to be implemented to the ending In order to make it more satisfying for the viewer. We also talked about potential filming locations and dates that we can work around. We have an audition session on Wednesday planned which we will use to determine who of the actors is chosen to play a particular role in the short film. Tuesday, 20/03/2018 - We focused on pre-production paperwork such as character breakdown sheets and planning timeslots for when each actor can audition on Wednesday, each actor will have a ten minute audition and they will last for an hour and 30 minutes all together. Wednesday, 21/03/2018- We auditioned and recorded multiple actors to assess on their abilities and we now have a casting sheet as well as availability information regarding the actors. The location recces and shot lists are coming together but we still n...

March - I believe that I'm not contributing to the course enough and that I should push myself harder than before to improve anything that I have done and anything future work. I think my issue is that I overthink things and write a lot of important things while writing minimal things that actually matter. Therefore I want to slow down my though process and contribute more to show that I care for the course, I know it'll be a hard road to travel across but I know that I can do it if I work harder and stop letting my confidence get the better of me because if I don't show my determination and my drive then I will fail and I don't want that to happen. I might now be able to have a strong role on certain equipment jobs and I might not show that I care but I believe that my determination is shown in some of the work I have previously done. However I need to show it in all of my work. This will be updated and I will write down my thoughts on my progress after a m...

The first short film I am analysing is the drama "Phone box" by Alan Powell. https://youtu.be/W3I7ispO_QA The film starts off with eerie music and panning shots of the surroundings of the phone box (mise-en-scene) which shows litter, cobwebs and graffiti in order to show the audience the lack of care to the area. The first character we are introduced to is a middle aged women whose first line is "Royal London Hospital" which immediately conveys to the audience that something concerning is happening in her life, this is reinforced by the mise-on-scene of the cigarette she is smoking because it tells us that she is stressed out and concerned. The grim lighting in the scene conveys her emotion as she desperately writes a number on the window because she has been in a rush and was unprepared. She begins hitting the phone in order for it to work faster which again shows that she is desperate, it is then revealed that her daughter is going in to labour but her dau...

Connections script Act 1 Scene 1-        Hallway next to entrance. Open with panning shots of surroundings with arguing in the background getting louder and louder   Stephanie   “ Why can’t you go one day without tormenting my life!?”   Adam “I’m tormenting your life? Okay. You annoy me every day and everybody takes your side on everything even when they don’t know what’s going on.”   Stephanie   “Shut u-“ Adam Adam interrupting calmly    “Personally… I think that you’re the biggest annoyance in my life.”   Adam puts on his Beanie and walks out   Stephanie   *Monologue* “ Why can’t you just treat me as if I’m family? I’m not an animal.”   Scene 2-     Cafeteria Fade in, reveal Adam and Cameron sat at a table in the cafeteria, Adam sits facing away from the e...